TOLEDO, Ohio — ProMedica Toledo Hospital was named the best in the Toledo area Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
The publication's annual Best Hospitals list ranked Toledo Hospital No. 1 for the third consecutive year. The rankings combine the collective services by Toledo Hospital, Flower Hospital, the Russell J. Ebeid Children's Hospital and Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital - all of which are run by ProMedica.
“It is an honor to be recognized as the best hospital in the Toledo area for a third year in a row,” said Dawn Buskey, president of ProMedica acute care. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and unwavering dedication of our physicians, nurses and staff, who pride themselves on delivering the highest-level care to our patients each and every day.”
U.S. News & World Report ranks hospitals by evaluating data on nearly 5,000 facilities nationwide across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. A hospital's score is determined by multiple data categories and given one of three ratings: high performing, average or below average.
Toledo Hospital was graded "high performing" in the following procedures and conditions:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Aortic valve surgery
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Colon cancer surgery
- Diabetes
- Heart attack
- Heart bypass surgery
- Heart failure
- Hip replacement
- Kidney failure
- Knee replacement
- Stroke
Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center received "high performing" marks in six areas:
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Kidney failure
- Prostate cancer surgery
- Stroke
The University of Toledo Medical Center received "high performing" marks in four areas:
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Heart failure
- Kidney failure
- Stroke
To view all Toledo-area hospital rankings and grades, click here.
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