AUSTIN, Texas—St. David’s HealthCare announced today that all of its Austin hospitals received a Healthgrades 2020 Women’s Care Award. St. David’s Medical Center (including St. David’s Georgetown Hospital), St. David’s North Austin Medical Center (including St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas) and St. David’s South Austin Medical Center are among the top 5% of eligible hospitals in the nation to receive a Healthgrades 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ and Healthgrades 2020 Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™. Healthgrades—the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems—evaluated clinical outcomes for women treated at each facility during labor and delivery, as well as gynecologic procedures, from 2016 through 2018.
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center and St. David’s Medical Center also received a Healthgrades 2020 Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™, making St. David’s North Austin Medical Center among the top 5% of eligible hospitals in the nation and St. David’s Medical Center among the top 10% in the nation to receive the award. This distinction recognizes these facilities for outstanding performance in gynecologic surgery, including hysterectomy and other surgeries related to the female reproductive system.
“This recognition underscores our unwavering commitment to providing the highest quality care for women at every stage of their lives,” David Huffstutler, president and chief executive officer of St. David’s HealthCare, said. “We understand that childbirth is one of the most important moments in a mother’s life, and we continue to ensure a family-focused approach to maternal care in a safe environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Healthgrades 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™
Hospitals that received the Healthgrades 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award demonstrated exceptional care provided to mothers during childbirth.
If all hospitals in the analysis performed at the level of award recipients, complications in 124,867 patients could have potentially been avoided. In addition, Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the award had, on average, a 40% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than those treated in non-recipient hospitals.
Healthgrades 2020 Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™
Healthgrades 2020 Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award recipient hospitals demonstrated excellent clinical outcomes while caring for women during and after childbirth, and in procedures to treat diseases and conditions affecting the female reproductive system.
If all hospitals in the analysis performed at the level of award recipients, complications in 141,823 patients could have potentially been avoided. In addition, Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award had, on average, a 34% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than those treated in non-recipient hospitals.
Healthgrades 2020 Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center and St. David’s Medical Center also out-performed peer hospitals in providing surgery on the female reproductive system.
Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award had, on average, a 46.7% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than those treated in non-recipient hospitals. If all hospitals in the analysis performed similarly to award recipients, complications in 10,121 patients could have potentially been avoided.
“The healthcare experience in this country has changed significantly over the past few months, and the hospitals that have achieved a Healthgrades 2020 Women’s Care Award go above and beyond to provide the best care possible for women. We commend all of the organizations that have had to create new protocols, adapt and evolve to keep women and their newborn babies safe amidst COVID-19,” Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades, said.
Learn more about the hospital quality methodologies for the Healthgrades Awards.