treatment of atrial fibrillation
Only 15 percent of hospitals in the nation fall into this 5-star category!
According to Lyle E. Sheldon, FACHE, President and CEO, at Upper Chesapeake Health, "Quality
patient care is our top priority. Recognition from an objective, independent source such as
HealthGrades validates the efforts our physicians, nurses and staff deliver every day to the
communities of Harford and Cecil Counties."
To provide its 2008 ratings, rankings, and recognitions, HealthGrades independently analyzed
nearly 5,000 hospitals in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, objectively assessing their
clinical outcomes and quality. The data utilized in the assessment is licensed from the federal
government's Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The HealthGrades ratings measure
whether patient outcomes for each procedure or diagnosis are "better than expected" (5-Star), "as expected" (3-Star), or "worse than expected" (1-Star).
