UH Hospitals Elyria Medical Center achieves high rating

University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center earned the highest possible rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that administers Medicare, according to a news release.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rates hospitals from one to five stars, based on their safety, efficiency and patient experience, the release said.

UH Elyria Medical Center is one of just 407 hospitals in the United States, and the only hospital in Lorain County, to earn this designation in 2020, according to the release.

“For nearly 112 years, UH Elyria Medical Center has cared for the people of this community,” said Kristi Sink, president of UH Elyria. “Earning the highest possible rating from CMS is an honor and reinforces our commitment to providing our patients with the highest quality of care and compassion.

“We strive every day to serve our community as the health care provider of choice in Lorain County.”

The CMS calculate star ratings based on a variety of more than 100 quality measures divided into seven categories: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. Scores reflect common conditions, such as heart attack and pneumonia, and the overall rating indicates how each hospital performs, on average, compared to more than 4,500 other hospitals in the U.S., the release said.

Other hospitals in the University Hospitals health system that earned five stars this rating period include UH Ahuja, UH Conneaut and UH Geneva medical centers.