FAYETTEVILLE – July 26, 2022 – Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has been recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in North Carolina for 2022-23 by U.S. News & World Report.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 33rd year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures.
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center was also recognized as “High Performing” for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, and stroke. Hoke Hospital also received a “High Performing” rating for pneumonia.
“We are pleased to receive this recognition from U.S. News & World Report. Providing exceptional healthcare for all our patients has always been our top priority,” said Mike Nagowski, CEO of Cape Fear Valley Health. “Our team of caregivers is committed to the highest standards for quality and safety, and this recognition is a result of that commitment.”
For the 2022-23 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, only 164 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.
New this year, the rankings also included a Health Equity measure, which shows Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has a higher representation of low-income patients than other hospitals, and provides equitable preventative care within the community for Black residents.
Health equity, according to the World Health Organization, is the absence of unjust and avoidable differences among groups of people, regardless of social, economic or demographic identification. U.S. News evaluated hospital performance in health equity by analyzing data on various dimensions of equity for historically underserved patients.
The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival, patient experience, level of nursing care and how successfully each hospital helps patients get back home. U.S. News evaluated each hospital's performance using a variety of measures from data provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations and medical specialists.