Boca Raton Regional Hospital today announced that it again has been cited
as a top-ranked regional hospital in
U.S. News & World Report’s
2015-2016 annual listing of America’s Best Hospitals. Boca Regional
is ranked 12th out of nearly 300 hospitals in Florida and 4th out of approximately
70 hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area, a significant advance
from its previous rankings of 21st and 9th, respectively.
This accolade comes on the heels of Boca Regional being recognized in May by
U.S. News & World Report
as high-performing in three common care specialties – heart failure,
hip replacement and knee replacement.
“We are honored to once again receive this recognition from
U.S. News & World Report,” said Jerry Fedele, President and CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
“It is truly gratifying to be acknowledged in such a prestigious
fashion for the care we provide and to see us continue to rise in the
rankings.”
The 26th annual edition of Best Hospitals showcases 750 of the nation’s
nearly 5,000 hospitals and includes the 520 best regional hospitals in
metro areas with populations of more than one million, as well as the
best children’s hospitals. Fewer than 150 are nationally ranked
in at least one of 16 medical specialties. The rest of the recognized
hospitals met a standard of performance nearly as demanding in one or
more specialties.
“Patients deserve high-quality information on hospitals,”
said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis at
U.S. News & World Report. “We strive to provide them with the most comprehensive data available
so they can make more informed decisions together with their doctor about
where to undergo treatment.
The specialty rankings and data were produced for
U.S. News & World Report
by RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research
Triangle Park, N.C.
U.S. News & World Report
used both the specialty rankings and its recently published Best Hospitals
for Common Care ratings to produce the Best Regional Hospitals.
U.S. News & World Report
first began publishing hospital rankings in 1990 as part of an expanding
group of consumer advice products. Over the past 26 years, the Best Hospitals
rankings have helped guide millions of patients and their families to
high-quality hospital care when they need it most.
The ratings, freely available at
www.usnews.com/best-hospitals, will appear in the
U.S. News & World Report
“Best Hospitals 2016” guidebook (ISBN 978-1-931469-678), available
in August from the
U.S. News Store.
About Boca Raton Regional Hospital – Advancing the boundaries of
medicine.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital is an advanced, tertiary medical center (
BRRH.com) with 400 beds and more than 800 primary and specialty physicians on staff.
The Hospital is a recognized leader in oncology, cardiovascular disease
and surgery, minimally invasive surgery, orthopedics, women’s health,
emergency medicine and the neurosciences, all of which offer state-of-the-art
diagnostic and imaging capabilities. The Hospital is a designated Comprehensive
Stroke Center by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
Boca Raton Regional Hospital was the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished
Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ for 10 years running and
was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals in 2011, 2012, 2013
and 2014, both by Healthgrades®. Boca Raton Regional Hospital was
also recognized in
U.S. News & World Report’s 2015–2016 Best Hospitals listing as a top-ranked hospital
in the South Florida metropolitan area for the fourth time in the last
five years.
Media Contact:
Andy Kent, 561.955.4706 (o)
239.253.8896 (c)
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
akent@brrh.com