Here are three things to know:
1. The decision came from CareChex, a division of COMPARION and a national hospital and health system quality rating.
2. CareChex rates almost every hospital in the U.S. based on their most recent three years of Medicare Provider Assessment and Review data, Hospital Quality Alliance, Hospital Compare and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.
3. Labette Health is also ranked in the top 10 percent in the region for overall hospital care, joint replacement and major orthopedic surgery in patient safety, as well as the top 10 percent in Kansas for overall hospital care, overall medical care, overall surgical care, cardiac care, joint replacement and pulmonary care in patient safety.
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