Top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety for the fourth time
Coshocton, Ohio (March 15, 2024) — Coshocton Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, has received the 2024 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for the 4 TH time since 2020. This distinction places Coshocton Regional Medical Center among the top 10% of all short-term acute care hospitals as evaluated by Healthgrades.
“Earning the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for the fourth time shows our commitment of quality care to Coshocton”, says Lisa Jackson Chief Nursing Officer at Coshocton Regional Medical Center. “Patient experience and
patient safety is our priority, and our caregivers live by this motto each and every day.”
Healthgrades’ analysis shows that patients treated at hospitals receiving a 5-star rating have a lower risk of mortality and a lower risk of experiencing one or more complications during a hospital stay than if they were treated at hospitals receiving a 1-star rating in that procedure or condition. From 2018 through 2020, if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to hospitals receiving 5-stars as a group, on average, 218,141 lives could potentially have been saved, and complications in 156,050 patients could potentially have been avoided.*
“Coshocton Regional Medical Center has cultivated an outstanding safety culture that prioritizes the well-being of both patients and staff, setting a high standard for patient safety nationwide,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer, and head of data science at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize Coshocton Regional Medical Center for providing top-quality care while preventing serious injuries to patients during their hospital stay.”
Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted complication and mortality rates for approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine this year’s top-performing hospitals for patient safety. During the 2020-2022 study period, nearly 170,000 potentially preventable safety events occurred among Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals, with four patient safety indicators accounting for close to 75% of these incidents.* Healthgrades’ analysis revealed that patients treated in hospitals receiving the 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award have a significantly lower chance of experiencing one of the four leading safety indicators than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals:
● In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (approximately 52% less likely)
● Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (approximately 56% less likely)
● Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (approximately 67% less likely)
● Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (approximately 71% less likely)
About Coshocton Regional Medical Center:
Coshocton Regional Medical Center is a 56-bed, not-for-profit hospital, providing 24-hour emergency and acute care services, with a network of hospital-based physician clinics serving Coshocton, Ohio and surrounding counties, and is an Accredited Chest Pain and Heart Failure Center. Coshocton Regional Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals, and holds as its mission the delivery of compassionate, quality care to patients and better healthcare to communities. Coshocton Regional Medical Center is a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation and serves the Eastern Central Ohio Region with high quality diagnostic, rehabilitation and acute healthcare services. For more information, please visit www.coshoctonhospital.org.
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*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award methodology which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2023.0.1) to MedPAR data from approximately 4,500 hospitals for years 2020 through 2022 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.