Physicians Regional earns high marks in independent HealthGrades study

The Physicians Regional Healthcare System spine surgery program is among the top 5 percent in the nation and No. 1 in Florida, according to HealthGrades, an independent ratings organization that assesses patient outcomes —mortality and complication rates — at the nation’s nearly 5,000 nonfederal hospitals.

The HealthGrades annual report also gave high marks to PRHS in cardiac, orthopedics, stroke, pulmonary, gastroenterology and critical care.

According to the 12th annual Health- Grades Hospital Quality in America study, top-rated hospitals had a 52 percent lower mortality rate than the U.S. national average when looking at the patient outcomes of 17 procedures and diagnoses ranging from bypass surgery to treatment for heart attack.

HealthGrades rates hospitals independently based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of being rated, and no hospital pays to be rated.

For more information on HealthGrades, including the complete methodology and the new ratings, visit www.healthgrades.com.

PRHS operates two hospitals in Collier County with 201 licensed beds, an affiliated multi-specialty physician group and a medical staff of more than 300 physicians. The hospital campuses include 24-hour emergency rooms, state-of-the-art surgery centers, full-service diagnostic departments and medical office buildings housing physician offices.

The system has received five-star ratings in multiple specialty services and the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for several consecutive years. 