U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Health System’s Consistency and Longevity in Best Hospital Rankings and Ratings

(North Kansas City, Mo. July 17, 2024) - North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health achieved High Performing ratings for seven types of care in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2024-2025 rankings and ratings. This recognition rewards the health system’s performance in complex care in medical specialties and in common procedures and conditions.

Many NKCH and MH programs and treatments have earned High Performing rankings for several consecutive years.

• Heart failure (eight consecutive years)
• Knee replacement (seven consecutive years)
• Colon cancer surgery (six consecutive years)
• Heart attack (four consecutive years)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (three consecutive years)

The following procedure and condition moved from average to High Performing.

• Hip replacement
• Kidney failure

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

“It is rewarding to see us consistently rank high in several categories year after year,” said Stephen Reintjes Sr., MD, president and CEO of North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health. “I am proud of our dedicated staff being recognized and rewarded on both the national and regional level.”

U.S. News and World Report evaluated each hospital’s performance using a variety of measures, such as survival rates, complication rates, patient experience and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals methodology factors in data from the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, professional organizations and medical specialists. U.S. News assessed nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide.

For more information, visit U.S. News and World Report’s hospital rankings.

About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health

For more than 65 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland’s preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.

NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and more than 600 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neuroscience, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.

Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of provider practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in over 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.

Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:

• American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® designation
• Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services four-star rating
• The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, Primary Stroke Center and Wound Care Management Certification

Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in seven adult procedures and conditions. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers in 2023, ranking NKCH and MH a top 20 employer in Missouri, the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 148 midsize company in the nation.

Each year NKCH serves more than 12,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.

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