Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Makes List of Top Health Systems.
Milwaukee, Wis. (May 2, 2017) – Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network has been recognized among the top 20 percent of medium size health systems in the nation by Truven Health Analytics, an independent firm that evaluates hospitals and health systems. The Froedtert & MCW health network is one of just four Wisconsin health systems to make the list.
The Froedtert & MCW health network operates Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls, Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, and St. Joseph’s Hospital in West Bend, as well as health centers in Brookfield, Hartford, New Berlin, Waukesha and more than 20 other locations. According to Truven, health systems on the list generally outperform their peers in a variety of important measures, including higher survival rates, fewer errors, and lower costs.
“Being recognized as a top performer by this highly credible group affirms the value our health care network brings to our patients and to our community,” said Cathy Jacobson, president and chief executive officer of Froedtert Health.
The Truven study analyzed data from 337 health systems and their 2,415 associated hospitals to identify those that achieve superior performance based on a composite score of nine measures of care quality, patient perception of care, cost per episode of illness and operational efficiency.
Truven divided the top systems into three comparison groups based on total operating expenses of the member hospitals in 2015. The Froedtert & MCW health network is in the medium size health system category, which includes health systems with total annual operating expenses in the $750 million-$1.5 billion range.
About the Froedtert & MCW Health Network
The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin. It comprises eastern Wisconsin’s only academic medical center, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee; Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls; and St. Joseph’s Hospital, West Bend. The health network also includes more than 2,700 physicians across 25 primary and specialty clinical locations representing the collaboration of Wisconsin’s largest multispecialty physician practice with a community-based physician group. The network’s three hospitals have 804 staffed beds, more than 40,000 annual admissions and nearly 966,000 annual outpatient visits. Froedtert & MCW network physicians have more than 775,000 annual patient visits at its health centers and clinics. For more information, visit froedtert.com.
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