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HealthGrades 2009 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

Three years in row trophies color copyTop 5% in the Nation for Overall Clinical Excellence Three Years in a Row

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  • Only 10 hospitals in the state of Pennsylvania have received this recognition three years in a row
  • Only 18 hospitals in Pennsylvania have received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence
  • No other hospitals in our region, including Pittsburgh, have received this recognition

What does this mean for our patients?

Patients treated at top-rated hospitals like Memorial Medical Center are 27-percent less likely to die, on average, than those admitted to all other hospitals.

152,666 lives may have been saved if the quality of care at all hospitals matched the level of those in the top 5% like Memorial Medical Center.

11,722 major complications may have been avoided.

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In addition to the Distinguished Hospital Award, Memorial Medical Center also received...

  • The HealthGrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award
  • The HealthGrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award
  • The HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award
  • The HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award

Ranked among the Top 5% in the Nation for...

  • Overall Cardiac Care
  • Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Services
  • Coronary Interventional Procedures
Pulmonary Award 2009 Ranked among the Top 10% in the Nation for...
  • Overall Pulmonary Care
 Ranked in the Top 5 in Pennsylvania for...
  • Overall Cardiac Care
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Coronary Interventional Procedures

Ranked in the Top 10 in Pennsylvania for...

  • Joint Replacement Surgery
  • Pulmonary Care
  • Critical Care