Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center ranks as one of nations' top 100 hospitals

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Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center was the only hospital in the area to be named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of data-driven analytics and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare.

“Hospitals in three out of the five report groups actually reduced overall expense year over year, while improving patient outcomes — exactly the results that the entire industry hopes to attain,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at Truven Health Analytics in a press release.

The study shows that if all hospitals in the U.S. performed at the level of this year's winners:

More than 104,000 additional lives could be saved.
Nearly 48,400 additional patients could be complication free.
$2 billion in inpatient costs could be saved.
The average patient stay would decrease by half a day.

The study identifies hospitals and leadership teams that provide the highest level of value to their communities, based on a national balanced scorecard measuring overall organizational performance across 11 key analytic measures including patient care, operational efficiency, and financial stability. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.

To the study, Truven Health researchers evaluated close to 3,000 short-term, acute-care, nonfederal hospitals. Hospitals do not apply, and winners do not pay to market this honor.

Florida Hospital receives Second Star Award

Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center is the only facility in the area to successfully achieve the second star award from “Florida Quest for Quality Maternity Care," in conjunction with the Baby Steps to Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative.

With this accolade, the hospital enters the third phase of their journey towards a Baby-Friendly designation.

Improvements as mapped out in Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center’s action plan include:

Skin-to-skin contact within the first hour after birth: Evidence shows healthy babies placed skin-to-skin just after birth have improved health outcomes over those who have been separated from their mothers after birth.
Rooming-in for all families: This has been proven to increase bonding and parenting skills necessary for caring for baby post discharge.
Provision of prenatal and post-partum education focused on the recommended feeding practices from the American Academy of Pediatrics: Recommendations include exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and continuing for a least one year or as long as mutually desired.