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Parsons, KS – Labette Health has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for Knee Replacement. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.

The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

“Quality guides everything that we do, and this nationally recognized ranking is one example of the amazing work our staff does every day,” said Kerry Volmer, RN, Orthopedic Center Director.

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience. To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The BEST Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other Methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.

“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”

“Our primary focus for our patients is on quality and safety, and we appreciate this recognition of that commitment by Southeast Kansas Orthopedic Clinic and Labette Health,” said Kevin Mosier, MD and Brad Meister, MD of Southeast Kansas Orthopedic Clinic, Inc.

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About Labette Health

Labette Health, serving a six-county area since 1961, is a 99-bed licensed, hospital that provides acute, intensive and inpatient rehabilitation services. Labette Health serves southeast Kansas with clinics in Altamont, Chanute, Cherryvale, Chetopa, Erie, Independence, Oswego, Parsons, Pittsburg and St. Paul, including an emergency department in Parsons and Independence and four express care locations - Parsons, Chanute, Independence and Oswego. Labette Health, renowned for its comprehensive healthcare services, state-of-the-art technology and skilled medical staff, is nationally recognized as a High Performing Hospital for Knee Replacement by U.S. News & World Report, by Blue Cross as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee & Hip Replacement and Maternity Care by Women’s Choice Award for Emergency Care; by The Chartis Center as a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital; and by CareChex as a Top 10% Hospital in the State for Overall Medical Care. For more information, visit labettehealth.com or facebook.com/LabetteHealth.