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Jamaica Hospital earns top recognition
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Jamaica Hospital held its fi rst 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
Th ursday, 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 offi cer 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 highest-quality
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 diffi
culties. 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.”
Flanz explained that achieving high
rankings and accolades from Healthgrades
demonstrate that members of the community
do not have to leave Queens to
receive the best in medical care.
Healthgrades presented Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with six awards for America’s 250 best
hospitals across America.
Photos by Lloyd Mitchell
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