High Quality Recognition

For the several consecutive years, West Valley Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Truven Health Analytics™, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care.

West Valley, a 150-bed facility, is listed in the Medium Community Hospitals category along with 19 other facilities across the country. West Valley has achieved national recognition for its implementation of initiatives to improve quality and enhance patient satisfaction. These initiatives include:

An aggressive process for early identification and treatment of severe infections proven to improve outcomes. A commitment to patient engagement by introducing patients to their care team and sharing information at bedside during shift changes and department transfers.

According to Truven, the facilities selected to the 100 Top Hospitals list have consistently demonstrated quality care at a reasonable cost. More information on this study and other 100 Top Hospitals research is available at 100 Top Hospitals.

West Valley Medical Center is honored to be the recipient of its fifth consecutive Healthgrades five-star designation for total knee replacement procedures.

Other latest Healthgrades awards and recognitions include:

• Patient Safety Excellence - Top 10%
• Top 10% in the Nation: Prostate Surgery Excellence Award
• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery
• Five-Star Recipient: Prostate Removal Surgery
• Five-Star Recipient: Total Knee Replacement
• Five-Star Recipient: Treatment of Bowel Obstruction
• Five-Star Recipient: Treatment of Sepsis
• Five-Star Recipient: Treatment of heart failure
• Five-Star Recipient: Treatment of Pneumonia
• Five-Star Recipient: Treatment of gastrointestinal bleed
• Five-Star Recipient: Gallbladder removal surgery

West Valley also holds a Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades, placing the hospital in the top 10 percent of health care facilities for safety nationwide. This award is announced each spring.

Healthgrades is an online resource that helps consumers search, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals. For its annual "Report to the Nation," the organization evaluated about 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 34 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions. The complete Healthgrades Report to the Nation with detailed cohort-specific outcomes data, hospital-specific quality achievements and detailed study methodology can be found at Healthgrades.

West Valley Medical Center has received more consecutive "A" grades in the biannual Hospital Safety Grades published by The Leapfrog Group than any other hospital in Idaho. The designation recognizes exceptional performance in consistently meeting evidence-based patient safety guidelines.

Several initiatives contribute to the high level of patient safety at West Valley Medical Center, including a multidisciplinary safety committee and several safety programs to improve patient outcomes and enhance each patient's personal experience. Additionally, investment in technology like the HUGS infant security, the enhanced surgical recovery program, computerized medication management systems and more initiatives to further safety.

To see West Valley's scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit the Hospital Safety Score website.

For several years, West Valley Medical Center has been named among the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare.

The annual award recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry nationwide that empower employees to perform at their optimum level. Those employees then make a difference by providing patients and customers with the best possible care and services.

Modern Healthcare collects and evaluates information from employers and feedback from employees to create its annual rankings. More information about the Best Places to Work program can be viewed at Modern Healthcare.

For the third time, West Valley Medical Center has been named to the “100 Great Community Hospitals” list from Becker’s Hospital Review. The Caldwell hospital is once again the only facility in Idaho to receive this distinction.

For inclusion in this list, the Becker’s editorial team considered hospitals with fewer than 550 beds and rankings and awards from one or more notable health care review organizations.

In addition to providing local residents with advanced health care services, West Valley is also a proud supporter of many events and organizations that benefit residents of Canyon County and its surrounding communities, including the Caldwell Family YMCA, Caldwell Night Rodeo Power of Pink Program, Canyon County Meals on Wheels and Canyon County and Middleton Relay for Life events.

Visit the Becker’s Hospital Review website to learn more about the 100 Great Community Hospitals designation and view a full list of 2017 recipients.

• West Valley celebrates sixth consecutive total knee replacement five-star designation by Healthgrades
• West Valley ranks 13th Best Place to Work in Healthcare
• West Valley Receives Eleventh Consecutive 'A' in Safety Review
• West Valley Medical Center receives 'A' in biannual safety
• Business Insider: West Valley receives grade 'A' for patient safety
• West Valley receives sixth consecutive ‘A’ in biannual safety review
• West Valley Medical Center Proves Commitment to Patient Safety