U.S. News Best Hospitals for Common Care 2015-16
Best Hospitals for Common Care rates hospitals on their quality of care
in heart bypass surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, heart failure
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The analysis draws on more than
5 million patient records. Hospitals are rated high performing, average
or below average.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
See how well hospitals near you treat COPD, a lung
disease that makes breathing difficult. It is usually caused by
emphysema, bronchitis or both.
Heart bypass surgery
Check the performance of nearby hospitals in heart
bypass surgery, more accurately called coronary artery bypass graft
surgery (CABG). It restores normal blood flow around blocked heart
vessels.
Heart failure
How successfully do your local hospitals manage
congestive heart failure (CHF), which hampers the heart's pumping
ability? Other heart conditions, high blood pressure and diabetes put
CHF patients at greater risk.
Hip replacement
Find out which local hospitals do best in hip joint
replacement. Hips wear out, and joint replacement is performed when pain
interferes with normal activity and other treatment has not helped.
Knee replacement
Look for hospitals near you that have good ratings in
knee joint replacement. All or part of the damaged knee is replaced
with synthetic equivalents.
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