2016Healthgrades 2016 Report to the Nation features comparative data about hospitals throughout the U.S.

Healthgrades is the only site that provides consumers with objective

data based on more than:

12,000Diseases,

conditions and procedures

Inpatient hospital

admissions

90%

WHAT IS TRANSPARENCY?

Transparency in healthcare means having facts about cost and quality. As costs rise and provider networks narrow, it’s crucial that consumers have access to transparent information to make informed decisions when selecting the right hospital and the right doctor for their care.

would select a different physician than they did before doing their homework.*

When presented with objective information about physician experience and related hospital quality,

85%

Consumers need to research the hospitals where physicians practice. Getting the right care means selecting the right doctor and the

highest quality hospital for their care needs.

1 6patients received care in 1-star

hospitals with higher than expected mortality rates

or complication rates.**

MORE THAN

LIVES POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE

BEEN SAVED

222,392

if all hospitals performed similarly to hospitals receiving

5-stars.***

Specialties

1,100

Healthgrades is revolutionizing the way people find the right doctor and hospital for them,

by providing transparent, comprehensive information that has never been available in

one place such as:

OUTOF

16.5%Unfortunately

IN THE U.S.

IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA

By doing their homework, consumers can select the right doctor and right hospital for their care needs in the Washington, D.C. area.

of patients receive care in hospitals with higher than

expected mortality rates or complication rates.**

Physician Experience

Patient Satisfaction

Hospital Quality

12

3

WHAT WE DO

OF PATIENTS

Before beginning their care journey, consumers should start their research at Healthgrades.com, where they can find the right hospital and the right doctor based on information physicians say matters most. By doing their homework, consumers can actively lower their risk of experiencing a less than desired outcome.

In the Washington, D.C. area, the top performing, highest quality hospitals for patients being treated for the following conditions or procedures include:

FOR HEART ATTACK

Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick

Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria

Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg

Reston Hospital Center, Reston

Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington

FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

FOR TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

FOR HIP REPLACEMENT

FOR COLORECTAL SURGERY

Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring

Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax

Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria

Doctors Community Hospital, Lanham

Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick

Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria

Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church

Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg

Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel

Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg

The George Washington University Hospital, Washington

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria

Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Suburban Hospital, Bethesda

Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park

The Top Performers

Area is defined as the Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) for that city.

* 2015 Stax Research Study for Healthgrades on Consumer Behavior When Choosing a Doctor.** Based on Medicare data across the 10 conditions and procedures studied during the 2012-2014 study period.*** Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2012 through 2014, if all hospitals as a group, performed similarly to hospitals receiving 5-stars as a group across all rated cohorts.

Quality Counts: Choose the right hospital and doctor for you in the: Washington, D.C. area