BMC Named a 2023 Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Knee Replacement
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. —– Berkshire Health Systems announced that Berkshire Medical Center is five-star rated for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients.
This five-star rating reflects Berkshire Medical Center's dedication to delivering better-than-expected outcomes for patients undergoing outpatient knee replacement and distinguishes Berkshire Medical Center as one of the nation's leading hospitals for outpatient knee replacement.
"Berkshire Health Systems is proud of the exceptional care provided to our outpatient knee replacement patients by an outstanding team of orthopaedic providers, including our surgeons, nurses, the entire surgical team and the many other professionals who are part of this highly coordinated and skilled effort," said Darlene Rodowicz, President and CEO of BHS. "Our partnership with the knee replacement experts at Berkshire Orthopaedic Associates gives our patients access to the most experienced joint replacement surgeons in the Berkshires and the outcomes for our outpatient knee replacements validates our team's success."
Healthgrades analyzed patient outcomes at short-term acute care hospitals throughout the country that offer joint replacement on an outpatient basis. This analysis included years 2019 through 2021 to identify the top-performing hospitals for outpatient knee replacement. Healthgrades's analysis revealed significant variation in patient outcomes between one- and five-star hospitals during the three-year study period. Patients undergoing outpatient knee replacement at five-star rated hospitals have, on average, a 76.2 percent lower risk of experiencing a complication than patients treated at hospitals with one-star ratings.
In fact, patients having outpatient knee replacement at one-star rated hospitals are over four times as likely to experience one or more complications than patients treated at five-star rated hospitals.
Where you are treated matters, especially when it comes to joint replacement, which is why Healthgrades is committed to delivering data-driven insights not available anywhere else. To that end, it is important for consumers to know that if all hospitals performed similarly to five-star rated hospitals, on average, more than 10,000 complications could have been avoided.
These statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of SAF data for years 2019 through 2021 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.
"Through the industry's first-outcomes-based outpatient ratings, Healthgrades is excited to recognize Berkshire Medical Center for their ongoing commitment to providing high-quality care to patients undergoing outpatient knee replacement," said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and head of Data Science at Healthgrades. "Patients can feel confident that hospitals with five-star ratings from Healthgrades have demonstrated their ability to deliver consistently exceptional outcomes."
As outpatient surgical volumes continue to grow, Healthgrades is working to expand its outpatient ratings methodology to include key outpatient procedures and conditions to help patients find the best care possible. Consumers can visit Healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality.
For more information on how Healthgrades identifies the nation's top hospitals for outpatient orthopedic surgery, see the 2023 Outpatient Specialty Excellence Awards and Ratings Methodology.
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