Kadlec ranks 5th in the Nation
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RICHLAND, Wash. - A medical emergency is one of the scariest events we face.
"I actually had a cardiac situation when I was about 47 years old," said Susan Senner.
Finding a good hospital can be even worse. With a heart problem, Susan Senner was running out of time. Kadlec was the closest option for her. Turns out she probably couldn't have received better care.
"I was very impressed with the level of care I received. That's not always the case with every patient," she said.
Consumer Reports rated hospitals for the first time ever. Six categories were weighed. Infections ranked at the top of the list.
Stats show roughly 1 in 20 hospital patients develop an infection during their stay. The remaining five categories were re admissions, communication, CT scanning, complications and mortality.
Washington State requires all hospitals report data on these events.
That transparency helped propel Kadlec to the ranking of the national list.
Patient Safety Officer, Beck Fuller said,"It's not the majority of hospitals that feel comfortable doing that, so we do recognize that it's a stretch sometimes to kinda air your dirty laundry because it's not always perfect all the time."
In fact, 1 of 3 leading causes in death is due to medical harm.
Kadlec scored 71 out of 100. They beat out some of the better known hospitals in Seattle, including Swedish Medical Center-Cherry Hill, Harborview Medical Center and Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Susan Senner continued, "That's really reassuring to know that I don't have to fly myself, my parent, my kids up to Seattle that I can stay here and know that I'm going to receive what I need to get people healthy."
Confidence Kadlec strives for even without an award. This list is not all encompassing. Only 18 percent of hospitals were analyzed because the rest do not fully report data on patient harm.
If you'd like to read the article on hospital safety it's in the August issue of Consumer Reports.
"I actually had a cardiac situation when I was about 47 years old," said Susan Senner.
Finding a good hospital can be even worse. With a heart problem, Susan Senner was running out of time. Kadlec was the closest option for her. Turns out she probably couldn't have received better care.
"I was very impressed with the level of care I received. That's not always the case with every patient," she said.
Consumer Reports rated hospitals for the first time ever. Six categories were weighed. Infections ranked at the top of the list.
Stats show roughly 1 in 20 hospital patients develop an infection during their stay. The remaining five categories were re admissions, communication, CT scanning, complications and mortality.
Washington State requires all hospitals report data on these events.
That transparency helped propel Kadlec to the ranking of the national list.
Patient Safety Officer, Beck Fuller said,"It's not the majority of hospitals that feel comfortable doing that, so we do recognize that it's a stretch sometimes to kinda air your dirty laundry because it's not always perfect all the time."
In fact, 1 of 3 leading causes in death is due to medical harm.
Kadlec scored 71 out of 100. They beat out some of the better known hospitals in Seattle, including Swedish Medical Center-Cherry Hill, Harborview Medical Center and Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Susan Senner continued, "That's really reassuring to know that I don't have to fly myself, my parent, my kids up to Seattle that I can stay here and know that I'm going to receive what I need to get people healthy."
Confidence Kadlec strives for even without an award. This list is not all encompassing. Only 18 percent of hospitals were analyzed because the rest do not fully report data on patient harm.
If you'd like to read the article on hospital safety it's in the August issue of Consumer Reports.
