Carilion Named Fourth Best Hospital in Virginia
The U.S. News & World Report has named Roanoke’s Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hosptital the fourth best hospital in Virginia in their latest rankings.
CRMH was named a top ten hospital in the publication’s 2013 ranking, but jumped into the Top 5 in 2014, receiving high marks for “patient safety, demonstrating commitment to reducing accidents and medical mistakes.” U.S. News also named ten adult specialties at Carilion as on par with nationally ranked U.S. News Best Hospitals:
- Cardiology and Heart Surgery
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Gynecology
- Nephrology
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedics
- Pulmonology
- Urology
“These high performing services treat the chronic conditions that cause the most harm in our communities,” said Carilion President and CEO Nancy Agee in a memo to employees. “This is more evidence of our commitment to improve the health of our region.”
Agee also cited improvements made in the last year – including advancing the use of electronic medical records, improving ambulatory care, and a commitment to coordinated care – to the improved ranking.
See the full U.S. News & World Report rankings >>>