HealthGrades Awards
Community Memorial is ONLY hospital in the state of New York to achieve one of HealthGrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement in 2016 AND one of the 100 Best Hospitals for Overall Orthopedics.
We have been a continuous recipient of HealthGrades Joint Replacement and Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Awards:
HealthGrades is the nation’s leading healthcare rating company. This award is based on results of the annual Hospital Quality in America Study in which patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation’s 5,000 hospitals were analyzed over the years 2007-2015.
Quality Care Recognition
Recipient of a 2014 HCAHPS Best Performer Award – Discharge Information – highlights our consistent dedication to providing a high-quality patient experience. This award measures patients’ opinions as required by the federal government and measured by outside polling agencies, in this case, Avatar (now Press Ganey).
Surgical Care Improvements
The VHA Award recognizes the hospital for meeting or exceeding national performance standards for clinical care in specific areas. Community Memorial won the award for its performance at the 90 percent or above level on clinical core measures for surgical complications and infection prevention.
“A” Rating Hospital Patient Safety Score:
Awarded by Leapfrog Group in 2012 and 2011.
2009 Statewide Honor Roll:
Awarded by Niagara Health Quality Coalition for the prevention of Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism/ Deep Vein Thrombosis
Highest Patient Satisfaction Rating of all Hospitals in Upstate New York
Awarded by HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) in April 2008.