Houston, TX – The Woman’s Hospital of Texas today announced it has been honored as a recipient of multiple Healthgrades 2021 Women’s Care Specialty Excellence Awards in all three areas. The awards include the Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™, Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ and Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ as recognized by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. The awards place The Woman's Hospital of Texas among a select group of hospitals—within the top 5 - 10% of all hospitals evaluated for providing outstanding quality outcomes in exceptional care of mothers during and after labor and delivery, as well as care of women undergoing gynecologic procedures, including surgery.
“As a hospital created for and dedicated to the health of women and newborns, I am incredibly grateful to our staff and physicians for their dedication to continuously providing outstanding Woman-first care to our patients,” said Cindy Celnik, MD, chief medical officer of The Woman’s Hospital of Texas. “At The Woman's Hospital of Texas, we are dedicated to delivering compassionate, personalized care to each patient.”
In addition to receiving Healthgrades 2021 Women’s Care Specialty Excellence Awards, The Woman's Hospital of Texas is also recognized as a Five-Star Recipient in four categories multiple years in a row.
The following list includes all awards and years of designation:
- Recipient of the Healthgrades Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Recognized by Healthgrades for Superior Performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Among the Top 5% of Hospitals Evaluated for Obstetrics and Gynecology for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Among the Top 10% of Hospitals Evaluated for Obstetrics and Gynecology for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Recipient of the Healthgrades Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Recognized by Healthgrades for Superior Performance in Labor and Delivery for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Among the Top 5% of Hospitals Evaluated for Labor and Delivery for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Among the Top 10% of Hospitals Evaluated for Labor and Delivery for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Five-Star Recipient for Vaginal Delivery for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Five-Star Recipient for C-Section Delivery for 4 Years in a Row (2018-2021)
- Recipient of the Healthgrades Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ for 11 Years in a Row (2011-2021)
- Recognized by Healthgrades for Superior Performance in Gynecologic Surgery for 11 Years in a Row (2011-2021)
- Among the Top 5% of Hospitals Evaluated for Gynecologic Surgery for 5 Years in a Row (2017-2021)
- Among the Top 10% of Hospitals Evaluated for Gynecologic Surgery for 11 Years in a Row (2011-2021)
- Five-Star Recipient for Gynecologic Procedures for 11 Years in a Row (2011-2021)
- Five-Star Recipient for Hysterectomy for 7 Years in a Row (2015-2021)
“Now more than ever, there is a heightened awareness around the importance of quality healthcare, especially for expectant mothers and their families,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades. “Women who seek care at a hospital that has achieved the Healthgrades Excellence Awards can have confidence in the organization’s commitment to delivering superior care.”
To help consumers evaluate and compare hospital performance, Healthgrades analyzed patient outcomes data for hospitals across 16 states that provide all-payer state data for years 2017 through 2019. Healthgrades found that the variation in hospital performance makes a significant difference in terms of clinical outcomes:
- If all hospitals in the analysis performed similarly to those that received the Healthgrades 2021 Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award, 155,179 patients with complications could have potentially been avoided.*
- From 2017 through 2019, patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award had, on average, a 37% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award*.
- From 2017 through 2019, if all hospitals included in the analysis performed similarly to those that received the Healthgrades Labor and Delivery Excellence Award, 138,318 patients with complications could potentially have been avoided*.
- From 2017 through 2019, patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades Labor and Delivery Excellence Award had, on average, a 41.7% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award*.
- From 2017 through 2019, patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award had, on average, a 45.9% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award*.
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*Statistics are based on Healthgrades’ analysis of all-payer data for years 2017 through 2019 and represent 3-year estimates for patients in 16 states for which all-payer data was made available.