St. David's HealthCare recognized among nation's 15 Top Health Systems® by Premier, Inc.
Austin, Texas — St. David’s HealthCare, as part of HCA Healthcare’s Central and West Texas Division, was named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems® according to an independent analysis based on a scorecard provided by Premier, Inc.
To create the list, Premier conducted an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data to identify the top health systems in the U.S. The primary purpose of Premier’s 15 Top Health Systems® Annual Report is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to their patients and communities. The quantitative report is based on a balanced scorecard consisting of various measurements distributed across four pillars: clinical outcomes, extended outcomes, operational and patient experience.
“Earning a place among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems is a testament to our steadfast commitment to excellence in patient care, operational performance and outcomes,” David Huffstutler, president and chief executive officer of St. David’s HealthCare, said. “This distinction reflects the dedication of our entire team—from caregivers to support staff—who work tirelessly every day to deliver compassionate, high-quality care. We’re honored to serve our community and proud to be acknowledged among the very best health systems in the country.”
15 Top Health Systems® Performance
This year, based on comparisons between the report’s top performers and a peer group of similar health systems, the analysis found that the 15 Top Health Systems® award recipients delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently and at a lower cost. Compared to peer health systems in the study, this year’s award recipients had:
- 22% fewer inpatient deaths than peer health systems.
- 21.6% fewer patients with complications.
- 17.4% fewer healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
- 0.5-day shorter average length of stay.
- Better reported patient experience scores, with a top-box Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score of 71.3% versus 68.6% for peer health systems.
“Achieving Premier’s 15 Top Health Systems® designation is an honor and shows a health system’s commitment to improving enterprise operations, quality and patient-centered care,” David Zito, Premier’s President of Performance Services, said. “As one of the 15 Top Health Systems®, St. David’s HealthCare, as part of HCA Healthcare’s Central and West Texas Division, has achieved high-quality healthcare with the execution of innovative strategies that have directly impacted patient outcomes, with fewer readmissions and complications.”
About the Annual Report
Premier’s 15 Top Health Systems® quantitative Annual Report is based on clinical outcomes, extended outcomes, operational and patient experience measures that form a balanced scorecard. The data for this Annual Report primarily came from Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare data sets.
The scorecard results are divided into two separate sections that graphically illustrate:
- A health system’s performance and improvement versus other peer health systems in the study.
- Cross-system performance alignment of system hospitals.
The Annual Report is designed to provide a view of health system performance across multiple dimensions: how they stand compared to peers and high performers (whole-system performance), where they stand in the evolution of their own cultures of performance improvement (relative long-term improvement and rate of improvement), and the achievement of cross-system performance alignment (system hospital performance). For performance measure details and definitions of each comparison group, see the 100 Top Hospitals® Program Methodology Guide document.
Benchmark health systems are determined based on their final scorecard performance. To account for differences in scale among health systems, the report categorizes health systems into three groups: large, medium and small health systems.