Chester County Hospital continues to improve its ranking in the report, year after year.
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Colleen Leonard Leyden; Director Corporate Marketing and Public Relations
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(West Chester, PA) - Penn Medicine hospitals have once again been ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the nation and #1 in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report, achieving Honor Roll status and top rankings in 11 clinical specialties. Together, the combined enterprise of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is ranked as the 9th best hospital in the United States for the 2016-2017 annual survey by U.S. News. Once again, the hospitals are ranked #1 in the Philadelphia metro area.
Locally, U.S. News ranked Chester County Hospital #6 in the Philadelphia Metro Region and #12 in Pennsylvania. This announcement comes on the heels of the hospital's 5-Star Rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It was among the top two percent of hospitals nationwide to receive this top honor.
Michael J. Duncan, President and CEO, says, "Chester County Hospital is pleased to be among the top in both of these lists. It is a tribute to our care teams, medical staff and nurses to see that all of the efforts we have put in place to ensure that our patients receive high quality care and a positive experience are recognized by CMS and acknowledged by the U.S. News."
According to the magazine's editors, the Honor Roll distinction "signals both rare breadth and rare depth of medical excellence," with each Penn Medicine hospital performing near the top of the rankings in at least half a dozen specialty areas.
Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals analyzed nationwide, Penn Medicine is among only 20 institutions - and the only one in the Philadelphia region - to be named to the publication's 2016-2017 Honor Roll.
Its five hospitals are also recognized for excellence in 11 specialties, including Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Geriatrics, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, and Urology.
The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in its 27th year, recognize hospitals for their exceptional performance, based on outstanding quality, expertise, technology, and experience.
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About Chester County Hospital
Chester County Hospital is an organization dedicated to the health and wellbeing of the people in Chester County and surrounding areas. Founded in 1892, the non-profit hospital has grown into a 243-bed acute care facility based in West Chester, PA, plus it has a system of outpatient locations in Exton, PA; West Goshen, PA; New Garden, PA: West Grove, PA: Jennersville, PA: and Kennett Square, PA. In 2013, Chester County Hospital became part of Penn Medicine, which is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $5.3 billion enterprise. In addition to quality-driven inpatient medical/surgical services, Chester County Hospital also offers home health, hospice and skilled nursing care; occupational medicine; outpatient laboratory, radiology and physical therapy services; an ob/gyn clinic for the underserved; wound care; and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.