33 Illinois Hospitals Recognized For Safety, Experience In New List

ILLINOIS — Nearly three dozen hospitals in Illinois were among hundreds across the country recently recognized for safety and patient experience by Healthgrades, a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals, and healthcare providers.

The hospital quality awards announced earlier this month are the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award, presented to 445 hospitals in 44 states, and the Outstanding Patient Experience Award, presented to 419 hospitals in 47 states. Only 83 hospitals, or 2 percent of hospitals nationwide, received both awards, according to a news release.

The safety awards were presented to the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide. These facilities reported zero instances of foreign objects being left behind after a procedure and also have strong safety records on hospital falls that result in hip fractures and collapsed lungs due to a procedure or surgery, pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, and catheter-related bloodstream infections.

The patient experience awards recognized the top 15 percent of hospitals nationwide, based on criteria such as doctor communication, nurse communication, and clear communication about care upon discharge.

The hospitals in Illinois that were among those recognized on the patient experience and safety lists include:

PATIENT SAFETY

• Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights
• Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
• AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago
• Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago
• Humboldt Park Health, Chicago
• Insight Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago
• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
• Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon
• Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest
• Advocate Hinsdale Hospital
• AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates
• AdventHealth, La Grange
• Northwestern Medicine Hospital, McHenry
• Northwestern Medicine Hospital, Woodstock
• Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox

EXCELLENT PATIENT EXPERIENCE

• Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
• HSHS St. Anthony’s Medical Center, Effingham
• Elmhurst Hospital – Main Campus
• Midwest Medical Center, Galena
• Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva
• HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland
• Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
• OSF St. Paul’s Medical Center, Mendota
• Massac Memorial Hospital, Metropolis
• Wabash General Hospital, Mount Carmel
• Edward Hospital — Main Campus, Naperville
• HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon
• Cancer Treatment Center of Chicago

The data used by Healthgrades’ data scientists and clinical experts to compile the scorecards are reviewed annually by the company’s internal Quality Advisory Board and the outside Special Clinical Experts board. Learn more about the methodology.