Stillwater's Lakeview Named In Top 100 Hospitals In U.S.

STILLWATER, MN — Stillwater's Lakeview Hospital this month was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics.

This is the sixth time Lakeview Hospital has been recognized by the rankings, which dates back to 1993.

“We put patient safety and quality clinical care at the forefront of our work every single day,” said Ted Wegleitner, President and CEO of Lakeview Hospital, in a statement.

Lakeview Health is an integrated, non-profit clinic and hospital system serving the eastern Twin Cities’ metro area and western Wisconsin. The system includes Stillwater Medical Group, Lakeview Hospital and Lakeview Health Foundation, according to a news release.

“This recognition acknowledges the excellence and hard work by our staff to put the patient at the center of all we do.”

The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals listing is the latest in a series of recognitions awarded to Lakeview Hospital.

In the past year, Lakeview has received national recognition for: Safety (‘A’ grade from The Leapfrog Group), obstetrical care (Women’s Choice Award), sustainability (50 Greenest Hospitals – Becker’s Hospital Review), homecare (Top homecare agency – HomeCare Elite), community value (Cleverley + Associates) and surgical care (Comparion Medical Analytics).

The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals study evaluates clinical and operational performance in 11 areas:

• Inpatient mortality
• 30-day mortality rate
• Complications
• Core measures
• 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate
• Severity-adjusted average length of stay
• Mean emergency room throughput
• Inpatient expense per discharge
• Medicare spend per beneficiary
• Adjusted operating profit margin and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
• Systems (HCAHPS) score (patient rating of overall hospital performance)

Based on the results of this year’s study, if all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in the award-winning facilities:

• Nearly than 89,000 additional lives could be saved
• Over 61,000 additional patients could be complication-free
• Over $5.6 billion in inpatient costs could be saved
• The average patient stay would decrease by half a day
• Over 300,000 fewer discharged patients would be readmitted within 30 days
• Patients would spend nine minutes less in hospital emergency departments per visit.

“The hospital industry’s ongoing transition from fee-for-service to value-based care appears to be bearing some positive results for both patients and payers,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at Truven Health Analytics.

“The magnitude of improvement we’ve observed over the last five years is greater than any other five-year period we’ve tracked. On top of that, this year’s winners have reached new highs in performance in comparison to peers across the country, which suggests that improvement in value from hospitals is likely to continue.”

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