News Releases Memorial
Hermann Hospital Among the Best at Treating Kidney Disease
Houston, Texas, July 17, 2003 -- Memorial
Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center has again earned high
marks in U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of the
nation’s best hospitals.
As an increasing number of patients are diagnosed with
diabetes and high blood pressure, the publication’s 2003 America’s Best
Hospitals rankings shows Memorial Hermann Hospital answering the call
as one of the top-50 in the nation for the treatment of kidney disease.
Memorial Hermann ranked 42nd in that area of specialty care. It received
a score of 41.3 in the U.S. News Index, which combines a hospital’s
reputation, mortality rate, number of procedures and other measures
to summarize quality of care.
“We are gratified to have our internationally renowned kidney
disease program recognized by this distinction,” said Medical
Director Steve Allen, M.D. “The program has consistently developed
and implemented therapy that has become the standard of care. We are
excited about the even greater accomplishments still to come from this
highly talented service.”
With 60 medical/surgical beds, Memorial Hermann Hospital has greater
inpatient capacity than most other hospitals that provide kidney disease
services. It also scored five out of five for technology services.
Other Memorial
Hermann Hospital scores from the 2003 edition of U.S. News & World
Report’s America’s Best
Hospitals rankings for treatment of kidney disease:
- Mortality ratio:
0.57
- Discharges: 734
- Ratio
of nurses to beds: 1.23
- Reputational score:
1.1
To read the complete
survey, visit the U.S. News & World Report Web site.
The not-for-profit Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
provides quality, comprehensive programs and services for a person’s
whole life. Through our 11 hospitals located in the Texas Medical
Center and the
greater Houston area, Memorial Hermann offers the convenience of health
care in neighborhoods where people live and work as well as easy access
to the resources and technology of a university-affiliated teaching
hospital. Memorial Hermann takes a holistic approach to health care,
offering programs and services that address the physical, social, psychological
and spiritual aspects of wellbeing. Our employees, volunteers and medical
staff partners take pride in delivering care with compassion and respect.
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