Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach has been recognized by Healthgrades as being among the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for outpatient orthopedic surgery. This marks the second consecutive year that the hospital has received this distinction from Healthgrades, a platform widely used by Americans to search for doctors and hospitals.
The hospital received seven accolades from Healthgrades, including five-star ratings for stroke treatment, upper gastrointestinal surgeries, outpatient total hip replacement, and outpatient back and neck surgery (excluding spinal fusion). Good Samaritan was also named among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for outpatient orthopedic surgery for the second year running.
Sheri Montgomery, CEO of Good Samaritan Medical Center, commented on the recognition: “We are patient first at Good Sam, and earning these accolades reinforces our commitment to the patient. This would not be possible without our caring staff earning the patient’s trust. Every member of our team plays a vital role in ensuring our patients get the best possible care so they can get back to doing what they love.”
Healthgrades bases its awards on patient outcomes. Each year, it evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates across more than 30 common conditions and procedures at about 4,500 hospitals nationwide. The goal is to identify leading hospitals in specialties such as orthopedics, gastrointestinal surgery, and outpatient care.
Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades said: “Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs. We’re proud to recognize Good Sam for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including orthopedics, gastrointestinal surgery and outpatient care.”
Healthgrades’ latest analysis suggests that if all hospitals performed similarly to five-star rated facilities during a recent three-year period (2022-2024), an estimated 230,466 lives could have been saved and 156,797 complications avoided among Medicare patients.
For more information about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality or to review its methodology for specialty awards and ratings visit healthgrades.com or view their complete methodology online.
