Catholic Healthcare Partners (CHP) was named to the Top 10 list of health systems in the United States based on its hospitals’ clinical performance in a Thomson Reuters study recently released.

CHP is the parent company of Mercy Health Partners. Data on the clinical outcomes from Mercy’s seven hospitals in northwest Ohio were included in the data studied by Thomson Reuters.

“This national recognition demonstrates that quality health care is the number one priority for Mercy’s hospitals and the other 23 hospitals in the CHP system,” said Steven L. Mickus, president and CEO of Mercy. “From our largest hospital in Toledo to our community hospitals in Oregon, Tiffin, Willard and Defiance families can trust that they will received the highest quality health care possible combined with the compassionate care that has been a hallmark of the Mercy system for more than 154 years.”

Michael Connelly, president and CEO of CHP, said this is an important milestone in reaching CHP’s goal of excellence in healthcare. "We are proud to be recognized for our quality of care and efficiency. The results of this study affirm our system-wide approach to quality care, and are also a testament to the hard work, determination and the local healing touch that only our front-line caregivers can offer all who come through our doors.”

Researchers from the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals analyzed quality and efficiency of 252 health systems across the country and found statistically significant differences between top and bottom performs in several key areas. All U.S health systems with two or more short-term, general, non-federal hospitals were assessed. Researchers looked at five metrics that gauge clinical quality and efficiency: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay and adherence to clinical standards of care (evidence-based core measures published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). The data studied is from 2006 and 2007.

“The Top 10 includes for-profit and not-for-profit health systems, religious and secular organizations, and facilities that differ in size, ownership structure and geographic distribution of member hospitals,” said Dean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs at Thomson Reuters. “This suggests that every type of health system has the potential to drive higher quality and health systems could become a powerful force for rapid improvement in hospital performance.”

Mercy Health Partners is a not-for-profit health system with hospitals and services in northwest Ohio dedicated to improving the health of people in its communities with emphasis on its 154-year mission of caring for all in need. Mercy is composed of St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, St. Charles Mercy Hospital, St. Anne Mercy Hospital, St. Vincent Mercy Children’s Hospital, Mercy Hospital of Tiffin, Mercy Hospital of Willard, Mercy Hospital of Defiance, St. Vincent & University of Toledo Life Flight and Mercy College of Northwest Ohio. 

Catholic Healthcare Partners is the largest health system in Ohio and one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S. CHP employs 36,500 associates in more than 100 organizations, including 32 hospitals which serve the healthcare needs of people in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and contiguous states.