Paoli Hospital Named in Top 100 Hospitals

named among the top 100 hospitals in the nation for the fourth time, according to a recent Thomson Reuters report.

Two other Main Line Health hospitals were also named to the list—Lankenau Hospital for the first time and Bryn Mawr Hospital for the third time, states a Main Line Health press release.

Paoli ranked in the "medium community hospitals" category, according to the report and Bryn Mawr and Lankenau ranked in the "teaching hospitals" category

(Read the report in full here.)

“Once again, a national organization has recognized the outstanding efforts of our physicians, nurses, clinical and non-clinical staff in providing a superior experience for our patients and community,” said Jack Lynch, president and CEO of Main Line Health in a press release. “This speaks volumes about the quality of people and programs we have throughout Main Line Health and I congratulate everyone involved in this Top 100 achievement.”

The award winners were selected from among almost 3,000 U.S. hospitals.

Key performance measures used included: Risk-adjusted mortality index, risk-adjusted complications index, risk-adjusted patient safety index, core measures score, 30-day mortality rate, 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate, severity-adjusted average length of stay, case mix- and wage-adjusted inpatient expense per adjusted discharge, profitability (operating profit margin) and HCAHPS score (patient rating of overall hospital performance).