In 2008, Mills-Peninsula was recognized by HealthGrades, the nation's leading health care ratings company, for both overall quality and specific treatment areas.

Top ranking for overall clinical excellence
Top ranking for specific treatment areas

HealthGrades study finds patient outcomes at Mills-Peninsula among nation’s best
According to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study issued in 2007, Mills-Peninsula Health Services ranks among the top five percent in the nation for several areas of treatment.

The study, the largest of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation's 5,000 hospitals over the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.

The Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study identifies key trends in the quality of hospital-based care. HealthGrades researchers analyzed Medicare discharges from virtually every U.S. hospital between 2004 and 2006. Risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates were calculated and hospitals were assigned a 1-star (poor), 3-star (as expected), or 5-star (best) quality rating for 28 diagnoses and procedures from heart failure to hip replacement to pneumonia.

“Consumers routinely use quality ratings to comparison shop for cars, appliances and travel accommodations,” said Sarah Loughran, HealthGrades executive vice president. “Our research provides patients with the information they need to make informed decisions about where to seek medical care, a decision that could mean the difference between life and death.”

“It is important for residents to know that they can find high-quality treatment of stroke, critical care, general surgery, overall GI services, GI surgery and GI medical treatment care at Mills-Peninsula Health Services,” Loughran added.

Among the study’s key findings:

California is one of the top five states nationwide with the highest percentage of best-performing hospitals in stroke care.

Gaps persist between the “best” and the “worst” hospitals across all procedures and conditions studied. Five-star rated hospitals had statistically significantly lower risk-adjusted mortality across all three years studied.

Across all procedures and conditions studied, there was an approximate 71 percent lower chance of dying in a 5-star rated hospital compared to a 1-star rated hospital.

Across all procedures and conditions studied, there was an approximate 52 percent lower chance of dying in a 5-star rated hospital compared to the U.S. hospital average.

The 2008 HealthGrades ratings for all hospitals nationwide are available, free of charge, on the organization’s award-winning consumer Web site, at www.healthgrades.com.

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