Primehealthcare Hospitals Recognized Nationally for Delivering Superior, High-Quality Care for Women

1.   Prime Healthcare Hospitals Recognized  Nationally for Delivering Superior, High-Quality  Care for Women      (ONTARIO, CA) – ​Prime Healthcare​ announced today that nine of its hospitals in four states  have been recognized as 5-star recipients for women’s healthcare by Healthgrades. The  2020 Women’s Care Excellence Awards recognize hospitals with clinical outcomes that are  statistically and significantly better than other hospitals nationwide.  Prime Healthcare consistently earns top marks for its clinical quality. For the 2018-2020  season, Healthgrades recognized Prime hospitals with more than 300 achievements for  clinical excellence in a variety of specialties. Collectively, Prime has had more Patient Safety  Excellence Award recipients than any other health system in the country for five  consecutive years, 2016-2020.  “Hospital quality should be top of mind for consumers when they evaluate and compare  hospital performance,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades.     

2.     “Women who select a hospital with a 5-star rating can feel confident in their choice,  knowing that these organizations are committed to providing exceptional women’s care to  their patients.”  Prime hospitals in Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Texas earned the distinction in  the Healthgrades 2020 Women’s Care Special Report, which was released on August 11.  The report is based on an analysis of outcome data for all patients (all-payer data) by  hospitals in 16 states from 2016 through 2018. Data for Prime hospitals in California and  seven other states where Prime operates was not evaluated.  Prime Healthcare hospitals recognized by Healthgrades in the 2020 Women’s Care Special  Report include:  Dallas Medical Center - Dallas, Texas  ● Dallas Regional Medical Center - Mesquite, Texas  ● Harlingen Medical Center - Harlingen, Texas  ● Knapp Medical Center - Weslaco, Texas  ● Landmark Medical Center - Woonsocket, Rhode Island  ● Mission Regional Medical Center - Mission, Texas  ● Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital - Denville, New Jersey  ● Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center - Reno, Nevada  ● St. Mary’s General Hospital - Passaic, New Jersey  ● Notably, Mission Regional Medical Center in Texas received the Obstetrics and Gynecology  Excellence Award, which is bestowed for exceptional care of mothers during and after labor  and delivery, as well as care of women undergoing gynecologic procedures.  “It is an honor to receive this distinction again. This will be our 5th straight year receiving  this award,” said Mission Regional CEO Kane Dawson. “These distinctions are a testament    2 

3.     to the great work our staff and physicians provide to our patients daily. It is our  commitment to provide safe and exceptional quality care.”  “We are extremely proud of our hospitals that received 5-star recognition from  Healthgrades in women’s healthcare,” said Sunny Bhatia, MD, CEO of Region I of Prime  Healthcare and Corporate Chief Medical Officer. “Serving our community is our primary  mission, and these awards demonstrate our unwavering commitment to providing women,  their babies, and their families with high-quality, compassionate care.”  Prime’s hospitals received 5-star ratings for vaginal and C-section deliveries, hysterectomies  and gynecological procedures. Healthgrades, a leading source of healthcare information  for consumers, found that there is a significant variation in hospital quality between those  that have received 5-stars and those that have not.  For example, women having a hysterectomy in hospitals with 5-stars have an average  63.7% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were  treated at hospitals with only 1-star.  Prime’s hospitals also received five Gynecological Surgery Excellence Awards, which are  given to a select group of hospitals that are in the top 10% of all hospitals evaluated for  providing outstanding quality outcomes in gynecologic surgery.  View Healthgrades ​hospital quality awards and methodologies​. Learn more about how  hospitals partner with Healthgrades​.    3