HealthGrades ranks Gundersen Lutheran among the best in the nation in a number of different areas:
Clinical Excellence:
- HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award-Clinical Excellence™ 5 years in a row (2008-2012)
- HealthGrades America's 100 Best Hospitals 2012
Gundersen Lutheran Heart:
- HealthGrades 2012 Excellence Awards™ in Cardiac Care, Cardiac Surgery and Coronary Intervention
- HealthGrades 2012 America’s 100 Best for Specialty Care in Cardiac Care, Cardiac Surgery and Coronary Intervention
- Top 2 percent in the nation for Cardiac Care, Cardiac Surgery and Coronary Intervention
- Top 5 percent in the nation for Cardiology Services
- Ranked #1 in Wisconsin for Overall Cardiac Services and Cardiology Services
- Ranked #2 in Wisconsin for Cardiac Surgery
- Ranked #3 in Wisconsin for Coronary Interventional Procedures
- Five-star rated for Overall Cardiac Services, Cardiology Services, Cardiac Surgery, Coronary Bypass Surgery, Coronary Interventional Procedures, and Treatment of Heart Attack and Heart Failure
Orthopaedics:
- HealthGrades 2012 Excellence Awards™ in Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Replacement
- HealthGrades 2012 America’s 100 Best for Specialty Care in Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Replacement
- Top 2 percent in the nation for Overall Orthopaedic Services and Joint Replacement
- Ranked #1 in Wisconsin for Overall Orthopaedic Services
- Ranked #2 in Wisconsin for Joint Replacement
- Five-star rated for Overall Orthopaedic Services, Joint Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement and Hip Fracture Treatment
Neurosciences:
- HealthGrades 2012 Excellence Awards™ in Neurosciences and Stroke Care
- Top 5 percent in the nation for Treatment of Stroke
- Top 10 percent in the nation for Neurosciences
- Among the top 5 in Wisconsin for Neurosciences and Treatment of Stroke
- Among the top 10 in Wisconsin for Neurosurgery
- Five-star rated for Neurosciences, Neurosurgery and Treatment of Stroke
Pulmonary:
- HealthGrades 2012 Excellence Award™ in Pulmonary Care
- Top 10 percent in the nation for Overall Pulmonary Services
- Ranked among the Top 5 in Wisconsin for Overall Pulmonary Services
- Five-star rated for Overall Pulmonary Services, Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Treatment of Pneumonia
General Surgery:
- HealthGrades 2012 Excellence Award™ in General Surgery
- HealthGrades 2012 America’s 100 Best for Specialty Care in General Surgery
- Top 2 percent in the nation for General Surgery
- Among the top 5 in Wisconsin for General Surgery
- Five-star rated for Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy and Treatment of Bowel Obstruction
Gastroenterology:
- HealthGrades 2012 Excellence Award™ in Overall Gastroenterology (GI) Services
- HealthGrades 2012 America’s 100 Best for Specialty Care in Overall GI Services
- Top 2 percent in the nation for Overall GI Services
- Among the top 5 in Wisconsin for Overall GI Services and GI Medical Treatment
- Five-star rated for Treatment of Bowel Obstruction, Treatment of GI Bleed and Cholecystectomy
Critical Care:
- HealthGrades 2012 Excellence Award™ in Critical Care
- HealthGrades 2012 America’s 100 Best for Specialty Care in Critical Care
- Top 2 percent in the nation for Critical Care
- Ranked #2 in Wisconsin for Critical Care
- Five-star rated for Overall Critical Care, Treatment of Sepsis and Treatment of Respiratory Failure
Bariatric:
- HealthGrades 2011 Specialty Excellence Award™ for Bariatric Surgery
- The only Wisconsin hospital to receive a HealthGrades Specialty Excellence Award™ for Bariatric Surgery
- Five-star rated for Overall Bariatric Surgery
Women's Health:
- HealthGrades Women's Health Excellence Award™ 2011
- Top 5 percent in the nation for Women's Health
Emergency Medicine:
- HealthGrades Emergency Medicine Excellence Award™ 2012
- Top 5 percent in the nation for Emergency Medicine
Patient Experience:
- HealthGrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ 2011
- Top 5 percent in the nation for Patient Experience
Gynecological Surgery
- HealthGrades 2011 Excellence Awards™ in Gynecological Surgery
- Top 5 percent in the nation for Gynecological Surgery
Patient Safety
- HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ 2011
- Top 5 percent in the nation for Patient Safety
More information on HealthGrades, including the complete methodology, can be found at healthgrades.com.