DUBOIS – Penn Highlands DuBois has been listed as one of the 100 Great Community Hospitals by Becker’s Hospital Review.
Becker’s Hospital Review is a publication of Becker’s Healthcare, the leading source of cutting-edge business and legal information for healthcare industry leaders.
Becker’s Hospital Review and four other Becker’s Healthcare publications print a number of lists of outstanding facilities and individuals throughout the year.
These lists include the 100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare, the 100 Great Hospitals in America and the 30 Most Powerful People in Healthcare, as well as a variety of lists on outstanding physicians, healthcare leaders, hospitals and surgery centers.
For this list, 100 Great Community Hospitals in America, those mentioned are compiled through a lengthy research and review process.
The editorial team starts a master list of facilities based on national rankings or original research. The list is a “lists of lists,” which highlight institutions that are consistently lauded by other industry ranking companies.
Each list is vetted through a panel of industry experts. These experts provide feedback on the chosen entries and note any oversights prior to publication. Each list is published on the appropriate publication Web site, and some lists are also included in the print publication.
This year, Becker’s said of PH DuBois that “The hospital includes several centers for excellence, including those focused around heart care, women’s health, lung care, cancer care and joint replacement.
“Healthgrades recognized PH DuBois with its Patient Safety Excellence Award and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award this year. Additionally, iVantage named it as a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital for 2016.”