CMS 5 Star Overall Hospital Quality Rating
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have ranked WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital as 5 Stars for Overall Hospital Quality. The overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings apply across the country based on each hospitals performance across five quality categories including: mortality, safety or care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care.
Leapfrog 'A' Grade Designation
The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital has earned the highest designation of an 'A' grade.
High Performing by U.S. News and World Report
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital has met or exceeded the criteria to be designated a high performing provider for 2022-2023 in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Knee Replacement, and Stroke. The annual Best Hospitals ranking evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Rankings are largely based on objective measures like volume, discharge-to-home rates, and quality of nursing.
Healthgrades
In 2023 and for the third consecutive year, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital was named as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals in the country by Healthgrades, an online resource for information about physicians and hospitals.
In addition, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital has been named as a recipient of the following Specialty Excellence Awards for:
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award (2012-2023)
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award (2018-2023)
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care Award (2019-2022)
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care Award (2017-2022)
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award (2019-2022)
- Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award (2018-2022)
- Coronary Intervention Excellence Award (2017-2023)
- Critical Care Excellence Award (2017-2023)
- Surgical Care Excellence Award (2022-2023)
Get with the Guidelines
For 2022, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital has achieved the following from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) awards:
- Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and recognized on the Target: Heart Failure and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and recognized on the Target: Stroke Honor Roll.
The GWTG awards recognize the hospital meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and heart-care-related patients.
Money Best Maternity Hospital
In 2022, Money, a personal finance website, partnered with The Leapfrog Group to develop the first Best Maternity Hospital ranking. WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital was ranked among the best maternity hospitals in America, according to Money. Money and The Leapfrog Group used maternity care data from the 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Survey to compile the list of best hospitals. To qualify for the list, eligible hospitals were required to carry an "A" or "B" letter grade on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for spring 2022 and meet criteria specific to providing maternity care.
Gold Level Safe Sleep Facility
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital is recognized as a Gold Level Safe Sleep facility for its commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. As a nationally certified Safe Sleep Hospital, the hospital is recognized by Cribs for Kids for following the safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and for providing training programs for healthcare team members and family caregivers.
Keystone 10 Facility
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital is designated as a Keystone 10 facility, for implementing evidence-based maternity care practices to help improve breastfeeding care and rates, as well as improving the health of new mothers and babies. Keystone 10, administered by the Pa. Department of Health and the Pa. Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a quality improvement breastfeeding initiative that began in 2014. It is aimed at improving the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding for all Pennsylvania infants, mothers and families.
Det Norske Veritas – Germanischer Lloyd Accreditation
In 2021, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital was recognized by DNV as an Accredited Hospital. The accreditation integrates ISO 9001 with the Medicare Conditions of Participation and focuses on addressing the continuum of care and a commitment to quality and safety.
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