Columbus, Ohio – October 22, 2024 – Mount Carmel East and Mount Carmel Grove City announced today it has achieved a five-star rating for respiratory failure, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the #1 site consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. Both hospitals were rated five stars for respiratory failure. These achievements reflect Mount Carmel East and Mount Carmel Grove City’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible and place the organization in the upper echelon of hospitals for specialty care nationwide.

“It’s an honor to be recognized with a five-star rating from Healthgrades for our exceptional respiratory failure care,” said Scott Wilber, Mount Carmel East President. “We remain committed to providing the best possible care and maintaining the standard of excellence for which we are known.”

This achievement is based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.

As variation in performance among hospitals continues to grow, it is increasingly important for consumers to seek care at top-rated programs. Healthgrades’ 2025 analysis revealed that if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2021-2023 study period, on average, 224,958 lives could potentially have been saved and 141,692 complications could potentially have been avoided.*

“Healthgrades commends Mount Carmel East and Mount Carmel Grove City for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas, including respiratory failure,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Their leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in Ohio and nationwide.”

Consumers can visit healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2025 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.

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About Mount Carmel Health System

Mount Carmel Health System, a member of Trinity Health, has provided high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services in central Ohio for more than 135 years. Our team of more than 8,200 colleagues, 1,920 physicians and 420 volunteers provide compassionate, people-centered primary and specialty care at its five hospitals — Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel Grove City, Mount Carmel New Albany, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Diley Ridge Medical Center, an affiliation of Mount Carmel and Fairfield Medical Center. The health system is also comprised of the Mount Carmel Health Plan, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Mount Carmel Medical Group and Mount Carmel Health Partners, along with surgery centers, emergency and ambulatory care centers, and hospice and home care services throughout the region.

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