2012 Blanchard Valley Hospital Rankings

Blanchard Valley Hospital has been ranked #1 in Ohio for overall orthopedic services and five-star rated for cardiology services!

Other 2012 BVH HealthGrades awards include:

- Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™

- Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™

- Five-star rated for overall orthopedic services

- Five-star rated for coronary interventional procedures

- Five-star rated for joint replacement

- Five-star rated for total knee replacement

- Five-star rated for hip fracture repair

- Five-star rated for back and neck surgery (spinal fusion)

- 2011 recipient of the HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award^TM
- Top 5% in the U.S. for Patient Safety

What does this mean? Better care for you!

The HealthGrades report found that patients treated at five-star rated hospitals experience a 73 percent lower risk of mortality and a 63 percent lower risk of complications compared to one-star rated hospitals. Other key findings include: 

• If all Medicare patients from 2008 through 2010 had been treated at 5-star hospitals, 240,040 lives could have potentially been saved.
• If all Medicare patients from 2008 through 2010 had gone to 5-star hospitals for their procedure, 164,472 in-hospital complications could have potentially been avoided.