East Liverpool , Ohio – October 22, 2024 – East Liverpool City Hospital a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, announced today that it has achieved numerous accolades for clinical excellence from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. Among East Liverpool City Hospital’s distinctions are two Specialty Excellence Awards, placing the hospital among the nation’s top 10% for Critical Care and Pulmonary Care. East Liverpool City Hospital was rated five stars for nine services, including treatment for heart failure, respiratory failure, hip fracture, diabetic emergencies, sepsis, and pneumonia.
In addition to these national recognitions, East Liverpool City Hospital was ranked among the top three in Ohio for Pulmonary Care. These achievements place East Liverpool City Hospital among the best hospitals for specialty care nationwide and reflect the organization’s commitment to delivering exceptional care year after year.
“At East Liverpool City Hospital, we take immense pride in providing outstanding healthcare services to our patients and the community we serve. To receive the 2025 Healthgrades awards in Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Critical Care is an accomplishment. Our healthcare team’s focus is to continuously improve upon the care they provide for our patients and our community,” said Stephanie Conn, President, and CEO of East Liverpool City Hospital.
East Liverpool City Hospital’s achievements are 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 thirty 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 East Liverpool City Hospital for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas, including Pulmonary, Orthopedic, and Critical Care” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer, and head of data science at Healthgrades. “East Liverpool City Hospital’s 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 East Liverpool City Hospital
East Liverpool City Hospital (ELCH) is a 130 bed, acute care hospital located in the tri-state region of Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. ELCH’s affiliates include River Valley Physicians (Medical Group), East Liverpool Therapy Center, Ohio Valley Home Health Services, East Liverpool City Hospital Wellsville Clinic, and East Liverpool City Hospital East Palestine Clinic. East Liverpool City Hospital and its affiliates serve a population of more than 115,000 throughout its service area. For more information, please visit www.elch.org or follow us on our social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
East Liverpool City Hospital has earned the “100 Top Hospitals” for the seventh consecutive year (2018-2024). This achievement, along with East Liverpool City Hospitals accomplishments as a Leapfrog safety grade of “A” from 2018 to 2024 and being the only hospital in the region to receive the Grade A award reflects East Liverpool City Hospital’s commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care. East Liverpool City Hospital was awarded the only five-star hospital award, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Ohio Valley, consisting of Columbiana, Jefferson, Harrison, and Belmont County in Ohio and Marshall, Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio County in West Virginia.