Jamaica Hospital earns top recognition for clinical excellence
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BY BILL PARRY
Jamaica Hospital held its
first in-person award ceremony
since the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic to celebrate its recognition
as one of America’s
250 best hospitals and for being
ranked among the top 5 percent
for clinical excellence.
Healthgrades, the leading
online resource for comprehensive
information about
physicians and hospitals, presented
its Quality Achievement
Awards Thursday, Aug.
5, highlighting Jamaica Hospital’s
commitment to providing
Queens with high-quality care
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each year, Healthgrade
analyzes nearly 4,500 hospitals
across the United States and
evaluates their performance
in providing quality care for
multiple conditions and procedures.
Based on its overall performance,
Jamaica Hospital was
ranked in the top 5 percent in
the nation for clinical excellence
and selected as one of
America’s 250 best hospitals for
the second consecutive year.
“We applaud the recipients
of the Healthgrades America’s
50, 100 and 250 best hospitals
for their long-standing commitment
to quality and superior
outcomes,” said Dr. Brad
Bowman, chief medical officer
at Healthgrades. “As hospitals
across the country continue to
fearlessly treat patients during
the time of COVID-19, it has
never been more important to
recognize those organizations
that are delivering the highestquality
care.”
Jamaica Hospital also
scored highly in specialized areas
of care and earned the 2021
America’s Best Coronary Intervention
and America’s 100 Best
Stroke Care awards, as well as
the 2021 Excellence awards for
cranial neurosurgery, neurosciences,
gynecological surgery
and pulmonary care.
Jamaica Hospital is part of
the MediSys Health Network,
a healthcare system that is also
comprised of Flushing Hospital
Medical Center.
Flushing Hospital was recognized
as a top performer in
delivering outstanding patient
care for several specialties
and procedures. It received
the Healthgrades 2021 America’s
100 Best General Surgery
Award and Pulmonary Care
Excellence Award.
Healthgrades will also present
Flushing Hospital with the
2020 Obstetrics and Gynecology
Excellence Award as well
as the Labor and Delivery Excellence
Award.
“We are extremely honored
to be recognized among
the nation’s best healthcare
institutions by Healthgrades,”
Medisys Health Network President
and CEO Bruce J Flanz
said. “Both our hospitals were
among the hardest hit during
the peak of the pandemic. We
faced many difficulties. However,
our determination to save
lives and help our communities
heal never faltered. I thank
each employee for demonstrating
resilience and making it
possible for our hospitals to
receive multiple quality and
performance awards.”
Dr. Aditya Mangla and Dr. Robert Mendelson accept the award
for best 100 hospitals in America for Jamaica Hospital Medical
Center. Photos by Lloyd Mitchell
Healthgrades presented Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with six
awards.
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