U.S. News & World Report Names Mary Washington Hospital Among Best in Washington DC Metro

Fredericksburg, VA – Mary Washington Hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2018-19 by U.S. News & World Report.

The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 29th year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures.

Mary Washington Hospital ranked No. 3 in the Washington DC Metro Area and No. 6 in the state of Virginia. The hospital also received “high-performing” ratings in five adult procedures or conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement, and lung cancer surgery.

“We are grateful to continue receiving national recognition for the remarkable work of our physicians, nurses, and staff at Mary Washington Hospital,” said Michael McDermott, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mary Washington Healthcare. “Our dedicated team provides each patient with the same safe, high-quality and compassionate care we’d want for members of our own families. That philosophy of care is reflected in these U.S. News rankings.”

For the 2018-19 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.

“For nearly 30 years, U.S. News has strived to make hospital quality more transparent to healthcare consumers nationwide,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “By providing the most comprehensive data available, we give patients and their physicians’ information to support their search for the best care across a range of specialties.”

The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely or entirely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

Best Hospitals was produced by U.S. News with RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

For more information about the 2018-19 rankings, please visit our FAQ. The rankings will be published in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2019” guidebook (ISBN 9781931469906), available for pre-order now from the U.S. News Online Store and for purchase at other bookstores in late September.

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About Mary Washington Healthcare

Mary Washington Healthcare is a fully integrated, regional medical system that provides inpatient and outpatient care through over 40 facilities and services, including Mary Washington Hospital, a 451-bed regional medical center, and Stafford Hospital, a 100-bed community hospital. Mary Washington Healthcare is a nonprofit health system and has a long-standing commitment to provide care regardless of ability to pay. For more information about our services and facilities, please log onto the Washington Healthcare website.

About U.S. News & World Report

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