U.S. News & World Report Names Butler Health System as a High Performing Hospital in the areas of Heart Bypass Surgery and Aortic Valve Surgery

Washington, D.C. – August 14, 2018 – Butler Health System (BHS) has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for 2018-19 by U.S. News & World Report.

This honor joins the recent recognition received by the organization from Watson Health as a top 100 Hospital for the third year in a row. Formerly known as the Truven Health Analytics® 100 Top Hospitals, this study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. list based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.

“BHS is incredibly honored to receive these prestigious awards. Our cardiac surgery team, led by Dr. Hazem El-Khatib and Dr. George Davliakos, has performed at the highest level for more than 2 decades. This recognition shows that BHS continues to be the very best as it enters its 3^rd decade of performing advanced cardiac surgery procedures,” said Ken DeFurio, BHS President & CEO.

“For nearly 30 years, U.S. News has strived to make hospital quality more transparent to healthcare consumers nationwide,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “By providing the most comprehensive data available, we give patients and their physicians’ information to support their search for the best care across a range of specialties.”

The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely or entirely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

ABOUT BUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM

For nearly 120 years, Butler Health System’s flagship, Butler Memorial Hospital has maintained its independence and has continued to grow to meet the needs of a 7-county region. The 296 bed hospital, along with numerous outpatient locations for lab, imaging, cardiology testing, and over 50 primary and specialty physician offices throughout Butler, Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango counties comprise Butler Health System

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