For Hub City Times

MILWAUKEE — Ministry Health Care hospitals across Wisconsin have been recently recognized as 4-Star and 5-Star Award winners by national health care research leader Professional Research Consultants Inc. (PRC). The Excellence in Healthcare Awards recognize organizations that achieve excellence throughout the year by improving patient experiences.

“This year I am happy to report that across our health care system, we have received 31 4-Star and 5-Star awards at 14 of our hospitals,” stated Daniel E. Neufelder, president of Ministry Health Care. “I am very proud of our excellent clinicians, nurses, and associates who created these outstanding results.”

“It is an honor to recognize Ministry Health Care hospitals with Excellence in Healthcare Awards for their deserving work,” said Joe M. Inguanzo, president and CEO of PRC. “It takes true dedication and determination to achieve this level of excellence in health care, and Ministry hospitals have shown their commitment to making their hospitals better places for patients to be treated.”

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton

—4-Star Rating: Inpatient Services-Overall Quality of Care.

Calumet Medical Center, Chilton

—5-Star Ratings: Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Communication about Medications, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Discharge Information, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Pain Management, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Responsiveness of Staff.

Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital, Eagle River

—5-Star Ratings: Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Communication about Medications, Inpatient Services-Overall Quality of Care, Outpatient Services-Overall Quality of Care.

—4-Star Rating: Emergency Department-Overall Quality of Care.

Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield

—5-Star Rating: Inpatient NICU Services-Overall Quality of Care.

Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center, Merrill

—4-Star Ratings: Emergency Department-Overall Quality of Care, Outpatient Services-Overall Quality of Care.

Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh

—5-Star Rating: Inpatient OB/GYN Services-Overall Quality of Care.

Flambeau Hospital, Park Falls

—4-Star Rating: Emergency Department-Overall Quality of Care.

Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital, Rhinelander

—5-Star Rating: Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Discharge Information.

Ministry Saint Michael’s Hospital, Stevens Point

—5-Star Ratings: Inpatient OB/GYN Services-Overall Quality of Care, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Discharge Information.

Ministry Our Lady of Victory Hospital, Stanley

—4-Star Rating: Inpatient Services-Overall Quality of Care.

Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay

—5-Star Ratings: Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Discharge Information, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Responsiveness of Staff, Inpatient Medical/Surgical Services-Overall Quality of Care, Inpatient Services-Overall Quality of Care.

—4-Star Rating: Emergency Department-Overall Quality of Care.

Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital, Tomahawk

—5-Star Ratings: Emergency Department-Overall Quality of Care, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Communication about Medications, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Responsiveness of Staff.

Ministry Saint Clare’s Hospital, Weston

—5-Star Ratings: Inpatient OB/GYN Services-Overall Quality of Care, Inpatient Services-HCAHPS-Discharge Information.

Howard Young Medical Center, Woodruff

—4-Star Ratings: Emergency Department-Overall Quality of Care, Inpatient Services-Overall Quality of Care.

To learn more about the 2016 Excellence in Healthcare Awards, including eligibility and criteria, visit ExcellenceInHealthcareEvents.com.