Venice Regional Bayfront Health Earns High Marks for Low Readmissions for Pneumonia

5/30/2017

Venice Regional Bayfront Health is one of only three Florida hospitals – and the only one south of Tampa Bay – listed among 52 hospitals with the lowest readmission rates for patients treated for pneumonia. The ranking was published by Becker’s Hospital Review based on data from CMS Hospital Compare.

“This recognition validates our continuous focus on quality patient care, particularly given the prevalence of pneumonia in older populations, like the community we serve in Venice,” said Karlene Pietranton, Venice Regional’s chief quality officer.

All hospitals on the list have a pneumonia 30-day readmission rate of less than 14.2 percent, compared to the national average of 17.1 percent. Venice Regional’s rate is 13.7. Becker’s based the ranking on data published on the CMS Hospital Compare website from July 2012 through June 2015, the most recent data available.

Becker’s complete list is available online at http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/52-hospitals-with-the-lowest-pneumonia-readmission-rates.html.

Venice Regional Bayfront Health
Venice Regional Bayfront Health is a 312-bed, acute care hospital providing a comprehensive array of health care services to the greater Venice area. Venice Regional, and its affiliated Gulf Coast Medical Group clinics, provide high quality health care that is accessible to residents and visitors across Central and South Sarasota County. The hospital’s services include cardiac, stroke, orthopedic, metabolic, open-heart and advanced surgery, wound care, women’s care and interventional radiology. Venice Regional has been nationally recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission for five consecutive years, an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, a dual Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation and the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a Joint Commission-Certified Primary Stroke Center, and a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. Notable quality awards include American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and Heart Failure Silver Quality Achievement Award; the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D. Wound Care Center of Excellence Award by Healogics for eight consecutive years.

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