HealthGrades Ranks Providence Regional in Top Five Percent in the Nation Four Years Running

For the fourth consecutive year, HealthGrades has honored Providence Regional Medical Center Everett with the 2010 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™. Providence Regional is the only hospital in Washington to win this award for the past four years.

This award places Providence Regional in the top five percent of all hospitals in the nation for overall clinical performance.

Studies have shown that patients treated at Distinguished Hospitals have a 27 percent greater chance of survival. If you or your loved one needs hospital care for a life-threatening condition, you can take comfort in knowing that Providence Regional ranks among the very best hospitals in the Seattle and Northwest Washington area.

HealthGrades, the nation's leading provider of independent hospital ratings, also ranked Providence Regional as #1 in Washington for Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine and General Surgery.

Emergency Medicine Excellence Award™

• One of only 255 hospitals in the nation to receive this award
• The only hospital in Washington to receive this award

Cardiac Care Excellence Award™

• Ranked among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for cardiology three years in a row
• Ranked #1 in Washington for overall cardiac and cardiology services three years in a row (2008 - 2010)
• Best rated in Seattle and Northwest Washington for overall cardiac care
• Best rated in Seattle and Northwest Washington for cardiology

Stroke Care Excellence Award™

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ five consecutive years (2006 - 2010)
• Ranked among the top 10% in the nation for stroke treatment five consecutive years (2006 - 2010)
• Ranked #1 in Washington for stroke treatment two years in a row (2008 - 2009)
• The only hospital in Washington to receive HealthGrades 2009 Stroke Care Excellence Award™

Critical Care Excellence Award™

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Critical Care Excellence Award^TM five consecutive years (2006 – 2010)
• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for critical care three years in a row (2008 - 2010)
• Ranked #1 in Washington for critical care

General Surgery Excellence Award ^TM

• Ranked among the top 10% in the nation for general surgery
• Ranked #1 in Washington for general surgery for 2009

Five-Star Ratings
The study also awarded Providence Regional with five-star ratings for the following procedures and diagnoses:

• Cardiac interventions (angioplasty or stent)
• Treatment of heart failure and heart attack
• Repair of an abdominal aorta
• Overall pulmonary care, such as treating pneumonia
• Treatment of sepsis (infection of the blood)
• Treatment of pulmonary embolism
• Treatment of respiratory failure
• Treatment of strokes
• Appendectomy
• Treatment of bowel obstruction
• Treatment of pancreatitis
• Women's health

To learn more about these awards, visit healthgrades.com.