U.S. News: Two Kane Hospitals in Top 30, All 5 Are ‘High Performing’
U.S. News has ranked Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin as the 12th best in Illinois, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva is ranked 27th and all five Kane County hospitals are rated as “high performing” in U.S. News’ 2016-17 Best Hospitals report.
The U.S. News analysis of hospitals includes data from nearly 5,000 centers across multiple clinical specialties, procedures and conditions.
Scores are based on a variety of patient outcome and care-related factors, such as patient safety and nurse staffing. U.S. News ranks hospitals in 16 adult and 10 pediatric specialties. Hospitals also receive a rating in nine common procedures and conditions, including hip replacement and COPD.
Read more about how U.S. News ranks and rate hospitals.
Here’s how Kane County hospitals ranked:
#12 — Advocate Sherman Hospital (Elgin)
Advocate Sherman Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital in Elgin, IL. It performed nearly at the level of nationally ranked U.S. News Best Hospitals in two adult specialties. Advocate Sherman Hospital has 255 beds. The hospital had 14,519 admissions in the latest year for which data are available. It performed 4,744 annual inpatient and 10,885 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 57,681 visits.
#27 — Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital (Geneva)
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital in Geneva, IL, with 159 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 39,289 patients visited the hospital’s emergency room. The hospital had a total of 8,059 admissions. Its physicians performed 1,712 inpatient and 7,637 outpatient surgeries.
Rush-Copley Medical Center (Aurora) — High Performing Hospital
Rush-Copley Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Aurora, IL, with 210 beds. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Survey data for the latest year available shows that 67,746 patients visited the hospital’s emergency room. The hospital had a total of 12,950 admissions. Its physicians performed 5,246 inpatient and 7,855 outpatient surgeries.
Presence Mercy Medical Center (Elgin)— High Performing Hospital
Presence Mercy Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Aurora, IL, with 170 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 39,852 patients visited the hospital’s emergency room. The hospital had a total of 9,829 admissions. Its physicians performed 2,894 inpatient and 3,657 outpatient surgeries.
Presence St. Joseph Hospital (Elgin) — High Performing Hospital
Presence St. Joseph Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital in Elgin, IL, with 184 beds. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Survey data for the latest year available shows that 28,820 patients visited the hospital’s emergency room. The hospital had a total of 7,380 admissions. Its physicians performed 1,651 inpatient and 1,959 outpatient surgeries.
SOURCE: U.S. News 2016-17 Best Hospitals