Butler Health System | Butler Health | Spring 2018

HEALTH LINK Learn more. We believe in transparency to better help consumers make informed health care decisions. Learn more about our transparency and the work underway at BHS to continuously provide the highest quality care at the greatest value to our patients and families at butlerhealthsystem.org/highqualitycare . SPRING 2018 Based on 2018 research conducted by IBMWatson Health, 100 Top Hospitals winners, like Butler Memorial Hospital, demonstrate that quality care and operational efficiency can often be achieved simultaneously. These projections indicate that if the new national benchmarks of high performance established by 2018 winners were achieved by all hospitals in the U.S., the following would be true: More than 102,000 additional lives could be saved in-hospital. Over 43,000 additional patients could be complication-free. Over $4.4 billion in inpatient costs could be saved. The typical patient could be released from the hospital almost half a day sooner and would have two percent fewer expenses related to the complete episode of care than the median patient in the U.S. Over 200,000 fewer discharged patients would be readmitted within 30 days. Patients could spend 17 minutes less in hospital emergency rooms per visit. For a third year, Butler Health System’s flagship, Butler Memorial Hospital, is recognized as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health TM , formerly Truven Health Analytics®. This honor acknowledges Butler Health System’s unwavering commitment to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients. The award is based on quality of inpa- tient and extended care, operational efficiency, finan- cial health and customer experience. BHS is proud to be recognized as a model provider and a local leader. In addition, Butler Memorial Hospital was one of only 13 of the 100 Top Hospitals nationwide to also be selected as an Everest Award winner. Being a part of the elite Everest Award list means that leader- ship, medical staff and employees worked tirelessly to simultaneously set the national benchmark for both balanced excellence in a single year, as well as greatest improvement over five consecutive years. Inspiration to achieve excellence, right here in the community, comes from those we serve. Each team member comes to work every day keeping Butler Health System’s mission at the forefront and works toward a vision to improve the health of the com- munities served. Unwavering commitment to excellence “Butler Health System is incredibly honored to receive these prestigious awards. Hospitals do not apply for the 100 Top Hospitals designation. This recognizes the year-after-year efforts by our 400 doctors and 2,500 employees to provide and improve upon the very best care to patients,” says Ken DeFurio, BHS President and CEO. “The Watson Health award measures publicly available data across many areas of hospital performance, and to be recognized as a member of this elite group of the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation validates the results that we strive for every day.” Transforming healthcare motivates the drive to move medicine forward, work col- laboratively and efficiently, and achieve excellence throughout the patient’s journey. Chosen from nearly 2,840 hospitals nationwide, Butler Health System is one of only six hospitals in the state chosen as a 100 Top Hospital and the only provider in the state to receive the Everest Award. IBM Watson Health TM uses public data-driven analytics to evaluate how a hospital performs on cost and quality of healthcare. Nationally honored, community inspired Butler Memorial Hospital ranked among nation’s top 100 hospitals Benefits of a high-performing hospital 100 Top Hospitals® is a registered trademark of IBM Watson Health™. butlerhealthsystem.org