U.S. News & World Report Names AdventHealth Hospitals in Pasco County Among Best Hospitals 2024-2025 As High Performing In Heart Attack Care

August 01, 2024 — PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - AdventHealth Wesley Chapel, AdventHealth Dade City and AdventHealth Zephyrhills in Pasco County have all been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals list as High Performing hospitals for Heart Attack care.

“It’s important to have expert care for a time-sensitive emergency like a heart attack,” said Erik Wangsness, President and CEO of AdventHealth Wesley Chapel. “This designation gives our community confidence that they will receive excellent heart health care during an emergency in any AdventHealth hospital.”

AdventHealth Wesley Chapel also received high ratings for the procedures and conditions of Diabetes, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement and Pneumonia. AdventHealth Zephyrhills was also recognized for Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, COPD, Diabetes and Pneumonia.

“Pasco County is growing quickly, and this designation helps both established and new residents in our communities know they will get the highest quality of patient care and best possible medical outcomes at AdventHealth hospitals,” said Mike Murrill, President and CEO of AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City.

This High Performing rating is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”

To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.

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