Meadowview Regional Medical Center Earns 5-Star CMS Rating for Overall Hospital Quality

Maysville, KY (July 31, 2024) – Meadowview Regional Medical Center today announced that it has been awarded five stars in the latest round of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Meadowview’s Overall Hospital Quality 5-Star Rating puts it among the top hospitals in the U.S. with respect to patient safety and the overall patient experience.

“Our team works to constantly evaluate and improve the care and experiences we provide our patients and their families,” said Joe Koch, CEO and Market President of Meadowview Regional Medical Center. “We are so proud to have received this recognition from CMS and look forward to continuing our efforts to enhance healthcare delivery and advance our mission of making communities healthier.”

The Star Ratings program is designed to increase healthcare transparency and help patients and their family members make informed decisions about healthcare. CMS’ Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings measure hospitals based on their performance across five quality areas: mortality, patient experience, readmissions, safety of care and timeliness and effectiveness of care.

Meadowview Regional Medical Center has launched several initiatives in recent years aimed at further enhancing the quality of care provided to patients, including bedside shift reporting and learning boards.  Bedside shift reporting is the transfer of information between nurses at the patient’s bedside when shifts change.  Bedside shift reporting is a vital part of a patient’s care plan and can help improve safety, quality and continuity of care.  Learning boards in hospitals serve as important communication tools.  They can display information on key areas such as process improvement needs, hand hygiene performance, hospital acquired infections and medication incidents.

“We are honored to serve the healthcare needs of our communities,” Koch said. “We thank our providers, clinical teams and staff for their commitment to our patients and to one another. It is their dedication that made this five-star rating possible and that will continue to drive our quality improvement initiatives going forward.”

For more information on the Star Ratings Program, visit the CMS website at Medicare.gov. For more information on Meadowview Regional Medical Center, visit MeadowviewRegional.com