Clinical Excellence

Known both for its clinical excellence and lower than- average patient costs, The Reading Hospital experiences 32,000 inpatient admissions and provides more than 942,000 outpatient visits a year. It is also a state leader in surgical volume, with nearly 31,000 procedures annually. Some awards include:

2010 HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award- Clinical Excellence^TM 

• Ranked among the Top 5% of ALL hospitals in the nation for Overall Clinical Performance

2010 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award^TM 

• Ranked among the Top 5% of ALL hospitals in the nation for Patient Safety
• 5 consecutive years (2006-2010)

Financial Strength

• AA Bond Rating – one of two freestanding acute care hospitals in PA to achieve highest rating possible for hospitals

Technology

• Latest acquisitions in technology:
  • Permanent PET/CT
  • All digital mammography
  • Most advanced MRI in region (3 Tesla)
  • Interventional Radiology capabilities for oncology and neurological disorders
  • Advanced epilepsy diagnosis and treatment
  • Minimally invasive surgery – da Vinci® robotics and endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Portable head CT scanner: 1st in state
  • Two 64-slice CT scanners: 1st unit in Berks County
  • 3-D ultrasound for maternal-fetal medicine

Annual Statistics: Fiscal 2009

• Admissions: 32,343, among top 10 in state
• Births: 3,979
• Surgeries: 31,586, among top ten in Pennsylvania
• ED Visits: 107,258, among top 3 in state
• Major Ancillary Services
  • Laboratory: 3,776,719
  • Radiology: 423,852
  • Cardiac & Vascular: 35,211, most advanced modalities treatment

Heart Services

HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™ - four consecutive years (2008-2011)

• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for Cardiac Surgery: four consecutive years (2008-2011)
• Ranked among the Top 5 or 10 in PA for Cardiac Surgery: four consecutive years (2008-2011)
• Five-star rated for Cardiac Surgery: four consecutive years (2008-2011)
• Five-star rated for Coronary Bypass Surgery: six consecutive years (2006-2011)
• Five-star rated for Valve Replacement Surgery: three consecutive years (2009-2011)
• Chest Pain Center: First Accredited Chest Pain Center in Berks County
• Heart Failure Program: ONLY Joint Commission - Certified Heart Failure Program in Berks County
• Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care®

Women and Children’s Health

HealthGrades Women's Health Excellence Award™ - three consecutive years (2008/2009-2010/2011)

• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for Women's Health: three consecutive years (2008/2009-2011/2011)
• Five-star rated for Women's Health: three consecutive years (2008/2009-2011/2011)
• Beginnings Maternity Center: highest patient satisfaction of ALL hospitals in the nation for nurses and physicians
• Only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Berks County
• Newest Maternity Center — all private rooms — in Berks County
• Newest Pediatrics Unit in Berks County
• Special Pediatric Center in Emergency Department
• Partnership with world-renowed St. Christoper Hospital for Children for advanced pediatric specialty care services

Critical Care

2010 HealthGrades Awards:

• Five-star rated for treatment of sepsis: four consecutive years (2008-2011)

Cancer Care

• Region’s ONLY Institute for Radiosurgery – featuring Trilogy and three linear accelerators
• Multidisciplinary clinics for seven cancer sites
• ONLY fellowship-trained gynecologic oncology physician practice in region
• Partnership with the internationally renowned Fox Chase Cancer Center
• ONLY Image Recovery Center in state
• Nationally Accredited Breast Care Center

Pulmonary Services

• Five-star rated for treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: three consecutive years (2009-2011)
• Joint Commission: Certified COPD Program

Trauma Center

• Fastest growing Trauma Center in state
• Accredited by Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation
• Higher patient acuity than state average
• Lower mortality than state average
• 24/7 in-house trauma surgeons, full trauma team, intensivists, and hospitalists

Stroke Care/Neurosciences

HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ -  five consecutive years (2007 - 2011)

• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for treatment of stroke: five consecutive years (2007 - 2011)
• Ranked among the top 5 or 10 in PA for treatment of stroke: five consecutive years (2007 - 2011)
• Five-star rated for Treatment of Stroke: six consecutive years (206-2011)
• ONLY Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center in Berks County
• Only hospital in region with physician specialists in all of these fields:
  • interventional radiology
  • neurointerventional radiology
  • neurosurgery
  • brain injury rehabilitation
  • neuropathology
• American Heart and American Stroke Association “Get with the Guidelines®” Gold Plus Achievement Award
• Region’s 1st Epilepsy Monitoring Center

Post-Acute Rehabilitation

• Only rehabilitation program in region accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• The Reading Hospital for Post-Acute Rehabilitation
  • ALL private rooms for rehabilitation and skilled care
  • secure brain injury unit
  • therapy pool, gyms, and gardens

Surgical Services

• Ranked 8th in PA for overall bariatric surgery in 2011
• Five-Star rated for overall bariatric surgery in 2011
• Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery Care®