The study identifies the top health systems in the U.S. in 2016 based on balanced, systemwide clinical and administrative performance. According to Truven Health Analytics, which was recently acquired by IBM, winning health systems achieved higher survival rates and fewer errors at a lower overall treatment cost than non-winning systems. Specifically, overall mortality rates among winning systems were 14.7 percent lower for winning health systems compared with non-winning peer group hospitals; complication rates were 15.1 percent lower; and ED wait times were 12.3 percent lower.
Here are the Truven Health 15 Top Health Systems, categorized by health system size.
Large Health Systems (operating expense > $1.75 billion)
- Mayo Foundation (Rochester, Minn.)
- Mercy (Chesterfield, Mo.)
- Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.)
- Sutter Health Valley Division (Sacramento, Calif.)
Medium Health Systems (operating expense $750 million to $1.75 billion)
- Kettering Health Network (Dayton, Ohio)
- Scripps Health (San Diego, Calif.)
- St. Luke’s Health System (Boise, Idaho)
- St. Vincent Health (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- TriHealth (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Small Health Systems (operating expense < $750 million)
- Asante (Medford, Ore.)
- Lovelace Health System (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- MidMichigan Health (Midland, Mich.)
- Roper St. Francis Healthcare (Charleston, S.C.)
- Tanner Health System (Carrollton, Ga.)
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