U.S. News & World Report names Northwest among best high performing hospitals

Houston, TX — HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024 – 2025 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for COPD and kidney failure. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.

The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

“We are thrilled to be named as a U.S. News and World Report High Performing hospital in COPD and kidney failure,” said Tricia McGusty, interim chief executive officer. “HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest is committed to providing excellent and safe patient care to those that we serve. This recognition further demonstrates the ongoing dedication of our physicians and healthcare professionals to this mission.”

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties, 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”

To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other

methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients

with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.

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