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Labette Health recently earned numerous quality awards including ranking in the top 10 percent of hospitals nation-wide for patient safety. The awards and rankings were announced by CareChex, a division of Comparion, an independent company recognizing the nation's best performers on various measures of quality relating to process care, outcomes, and patient satisfaction. Labette Health received 16 awards including:

Top 10 percent in the state for:

• Overall hospital care.
• Overall medical care.
• Overall surgical care.
• Orthopedic care.
• Major orthopedic surgery.
• Joint replacement.

Top 10 percent in the Midwest for:

• Overall hospital care.
• Overall surgical care.
• Orthopedic care.
• Major orthopedic surgery.
• Joint replacement.

Top 10 percent in the nation for:

• Overall hospital care. 
• Overall surgical care.
• Orthopedic care.
• Major orthopedic surgery.
• Joint replacement.

"Labette Health is committed to attaining high standards of quality care. Providing excellent care is only possible with our out-standing physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, employees and volunteers," said Brian Williams, Labette Health President/CEO. "We are extremely grateful for their ability to care for patients in such an exceptional manner resulting in the best possible outcomes for our patients. At Labette Health, you and your family receive nationally ranked care close to home," added Williams.

CareChex is a division of Comparion Analytics—one of the nation's largest privately-held healthcare information services companies. CareChex provides clinical, financial and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers and purchasers of U.S. medical care. Unlike other publicly available hospital quality ratings, CareChex provides a composite evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care and patient satisfaction.