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Edinburg, TX — Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health System (DHR) has received excellence awards in three women’s care areas. This is the third consecutive year that DHR has received this honor from Healthgrades, an online directory that provides comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The three awards recognize DHR’s care in gynecologic surgery, labor and delivery and obstetrics and gynecology among the top 10% in the country.
“We, the physicians and staff at The Women’s Hospital at Renaissance, are extremely proud of this designation and we will continue to live up to the expectations of the community and our patients in providing quality, compassionate care,” states Dr. Efraim Vela, Chief for Women’s Services Department at The Women’s Hospital at Renaissance. “Our thanks go to our patients that entrust their care to us and to the incredible team at The Women’s Hospital that were instrumental in achieving this coveted award.”
The Gynecologic Surgery Award recognizes hospitals that provided outstanding performance in gynecologic surgery including hysterectomy and surgery related to the female reproductive system. According to Healthgrades, patients who have a gynecologic surgical procedure in a hospital that has received this award have, on average, a 47.6% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital, compared to being treated at a hospital who did not receive the award.
The Labor and Delivery Award recognizes top performing hospitals for the exception care provided to mothers during labor and delivery. For mothers who deliver at a hospital that has the Healthgrades, Labor and Delivery Award, they have, on average, a 53.8% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital, compared to mothers who deliver at a hospital without an excellence award.
The Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award highlights hospitals with exception clinical outcomes while caring for women during childbirth, also during and after gynecologic surgeries and procedures. Compared to patients who are treated at a hospital that does not have Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award, patients at DHR have, on average a 41.8 % lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital.
“We are extremely proud to receive this recognition for the past three years in a row, as it is a demonstration to the consistent high quality patient-centered care at The Women’s Hospital at Renaissance,” said Aida Martinez-Gonzalez, MSN, RN, Vice President of The Women’s Hospital at Renaissance. “It is a reflection of the commitment to quality from the doctors, nurses and support staff. Patients are doing research when it comes to selecting the hospital where they want to receive their care, and having been distinguished for providing clinical excellence is a valuable differentiator.
For more information about the Excellence Awards and the women’s services available at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, please call (956) 362-2229.
