“Receiving this recognition for heart failure care was a very positive encouragement that not only our staff needed, but I’m sure the community needed as well,” said CEO Richard Allen. “We are safe, trusted and ready and will continue to bring high-quality care to the Antelope Valley and the entire high desert region.”
The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 31st 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.
For the 2020-21 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 16 specialties, 10 procedures and conditions. In the 16 specialty areas, 134 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized best regional hospitals based on high performing rankings across multiple areas of care.
“For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report has been helping patients, along with the help of their physicians, identify the Best Hospitals in an array of specialties, procedures and conditions,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “The hospitals that rise to the top of our rankings and ratings have deep medical expertise, and each has built a track record of delivering good outcomes for patients.”
The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume, 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 2020-21 rankings and ratings, visit the FAQ here. The rankings will be published in the “Best Hospitals 2021” guidebook (ISBN 9781931469951), available in stores October 6.
For more information, visit Best Hospitals here.
[Information via news release from Palmdale Regional Medical Center.]
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Responsible voter says
Personal attacks are always suspicious. I will gather my own facts and vote.
Tom Martinez says
You must be asleep as a responsible voter. Everybody close to this situation has been living with this ego maniac. He acts just like Rex but without the labor support of Dave and Kathy. He has been sold out.
Mary Wood says
The phony/fireman Mayor of chaos is really a ego driven self server. His own organization does not like him. Elect the woman among boys for Mayor!
Responsible voter says
I don’t know if Laura Bettencourt authorized you to use vicious personal attacks but it hurts her chances.
Dave says
Laura Bettencourt for Mayor. Yeah. I like that.
The current office-filler has been MIA all year. What’s he doing with his time during this pandemic and recession?
I’ve heard he rarely shows up at City Hall most days.
John Thomas says
I hope Rick Norris is watching the current phony/fireman Mayor that is failing to get support from his own City Council. One running against and another endorsing another that has never been elected. The phony/ fireman is leading complete chaos and needs to go.
Responsible voter says
I don’t know if Rick Norris authorized you to use vicious personal attacks but it hurts his chances.
A Responsible Voter says
A responsible voter would do his/her research and discover that the Palmdale mayor never was a fireman, yet he advertises himself as one. A responsible voter would also look into how he speaks to the women on the council. A responsible voter would also seek out what comments were made on online forums which were disparaging to people of colour.
Responsible voter says
Thank you for your opinion, but I will still gather the facts and vote for whom I think is most qualified to be Mayor. Your opinions won’t be what I base my decision on.