When it comes to clinical outcomes, Piedmont Fayette Hospital is one of the best in the nation.
The hospital recently earned the distinction, which makes Piedmont Fayette one of the top 1 percent of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for its consistent, year-over-year, superior clinical performance as measured by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.
“As one of the busiest hospitals in south metro Atlanta, this distinction is a very important recognition of our physicians, nurses, staff members and volunteers who consistently provide high-quality and compassionate care to our patients during a time of continual growth and space constraints,” said Piedmont Fayette CEO Michael Burnett.
That consistency is clear in a number of statistics. For instance, from 2012 through 2014, Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award recipients, as a group, had a 24.4 percent lower risk adjusted mortality rate across 19 procedures and conditions where in-hospital mortality was the clinical outcome, compared to all other hospitals. During this same period, if all other hospitals performed at the level of America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award across these 19 procedures and conditions, 164,116 lives could potentially have been saved. For example, patients treated at a hospital that has achieved the America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award had, on average, a 22.1 percent lower risk of dying during their hospital stay for stroke than if treated at a hospital that did not receive the award.
In addition to earning this distinction, Piedmont Fayette has also been recognized by Healthgrades for Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (2014-2016), Women’s Health Excellence Award (2013-2015), America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award (2015-2016), Stroke Care Excellence Award (2014-2016), Joint Replacement Excellence Award (2014-2015), Pulmonary Care Excellence Award (2014-2015), and Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award (2014).
These distinctions come on the heels of Piedmont Fayette earning the American Nursing Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence Award and the hospital being recognized by Consumer Reports as being one of only 19 large hospitals in the United States with the lowest C-Section rates.
“These achievements are proof of what we have known for a long time; that Piedmont Fayette is one of the best hospitals in the country,” Burnett said. “We work hard every day to provide the best care possible and to be a hospital where our employees are proud to work. Burnett adds, “It’s an honor to work with such an extraordinary team. The best is yet to come as we look forward to the completion of our expansion project, which will greatly reduce our current space challenges and enable us to provide our patients with an even better experience.”
The 50 recipients of the America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™ stand out among the rest for overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of care. During the 2016 study period (2012-2014), these hospitals showed superior performance in clinical outcomes for patients in the Medicare population across at least 21 of 32 of the most common inpatient conditions and procedures — as measured by objective performance data (risk-adjusted mortality and in-hospital complications).
To learn more about how Healthgrades determines America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award recipients, please visit www.healthgrades.com/quality. For more information about Piedmont Fayette Hospital, visit www.piedmont.org.
