DHR Health Named to Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals

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DHR Health Named to Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals

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DHR Health HospitalDHR Health is one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, according to an independent quality analysis provided by Premier Inc.

The primary purpose of Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals program is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities. Participation in the study is not application-based, and award winners do not pay to market their honor.

“As a teaching hospital, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in patient care and in how we lead, learn and grow. Being named one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation affirms the impact of that commitment on our patients and our community,” said Dr. Manish Singh, DHR Health chief executive officer.

DHR Health will be formally recognized for Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals program at a conference to be held in Baltimore, Md. in July.

Performance of Facilities on Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals Program List

This year’s analysis compared the study’s top performing hospitals to a peer group of similar hospitals and found that Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently.

Compared to their peers, this year’s top performer achieved:

  • 39 percent fewer inpatient deaths than peer hospitals.
  • 26.5 percent fewer patients with complications.
  • 32 percent fewer healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
  • 18 percent lower inpatient expense per discharge.
  • 0.4-day shorter average length of stay.
  • A better patient experience at top performing hospitals compared to the remaining peer hospitals, with a top-box Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score of 73 percent versus 68 percent at peer hospitals.

According to the study’s analysis, if all hospitals operated at the level of this year’s top performers, more than 331,000 additional lives could have been saved, over 611,000 additional patients could have been complication-free and more than $15.1 billion in inpatient costs could have been saved for the 2025 study year.

This analysis is based on Medicare patients included in this study.

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