Quality

• Patient Satisfaction
• Quality Care for our Patients
• Accreditations and Licensure
• Awards and Recognition
  • 2013 – Ranked Nationally for Quality Clinical Excellence
  • Pathway To Excellence® Designation
  • Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award
  • 2012 Becker’s Hospital Review 100 Great Community Hospitals
  • 2012 CareChex Awards
  • 2012-January, Healthcare’s 100 Top Hospitals: 15 Top Health Systems
  • 2011 HealthStream, Inc “Excellence Through Insight” Patient Satisfaction Award
  • 2011 Target: Stroke Honor Roll Recipient
  • 2011 CareChex Awards
  • 2010 Healthgrades
  • 2010 Blue Distinction Center Award
  • 2010 CareChex Awards
  • 2009/2010 Consumer Choice Award
  • 2009 Quest
  • 2009 CareChex Award
  • 2009 Healthgrades
  • 2007 America’s 50 Best Hospitals
  • 2007 Healthgrades
  • 2006 Healthgrades – Women’s Services
  • 2006 HealthGrades
  • 2005 Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award
  • 2005 VHA Leadership Award
  • 2005 HealthGrades
  • 2004 Solucient Top 100
• Patient Safety

2013 – Ranked Nationally for Quality Clinical Excellence

Officials at Good Shepherd Medical Center announced today their notification of receiving the 2013 quality award rankings from CareChex, a division of The Delta Group, an independent quality ratings group. These rankings listed Good Shepherd Medical Center as #1 in the Market for Medical Excellence in Overall Hospital Care and Overall Medical Care. Good Shepherd was ranked in the Top 100 in the Nation for Medical Excellence in the following areas:

• Overall Hospital Care
• Overall Medical Care
• Cardiac Care
• Gallbladder Removal
• Gastrointestinal Care
• General Surgery
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Interventional Coronary Care
• Major Bowel Procedures
• Orthopedic Care
• Major Orthopedic Surgery
• Pulmonary Care
• Stroke Care

Good Shepherd was also ranked in the Top 10% in the Nation for Medical Excellence in the following areas with specific ranks indicated:

• Overall Hospital Care – 38^th in Nation, 4^th in Texas
• Overall Medical Care – 27^th in Nation, 2^nd in Texas
• Overall Surgical Care – 182^nd in Nation, 18^th in Texas
• Cardiac Care – 51^st in Nation, 3^rd in Texas
• Gall Bladder Removal – 23^rd in Nation, 6^th in Texas
• Gastrointestinal Care – 75^th in Nation, 6^th in Texas
• General Surgery – 24^th in Nation, 3^rd in Texas
• Heart Attack Treatment – 71^st in Nation, 5^th in Texas
• Interventional Coronary Care – 94^th in Nation, 8^th in Texas
• Joint Replacement – 110^th in Nation, 8^th in Texas
• Neurological Care – 140^th in Nation, 10^th in Texas
• Orthopedic Care – 21^st in Nation, 5^th in Texas
• Major Orthopedic Surgery – 48^th in Nation, 5^th in Texas
• Pulmonary Care – 30^th in Nation, 3^rd in Texas
• Spinal Surgery – 103^rd in Nation, 12^th in Texas
• Stroke Care – 56^th in Nation, 8^th in Texas

Good Shepherd was also ranked within the Top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety in the following areas:

• Overall Medical Care
• Cardiac Care
• Gall Bladder Removal
• Gastrointestinal Care
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
• General Surgery
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Heart Failure Treatment
• Major Bowel Procedures
• Orthopedic Care
• Pneumonia Care
• Pulmonary Care
• Stroke Care
• Trauma Care

CareChex is a hospital quality rating service of The Delta Group, a national healthcare information services company that provides clinical, financial and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers, and purchasers of U.S. medical care. Unlike other publicly available hospital quality ratings, CareChex provides a comprehensive evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care, and patient satisfaction.

“We are grateful to again receive these wonderful quality awards from CareChex. The fact that Good Shepherd continues to receive these high rankings from independent ratings companies, such as CareChex, demonstrates the quality care we at Good Shepherd work to deliver every day,” said Ken Cunningham, Executive Vice President and Interim CEO of Good Shepherd Medical Center. “It is an honor to be listed with the best of the best when it comes to quality medical care.

For more information on the services offered at Good Shepherd Medical Center, please contact the Healthy Hotline at (903) 315-GSHS (4747) or visit www.GoodShepherdHealth.org. For more information or to learn more about the CareChex quality rankings of other hospitals in the area, please visit www.carechex.com.