U.S. News & World Report today released its annual Best Hospitals rankings and Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the fourth best hospital in the state, after UW Hospital and Clinics, Aurora St. Luke's and Froedtert.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 28th year, are part of U.S. News’ patient portal, designed to help patients make informed decisions about where to receive care for life-threatening conditions or for common elective procedures.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital also was recognized as high-performing by U.S. News in these eight adult procedures/conditions:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Failure
- Hip Replacement
- Knee Replacement
“To be recognized as one of the state’s best hospitals is truly an honor,” said Aspirus Wausau Hospital President, Darrell Lentz. “The culture of excellence our amazing team of physicians, patient care staff and every team member strives to achieve will continue to benefit our patients and the communities we serve.”
For the 2017-18 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. In the 16 specialty areas, 152 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.
“For nearly three decades, we’ve strived to make hospital quality more transparent to health care consumers nationwide,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. "By providing the most comprehensive data available, we hope to give patients the information they need to find the best care across a range of specialties.”
The U.S. News methodologies include risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety, quality of nursing care and other care-related indicators.
The national rankings are published by U.S. News and highlights of the 2017-18 rankings will appear in the U.S. News Best Hospitals 2017 guidebook, to go on sale in September. The complete rankings and methodology are available on the U.S. News & World Report website.