Methodist Hospital of Southern California Honored as One of the Best Hospitals in the Nation

Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia is one of only 102 hospitals in the country to receive a five-star rating awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for providing high quality, safe, effective care to patients.

Members of the hospital held a press conference at Pasadena’s dusitD2 Constance Hotel Tuesday to discuss the award that placed Methodist Hospital in the top two percent of hospitals nationally and the only one in L.A County to receive that rating.

“We are truly honored to be the only hospital in Los Angeles County to receive this prestigious five-star rating from Medicare,” said Dan Ausman, President and CEO at Methodist Hospital. “We are extremely proud of our doctors, nurses, and staff for helping Methodist Hospital earn this extraordinary recognition for providing excellent patient care.”

Medicare’s overall star rating summarizes up to 64 quality measures reflecting common conditions that hospitals treat, such as heart attacks or pneumonia. The overall rating shows how well a hospital performed, on average, compared to other hospitals in the U.S, according to a press release.

“Methodist has traditionally been rated as a four star hospital and this year, for the first time, we have been rated a five-star hospital,” said Ausman.

Methodist Hospital is one of nine hospitals in California to be rated five stars with the most common rating being three stars.

“It’s really a credit to our physicians, clinical staff, the support of our hospital board, the leadership of our medical staff and the foundation board for the resources they have provided for us to be able to provide great clinical care and great technology that enables us to provide a very safe environment for our patients,” said Ausman.

The hospital was founded in 1903 and offers advanced cardiovascular and neuro-interventional services, including cardiac catheterization, open heart surgery, neurosurgery, and clot removal for stroke. Los Angeles County has designated Methodist Hospital as both a heart attack and stroke receiving center as well as an Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics.

More than 57,000 patients were treated in the Emergency Department last year with more than 16,000 patient admissions and 25,000 outpatient visits to the hospital alone, according to a press release.

“Good doctors are looking for good hospitals and good hospitals are looking for good doctors and we’ve got a great match here,” said Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Directors Chairman Sherry Wang.

Earlier this year, Methodist Hospital was also recognized by The SafeCare Group as part of their 100 SafeCare Hospitals listing where the hospital ranked number eight in the nation among hospitals with more than 400 beds for providing high quality, safe care to patients.

“The hospital continues to give back to the community in terms of new services, ensuring our patients don’t have to leave the Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley area to go other hospitals,” said Ausman.

For more information on Medicare’s Hospital Overall Star Ratings initiative, go to www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare

For more information about Methodist Hospital of Southern California, visit www.methodisthospital.org.