Stanford Medicine Nationally recognized for Excellence in Patient Care
Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine have received top rankings from Vizient, a national healthcare performance betterment institution, solidifying their commitment to high-quality patient care. This year’s results, released recently, highlight remarkable performance in both inpatient and outpatient services, and also environmental sustainability.
Stanford Health Care achieved a five-star rating in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study for comprehensive academic medical centers, ranking fifth among 118 peer institutions in inpatient care. The annual study, now in it’s 19th year, assessed 1,220 hospitals across six key domains: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness, and variation in care.
The organization also excelled in outpatient care, ranking sixth out of 66 institutions in its cohort, based on access to care, efficiency, quality, continuum of care, and equity.
For the first time,Stanford Health Care was honored with Vizient’s Environmental Sustainability Excellence award,recognizing its dedication to responsible purchasing,carbon emission reduction,and climate resilience.
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley also earned a five-star inpatient performer ranking among complex care medical centers,placing 17th out of 208 institutions - a repeat achievement from the previous year.
“Every time our patients come through these doors, they put a tremendous amount of faith in us – and at Stanford Medicine, it is our mission to validate that trust through the highest standards of clinical excellence,” said David Entwistle, president and CEO of Stanford Health Care. “We’re proud to again be recognized among the nation’s top health systems, and we look forward to working with Vizient and our peers to advance care that is better, safer and more effective for the people we serve.”
Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the stanford School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs at Stanford University, added, ”At Stanford Medicine, we take pride in the world-class services we provide, and Vizient’s recognition reflects the extraordinary dedication and expertise of our faculty and staff.Together, our teams are committed to continuous improvement, always striving to raise the bar on high-quality care for our patients.”
Vizient provides data-driven solutions and benchmarking opportunities to help healthcare organizations improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.