Dozens Of PA Hospitals Recognized For Safety, Experience In New List

PENNSYLVANIA— Dozens of hospitals in Pennsylvania were among hundreds across the country recently recognized for safety and patient experience by Healthgrades, a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers.

The hospital quality awards announced earlier this month are the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award, presented to 445 hospitals in 44 states, and the Outstanding Patient Experience Award, presented to 419 hospitals in 47 states. Only 83 hospitals, or 2 percent of hospitals nationwide, received both awards, according to a news release – including several in Pennsylvania.

The PA hospitals winning both awards this year include Chester County Hospital, Surgical Institute of Reading, Saint Clair Hospital, and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

The safety awards were presented to the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide. These facilities reported zero instances of foreign objects being left behind after a procedure and also have strong safety records on hospital falls that result in hip fractures, collapsed lungs due to a procedure or surgery, pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, and catheter-related bloodstream infections.

The patient experience awards recognized the top 15 percent of hospitals nationwide, based on criteria such as doctor communication, nurse communication and clear communication about care upon discharge.

The hospitals in Pennsylvania that were among those recognized on these lists include:

Patient Safety Excellence (asterisks denote how many years in a row that hospitals made the list)

• Lehigh Valley Hospital - Coordinated Health Allentown***
• Heritage Valley Beaver***
• Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital, Beaver***
• St. Luke’s Hospital - Bethlehem ***
• St. Luke’s Hospital - Allentown***
• Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol***
• Saint Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital, Coaldale***
• St Luke’s Anderson Campus, Easton***
• Jefferson Lansdale Hospital**
• Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media*
• Suburban Community Hospital* (also won in 2021)
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia***
• Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia***
• Saint Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh* (also won in 2021)
• Pottstown Hospital*
• Saint Luke’s Hospital Monroe***
• Washington Hospital***
• Chester County Hospital, West Chester***
• Jennersville Hospital, West Grove*
• Surgical Institute of Reading* (also won in 2021)
• Oss Orthopedic Hospital, York***

Overall, 445 U.S. hospitals received this award in 2023.

Outstanding Patience Experience (asterisks denote how many years in a row that hospitals made the list)

• Rothman Orthopedic Specialty Hospital***
• Bryn Mawr Hospital***
• Doylestown Hospital***
• Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg***
• Paoli Hospital***
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia***
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pittsburgh* (also won in 2021)
• Saint Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh***
• UPMC Passavant - McCandless**
• UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh**
• West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh*
• Physician’s Care Surgical Hospital***
• Advanced Surgical Hospital***
• UPMC Wellsboro**
• Chester County Hospital, West Chester***
• Chan Soon - Shiong Medical Center at Windber**
• Surgical Institute of Reading, Wyomissing***
• Oss Orthopedic Hospital, York***
• Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital*

Overall, 419 hospitals in the U.S. received this award this year.

The data used by Healthgrades’ data scientists and clinical experts to compile the scorecards is reviewed annually by the company’s internal Quality Advisory Board and the outside Special Clinical Experts board. Learn more about the methodology.

Patch’s national desk contributed to this report.