Healthgrades Awards Five-Stars

Healthgrades Awards Five-Star Ratings to St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Five Stars include Cardiac, Pulmonary, Gastrointestinal, Critical Care and Nine Years for Patient Experience 

COVINGTON – St. Tammany Parish Hospital received five stars for quality of cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and critical care from Healthgrades, the leading online resource helping consumers find the right hospital, doctor and care. A five-star rating indicates STPH’s clinical outcomes are statistically significantly better than expected when treating the condition or performing the procedure being evaluated.



“We are proud to be named 5-stars by Healthgrades in multiple areas since 2009,” said Patti Ellish, St. Tammany Parish Hospital President and CEO. “We are committed to quality and strive to constantly improve for our patients and the community.”

This achievement is part of new findings and data released on Healthgrades.com and in the Healthgrades 2016 Report to the Nation. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 33 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions.

The new report demonstrates how clinical performance continues to differ dramatically between hospitals both nationally and regionally. This variation in care has a significant impact on health outcomes. For example, from 2012 through 2014, if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to hospitals receiving 5 stars as a group, on average 222,392 lives could potentially have been saved and 166,086 complications could potentially have been avoided.

STPH was identified as providing outstanding performance in the delivery of a positive experience for patients during their hospital stay, according to Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

Healthgrades evaluated performance by applying a scoring methodology to 10 patient experience measures, using data collected from a 32-question patientexperience survey of the hospital’s own patients. The survey questions focus on patients’ perspectives of their care in the hospital.  Question topics range from cleanliness and noise levels in patient rooms to factors such as pain management and responsiveness to patients’ needs.  The measures also include whether a patient would recommend the hospital to friends or family.       

“Consumers are increasingly using patient experience and satisfaction as a measure to both evaluate hospitals and to select where they want to obtain care,” said Evan Marks, Chief Strategy Officer, Healthgrades.  “We commend those hospitals that have achieved the Healthgrades 2016 Outstanding Patient Experience Award for delivering superior patient care experiences during their hospital stay.”

The complete Healthgrades 2016 Report to the Nation with detailed cohort-specific outcomes data, hospital-specific quality achievements, and

 detailed study methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com/quality.

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A full-service acute care facility committed to providing world-class healthcare and the latest technology, St. Tammany Parish Hospital delivers today’s life-improving procedures with the utmost care to area residents with emphasis on wellness, preventive care and disease management close to home. STPH is a self-supporting not-for-profit community hospital; it receives no ad valorem tax funding. STPH.org