MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Medical Center and WVU Medicine both received top honors in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital had the highest rating in four specialties and was ranked the No. 1 hospital in West Virginia.
Mon Health Medical Center received the highest rating — high performing — in two areas in the Procedures & Conditions category: Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
U.S. News said a hospital’s congestive heart failure score is based on multiple data categories, including patient outcomes, volume, advanced heart programs and more. Over 6,000 hospitals were evaluated and eligible hospitals received one of three ratings — high performing (1,088 hospitals), average (1,713 hospitals) or below average (1,202 hospitals) with the balance either not offering the service or treating too few patients to be rated. Hospitals that earned a high performing rating were significantly better than the national average.
A hospital’s COPD score is based on multiple data categories, including patient survival, discharging patients to home, nurse staffing and more. Of the 6,000 hospitals rated, 773 were high performing.
“We are honored to be rated as high-performing for heart failure and COPD by U.S News & World Report,” said Dr. Krystal Atkinson, chief administrative officer and chief nursing officer of Mon Health Medical Center and chief nursing executive of Mon Health System. “At Mon Health Medical Center, we are dedicated to providing excellent care, and this rating demonstrates that unwavering commitment. We are proud of our world-class clinical teams, as this rating would not have been possible without their tireless efforts to deliver the best in patient care.”
Mon Health’s Vandalia Health sister Charleston Area Medical Center was ranked No. 2 hospital in the state and was rated high performing in eight Procedures & Conditions: leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma; colon cancer surgery; lung cancer surgery; abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; heart failure; kidney failure; COPD; pneumonia.
Also, CAMC Greenbrier was rated high performing in pneumonia.
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J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital received its fifth-consecutive ranking as the No. 1 hospital in West Virginia.
Ruby was ranked high performing in four specialties: cancer; gastroenterology and GI surgery; orthopedics; urology.
These WVU Medicine hospitals were recognized as High Performing in the Procedures & Conditions category:
Ruby Memorial: abdominal aortic aneurysm; acute kidney failure; aortic valve surgery; COPD; colon cancer surgery; heart attack; heart bypass surgery; heart failure; hip replacement; knee replacement; lung cancer surgery; pneumonia; leukemia, lymphoma, & myeloma; back surgery; stroke; TAVR
Berkeley Medical Center, COPD; heart attack; heart failure.
Camden Clark Medical Center: COPD; heart failure; pneumonia.
Princeton Community Hospital: COPD; heart failure; knee replacement.
Thomas Memorial Hospital: COPD.
United Hospital Center: Acute kidney failure; COPD; heart attack; heart failure; pneumonia.
In addition, Weirton Medical Center, which announced plans to join the WVU Health System in early 2025, was recognized as high performing in heart failure. It has been a clinical affiliate of WVU Medicine since 2020.
“Our pledge to our patients has always been to provide them with the care they need where they need it. This recognition is proof positive that we’re delivering on that promise to bring the services that are most vital to our patients to them in their home communities,” said Albert Wright, president and CEO of the WVU Health System. “My most sincere appreciation goes out to the dedicated teams who care for our patients and whose hard work make this recognition possible.”
The annual Procedures and Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their healthcare providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.
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