UNC Health Pardee Nationally Recognized with 17 Awards from Healthgrades for Excellence in Specialty Care

UNC Health Pardee has achieved 17 accolades for clinical excellence according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or provider. These achievements place Pardee in the upper echelon of hospitals nationally for specialty care and reflect the organization’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible.

“Pardee is deeply committed to providing our community with the highest quality care and are proud to receive such high remarks and recognition from Healthgrades,” said James M. Kirby II, president and CEO, UNC Health Pardee. “It is because of the dedication and professionalism from our outstanding teammates which positions us as a leader in healthcare in our region and guarantees we can provide the very best experience for our neighbors.”

Pardee has earned distinctions from Healthgrades for cardiac, orthopedic, neurosciences, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and critical care. Those awards include: 

Cardiac:

• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack for five years in a row (2020-2024)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure for two years in a row (2023-2024)

Orthopedics:

• Five-Star Recipient for Spinal Fusion Surgery for three years in a row (2022-2024)

Neurosciences:

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ for five years in a row (2020-2024)
• Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke for four years in a row (2021-2024)
• Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for the Treatment of Stroke for five years in a row (2020-2024)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke for nine years in a row (2016-2024)

Pulmonary:

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ for four years in a row (2021-2024)
• Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services for four years in a row (2021-2024)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for three years in a row (2022-2024)

Gastrointestinal:

• Five-Star Recipient for Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries for two years in a row (2023-2024)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of GI Bleed for three years in a row (2022-2024)

Critical Care:

• Recipient of the Healthgrades 2024 Critical Care Excellence Award™
• Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Critical Care in 2024
• Named Among the Top 10% in the National for Critical Care in 2024
• Five-Star Recipient for the Treatment of Sepsis for 13 years in a row (2012-2024)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure for six years in a row (2019-2024)

Healthgrades evaluates hospitals solely on clinical outcomes: risk-adjusted mortality and complications. By focusing on what matters most, patient outcomes, Healthgrades ratings provide critical feedback for both patients and hospitals. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades gives consumers the information they need to find a hospital that excels in providing the care they need. And, by shining a light on strengths and weaknesses, Healthgrades ratings help direct hospitals to opportunities for clinical improvement.  The 2024 hospital assessment evaluated patient mortality and complication rates for 35 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top performers.

The 2024 Healthgrades analysis revealed that the variation in performance among hospitals continues to widen, making it increasingly important to seek care at top-rated programs.  From 2020 through 2022, if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to five-star hospitals, on average, 215,667 lives could potentially have been saved, and 149,521 patients could have avoided potential complications.*

Consumers can visit Healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2020 through 2022 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2024 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.

About UNC Health Pardee

UNC Health Pardee is a not-for-profit community healthcare organization and is managed by UNC Health. The hospital, founded in 1953, is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee has several locations separate from the main campus, including a comprehensive physician practice network, a cancer center, four urgent care locations and six orthopedic clinics. For more information or to find a physician, visit pardeehospital.org.

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