Kettering Health Network Ranks in
Top 10 Health Systems Nationwide
for Clinical Performance

In results released several months ago by Thomson Reuters from its unprecedented study objectively focused on quality and efficiency, Kettering Health Network was identified as one of 10 top U.S. health systems based on all member hospitals' clinical performance.

The Top 10 Systems for clinical performance were determined by their performance in five categories - 1) Risk-Adjusted Mortality Index, 2) Risk-Adjusted Complications Index, 3) Risk-Adjusted Patient Safety Index, 4) Core Measures Mean Percent, and 5) Severity-Adjusted Average Length of Stay (Days).

In the Health System Quality/Efficiency Benchmarks Study, researchers from the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® program analyzed the quality and efficiency of 252 health systems and found statistically significant differences between top and bottom performers in several key areas.

The study breaks new ground by collecting patient data across all member hospitals to reflect the quality and efficiency of health systems in the U.S. The results of this study are especially important in that KHN is being recognized based on patient data objectively collected by Thomson Reuters.

Compared with the poorest performers in the study, the best performing health systems had 25 percent lower mortality, 19 percent fewer medical complications and 13 percent fewer patient safety incidents - even though their patients were sicker and their average hospital stays were significantly shorter.

Other health systems that made the top 10 include:

• Advocate Health Care - Oak Brook, Illinois
• Catholic Healthcare Partners - Cincinnati, Ohio
• Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio
• HealthEast Care System - Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Henry Ford Health System - Detroit, Michigan
• OhioHealth - Columbus, Ohio
• Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. - Victorville, California
• Trinity Health - Novi, Michigan
• University Hospitals Health System - Cleveland, Ohio