Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital Left Off U.S. News Hospital Rankings

The U.S. News and World Report ranked the top 46 hospitals in the Chicago area recently and left off that list was .

But hospital officials are saying the hospital’s youthful existence has much to do with them being passed over.

“U.S. News & World Report’s methodology gives much weight to a hospital’s reputation; Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital’s reputation has existed for only three years,” said Lisa Parro, a senior public relations specialist for the hospital. “The hospital has only recently added such services as cancer care, which is one of the specialties highlighted in the U.S. News survey.”

Two of Adventist’s other hospitals made the cut, with and tying for 34^th in the U.S. News’ rankings.

Other nearby hospitals also fared better, including Joliet’s Provena St. Joseph Medical Center and Naperville’s —both tied for 15^th among Chicago area hospitals.

Parro said Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital is one of the reasons Money magazine ranked Bolingbrook the 43^rd best place to live in 2010.

She also said the hospital just earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals, which recognizes the hospital’s dedication to compliance with the commission’s state-of-the-art standards, including infection prevention and control, leadership and mediation management.

“Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital is recognized as an industry leader in infection prevention; only one central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) has taken place at the hospital since it opened three years ago,” Parro said.

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