RivCo Hospital Ranks High Among 250 Best In America: Healthgrades

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A Riverside County hospital ranked among the 250 best in the country in a new ranking from Healthgrades, a marketplace to help people find doctors and hospitals. A total of two Riverside County hospitals and a San Bernardino County hospital were also named among the 90 top specialty awards in this list, according to Healthgrades.

Healthgrades evaluated patient mortality and complication rates for 31 of the most common healthcare conditions and procedures at 4,500 U.S. hospitals for its 2023 America’s Best Hospitals ranking. This year’s awards recognize overall clinical excellence and the top-ranked hospitals for 18 specialty care among 32 eligible states.

The “America’s best” rankings recognize:

• America’s 50 Best Hospitals (top 1 percent)
• America’s 100 Best Hospitals (top 2 percent)
• America’s 250 Best Hospitals (top 5 percent)

The Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside was included in the top 250 Best Hospitals list.

Three Inland Empire hospitals were also 90 specialty awards given to the ranked hospitals.

• Riverside University Health System-Medical Center received the best Cranial Neurosurgery award.
• Riverside Community Hospital received the best Vascular Surgery award
• Redlands Community Hospital received the best Joint Replacement, Orthopedic Surgery and Surgical Care awards.

Hospitals ranked above those in the top 100 Best Hospitals were:

• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Campus in Berkeley
• Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas in Encinitas
• Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton
• Memorial Medical Center in Modesto
• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland
• Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego
• Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista in Chula Vista
• UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest in San Diego
• Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia

Other California hospitals were ranked even higher and were included in the top 50 Best Hospitals:

• Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame
• Mills Health Center in San Mateo
• Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley
• Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla
• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles
• Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills
• Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Northridge
• Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville
• Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center in San Jose
• Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center in Santa Clara
• UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica
• Stanford Health Care in Stanford
• Cedars - Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood

Additional California hospitals were mentioned in the 90 specialty awards category:

• Palomar Medical Center Escondido received the best Orthopedic Surgery and Spine Surgery awards
• Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego received the best Prostate Surgery award
• Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center received the best Prostate Surgery award
• Kaiser Permanente Orange County - Anaheim Medical Center received the best Prostate Surgery award
• Saint Francis Medical Center received the best Prostate Surgery award
• Mercy San Juan Medical Center received the best Pulmonary Care award
• Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center received the best Spine Surgery award
• Saint Agnes Medical Center received the best Spine Surgery award
• Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka received the best Vascular Surgery award

Healthgrades said in a news release that the awards help consumers choose a doctor or hospital based on the criteria that matters most to them, including compatibility, relevant experience and quality of care, at a time of heightened awareness of the importance of taking care of themselves.

A recent Healthgrades survey found 64 percent of consumers are more concerned about their health now than before the pandemic. More than half (57 percent) are more concerned today than before the pandemic about the quality of care provided by hospitals and their doctors.

Healthgrades said that if all hospitals performed at the level of the top 250 hospitals, 160,615 lives would have been saved.