East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital is Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack and GI Bleed

LOS ANGELES - Nov. 1, 2019 - East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital (ELADH) is 5-star rated for Heart Attack and GI Bleed outcomes according to a national report released by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals. These achievements are part of the Healthgrades 2020 Report to the Nation, which underscores the importance of hospital quality to both consumers and hospital leaders. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and additional analyzes outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 15 states. East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital has received a Five-Star Distinction in Treatment of Heart Attack for 3 years in a row (2018-2020).

Variation in care has a significant impact on health outcomes. From 2016-2018, if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to hospitals receiving 5-stars as a group, on average, 220,019 lives could potentially have been saved and 149,403 complications could potentially have been avoided.* A 5-star rating indicates that East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital's clinical outcomes are statistically significantly better than expected when treating the condition or performing the procedure being evaluated.

Additionally, from 2016 through 2018, patients treated for Heart Attack in hospitals with 5-stars for in-hospital mortality have, on average, a 48.0 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals with 1-star for in-house mortality.*

"Consumers have many choices when it comes to choosing a hospital where to receive care and the choice can be a matter of life and death," said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Healthgrades. "The hospitals that have been recognized as 5-star rated for specific procedures and conditions stand out above the rest for the ongoing dedication and commitment to providing exceptional care to their patients."

"I am very proud of our clinicians and staff for providing such exceptional care and ensuring the safety and well-being of each and every patient," said Victor Carrasco, CEO of ELADH. "This is what all patients and community members deserve, and we are humbled to receive this award which acknowledges our strong commitment to delivering the highest quality of care."

For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 45 million Medicare inpatient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals nationwide to assess hospital performance in 32 common conditions and procedures, and evaluated outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 15 states. Healthgrades recognizes a hospital's quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-star (statistically significantly better than expected), 3-star (not statistically different from expected) and 1-star (statistically significantly worse than expected) categories. View the full list of Specialty Excellence AwardTM recipients here. The complete Healthgrades 2020 Report to the Nation and detailed study methodology, can be found at https://partners.healthgrades.com/healthgrades-quality-so....
* Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2016 through 2018 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.

About Avanti Hospitals
The Avanti hospital system operates in the Greater Los Angeles area, and includes Memorial Hospital of Gardena, Coast Plaza Hospital in Norwalk, East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital, and Community Hospital of Huntington Park. Avanti's mission is to continue our hospitals' longstanding tradition of improving the overall health of the communities we serve by providing affordable, high-quality healthcare services with consistency and compassion.

For more information, visit www.avantihospitals.com.

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