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HealthGrades Lists Heartland Hospitals in Nation's Top 5%
Monday February 23, 2009

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The HealthGrades Seventh Annual Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study identifies the 5% of hospitals in the nation with the lowest mortality and complication rates across 26 procedures and diagnoses. Hospitals that achieve this level of care are designated Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence by HealthGrades.

The following Heartland facilities were recognized: Centura Health — Penrose St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Littleton (Colo.) Adventist Hospital; North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley; Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colo.; Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver; Rose Medical Center, Denver; Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa; Metropolitan Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa; St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; St. Francis Health Center, Topeka, Kan.; Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kan.; St. Joseph Medical Center, Wichita, Kan.; Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minn.; Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Minn.; Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis; North Memorial Health Care, Robbinsdale, Minn.; St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital; St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, Minn.; United Hospitals, Saint Paul, Minn.; Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis; Skaggs Community Health Center, Branson, Mo.; SSM St. Joseph Health Center, Saint Charles, Mo.; SSM St. Joseph Health Center, Wentzville, Mo.; SSM St Mary's Health Center, St. Louis; St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Mo.; and Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis.

For a complete list, visit www.HealthGrades.com.




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