SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital at Downstate Achieves Top Honors as One of Healthgrades 2014 Women’s Health Excellence Award Recipients
Nov 5, 2014
Brooklyn, NY – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University’s University Hospital at Downstate has achieved the Healthgrades 2014 Women’s Health Excellence Award™ according to Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The recognition distinguishes University Hospital at Downstate as a top performing hospital in women’s health.
Hospitals receiving this distinction excelled in providing care for women across a spectrum of specialties among all other hospitals in the nation, as measured by in-hospital complication and mortality rates for 15 of the most common hospital-based conditions and procedures.
Downstate’s University Hospital at Downstate is one of only 178 hospitals recognized nationally; was one of only five hospitals in New York State to achieve this distinction; and was the only hospital in Brooklyn. Hospitals were rated for their outcomes for care provided to women for common conditions and procedures treated in the hospital.
“I am delighted that University Hospital at Downstate has been shown to excel in women’s health,” said John F. Williams, Jr., MD, EdD, MPH, FCCM, president of SUNY Downstate. “Downstate is committed to providing superior care to the diverse communities we serve in Brooklyn, and meeting the special needs of women is a key part of that mission.”
“Women tend to fare worse than men in the treatment of significant medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, so it is important for women to understand their risks and select a hospital accordingly,” explains Evan Marks, executive vice president of Healthgrades. “The Healthgrades 2014 Women’s Health Excellence Award recipients have demonstrated exceptional performance and a dedicated approach to delivering superior quality care for women.”
Healthgrades 2014 Women's Health Excellence Award recipient hospitals have the potential to save women's lives. Compared to hospitals that performed in the bottom 10 percent from 2010 through 2012, Healthgrades Women's Health Excellence Award recipients as a group had a 55 percent lower mortality rate across eight conditions and procedures and a 21 percent lower complication rate across seven conditions and procedures.
If all hospitals nationwide performed at the level of the Healthgrades Women's Health Excellence Award hospitals, 22,737 women's lives could have potentially been saved and 30,577 women could have potentially avoided in-hospital complications.
To see the complete Healthgrades Women’s Health Report 2014, including full methodology, please visit www.healthgrades.com/quality
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.
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