NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Southcoast Health announced today that it has been recognized by CareChex —  a division of Quantros, an independent quality ratings group —  for Medical Excellence and Patient Safety Awards across numerous clinical categories. These awards list Southcoast Health as both #1 in Massachusetts and Top 100 in the Nation for Medical Excellence in four categories, including Overall Medical Care, Heart Attack Treatment, Pulmonary Care and Trauma Care.

“CareChex allows the public to make informed decisions regarding the quality of medical care provided by health systems,” said Dr. Thane Forthman, Chief Analytics Officer of Quantros. “We are pleased to acknowledge Southcoast Health has achieved an exceptionally high level of performance for medical excellence and patient safety in a number of clinical categories. Southcoast Health’s performance is a benchmark other health systems should seek to emulate.”

Southcoast Health is ranked in the Top 100 in the Nation for Medical Excellence in the following areas:

• Overall Medical Care
• Coronary Bypass Surgery
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Heart Failure Treatment
• Major Neuro-Surgery
• Pulmonary Care
• Trauma Care

Southcoast Health is also ranked in the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Medical Excellence in the following areas:

• Overall Medical Care
• Coronary Bypass Surgery
• Gastrointestinal Care
• General Surgery
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Heart Failure Treatment
• Hip Fracture Repair
• Neurological Care
• Major Neuro-Surgery
• Pulmonary Care
• Stroke Care
• Trauma Care

Southcoast Health is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts for Medical Excellence in the following areas:

• Overall Medical Care
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Pulmonary Care
• Trauma Care

Southcoast Health was also ranked #1 in Massachusetts and within the Top 100 in the Nation for Patient Safety in the following areas:

• Cancer Care
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Heart Failure Treatment
• Hip Fracture Repair

CareChex provides clinical, financial and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers, and purchasers of U.S. medical care. Unlike other publicly available hospital quality ratings, CareChex provides a composite evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care and patient satisfaction.

For more information on the services offered at Southcoast Health, visit www.southcoast.org. For more information or to learn more about the CareChex quality rankings of other hospitals in the area, visit www.carechex.com.