ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Centura Health's Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Porter Adventist Hospital and Littleton Adventist Hospital have been named to Solucient's 100 Top Hospitals(R) list. This is the second time that each of the three organizations has been recognized with the honor.
Hospitals making the list are recognized for setting national performance benchmarks in quality of care, operational efficiency, financial performance and adaptation to the environment.
"I'm very pleased that Centura hospitals continue to be nationally recognized for their leadership in clinical quality and operational excellence," said Joseph R. Swedish, Centura Health president & CEO. "Our hospitals have a long tradition of providing compassionate, skilled care to patients and this honor reflects our commitment to continuing to serve our communities with excellence and integrity."
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services was honored by Solucient in the Large Community Hospitals class (250 or more acute care beds). With their clinical and financial data reported jointly, Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton and Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver also were recognized in the Large Community Hospital category.
Solucient scored more than 3,000 acute care facilities across the nation on several key measures of clinical, operational and financial performance, including risk-adjusted mortality and complications, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash flow to total debt ratio, tangible assets per adjusted discharge and coding specificity. The 11th edition of Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success appears in the May 24th edition of Modern Healthcare magazine. For more information on the 100 Top Hospitals(R) study, go to http://www.100tophospitals.com/.
About Solucient
Based in Evanston, Ill., Solucient is a leading source of health care business intelligence whose mission is to provide comprehensive, results-oriented information to drive business growth, manage costs and deliver quality care.
About the Centura Health family
Located in southern Colorado, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is comprised of Penrose Hospital, Penrose Community Hospital, St. Francis Health Center, Langstaff-Brown Urgent Care Center, Penrose-St. Francis Health Learning Center and Senior Center and EAP Corporate Health Services. A leader in cardiac, cancer and obstetric services, Penrose-St. Francis is the second largest employer in El Paso County.
Porter Adventist Hospital is a full-service 368-bed hospital located in south Denver. Porter is widely recognized for providing excellent care in a number of complex specialty areas, including cardiovascular services, cancer, transplant, and hand and eye care.
Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton is a full service medical facility known for its diverse programs and services. With advanced expertise in obstetrics and neonatology, Littleton offers comprehensive birthing services and a state-of-the-art Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Littleton Adventist Hospital also houses the only Level II trauma center in south metro Denver.
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Porter Adventist Hospital and Littleton Adventist Hospital are part of Centura Health, Colorado's largest health care system. Centura operates twelve hospitals, eight senior living residences, medical clinics and home care and hospice services. A not-for-profit faith-based organization, Centura provides care and comfort to more than half a million people each year and is Colorado's fourth largest private employer with more than 12,000 associates. For information on Centura, go to http://www.centura.org/.
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