UCSD Health System has been named one of the nation’s 100 top hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, the third time the system has been recognized for this prestigious honor. The study identifies hospitals and leadership teams that provide the highest level of value to their communities based on a national scorecard. The scorecard measures overall organizational performance across 11 key analytic measures, including patient care, operational efficiency and financial stability. “It is an incredible honor for UC San Diego to be named a top performing health system in the country,” said Paul Viviano, health system CEO. “This national recognition is the result of the extraordinary devotion of our staff and faculty to achieve excellence for our patients through improved safety, shorter hospitals stays, increased satisfaction, lower costs and demonstrably superior clinical outcomes.” UCSD Health System is listed as a top facility among 3,000 U.S. hospitals and is recognized among the nation’s most prominent teaching institutions. To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Truven Health researchers evaluated close to 3,000 short-term, acute-care, nonfederal hospitals. Risk-adjusted methodologies were used to analyze public information — Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Compare reports. Hospitals do not apply, and winners do not pay to market this honor. In 2016, UCSD Health System will open Jacobs Medical Center, the largest hospital project in Southern California. The 10-story, 509,500-square-foot expansion of the system’s La Jolla campus will focus on three specialty services, including comprehensive cancer care, advanced surgery and full spectrum women and infants care. This new facility will help the system meet the needs of its local, national and global communities, offering leading-edge treatments, world-class physicians and quality patient care. The winning Truven hospitals were announced in the March edition of Modern Healthcare magazine. More information on this study and other research is available at 100tophospitals.com.
