NKCH Earns U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Listing
July 29, 2021Categories: PRESS RELEASE
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U.S. News & World Report has named North Kansas City Hospital as the third Best Hospital in the Kansas City metro area. This honor recognizes the hospital’s performance in complex care in medical specialties and in common procedures and conditions. NKCH also ranked High Performing in nine procedures and conditions.
“We are honored to be recognized for the high-quality care we provide,” said Stephen Reintjes Sr., MD, president and CEO of North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health. “This recognition is a testament to the work of our exceptional, dedicated and caring doctors, nurses and staff. They exemplify our mission to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.”
The hospital received High Performing ratings in nine adult procedures and conditions:
- Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Diabetes
- Heart Attack
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Failure
- Hip Replacement
- Kidney Failure
- Knee Replacement
The latest edition added ratings for seven new procedures and conditions that “emphasize the importance of targeted research and care that provides patients and their doctors with data-driven decision support.” Of these, North Kansas City Hospital garnered four High Performing ratings – Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion), Diabetes, Heart Attack and Kidney Failure.
According to the publication, “The Best Hospitals procedure and condition ratings focus on specific and more commonly required individual procedures and conditions, rather than on broader specialties. The goal is to evaluate how well hospitals perform in each procedure or condition – and not just with the most difficult cases, as with the specialty rankings, but with the full range of patients. Hospitals that treated enough patients to be evaluated are rated one of three ways for each procedure or condition: high performing, average or below average.”
U.S. News & World Report assessed more than 4,750 hospitals nationwide. Of those, only 706 were recognized. Data used came from a period predating the COVID-19 pandemic and were not affected by the pandemic's impact on hospitals.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 60 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neurosciences, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet®designation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
- The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, and Primary Stroke Center
Our oncology partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides patients with access to clinical trials and state-of-the-art radiation therapy.
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in 10 procedures and conditions and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking NKCH the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 148 midsize company in the nation.
Each year NKCH serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.