West Orange, NJ – Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, and Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, affiliates of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System were among three of the four New Jersey hospitals to receive the prestigious 2006 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders. For the second consecutive year, Clara Maass and Newark Beth Israel were recognized on this national list.
“Our goal is always to achieve quality care, patient satisfaction, and to remain on the forefront of cutting-edge health care in New Jersey,” says Ronald J. Del Mauro, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System. “The Thomson Awards for three of our facilities solidify our promise to our patients that we continue as New Jersey’s health care leader.”
Thomson, formerly Solucient, examined the performance of more than 2,800 United States hospitals, rating them on eight factors that reflect clinical outcomes and efficiency, financial strength and market growth. The study analyzed publicly available Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data, and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outpatient data.
One hundred hospitals were identified for having improved the most from 2001 to 2005. They were grouped into categories of teaching hospitals, including Newark Beth Israel and Saint Barnabas, and community hospitals, including Clara Maass. For more information about the 2006 Thomson Top 100 Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders, visit http://www.100tophospitals.com.
For more information about these three facilities or any of the services and programs throughout the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, please call 1-888-SBHS-123 or log on to our website, http://www.barnabashealth.org.
August 23, 2007
Angela Kessler, Public Relations
(973) 322-4016, akessler@barnabashealth.org
