Methodist Recognized for Medical Excellence and Patient Safety

Peoria, Illinois- (May 29, 2009)-Methodist Medical Center has received four national quality awards for both medical excellence and patient safety from The Delta Group, a leading healthcare information services and consulting company. The Delta Group recognized Methodist in its CareChex 2009 release of America’s Top Quality Hospitals.

For overall medical excellence on a national level, Methodist ranked 138th in the nation and for major orthopedic surgery, Methodist was rated higher than 98 percent of all surveyed hospitals across the country.

Methodist also earned a national award in patient safety for overall hospital care and overall surgical care.

In addition to the national awards, Methodist ranked number one in Central Illinois for medical excellence in overall hospital care, overall medical care, overall surgical care, major orthopedic surgery, cancer care, and respiratory care. In the category of patient safety, Methodist was rated number one in Central Illinois for overall hospital care and overall surgical care.

Methodist President and CEO Michael Bryant said, "Quality and patient safety are essential to our Mission of delivering outstanding healthcare. Period. We are very proud of our number one ranking in this area, which is based on an independent analysis of data from all the hospitals. It confirms that we are doing the right things at Methodist."

The Delta Group, Inc. operates as a healthcare information services and consulting company. It provides an array of products and services designed to measure, manage, and monitor the clinical, financial, and market performance of healthcare organizations.