MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL AMONG TOP FIVE PERCENT IN NATION IN 2013 FOR

5TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR



Healthgrades Hospital Quality Report Names Mother Frances Hospital

-Tyler a Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™

Recipient



Tyler, TX – Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler today announced that it

has once again received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical

Excellence™ in 2013. The distinction ranks Mother Frances Hospital -

Tyler among the top five percent of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide

for its clinical performance as measured by Healthgrades, a leading

provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler is one out of only 10 Hospitals in Texas

to receive the Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award in

2013.



From 2009 through 2011, 262 hospitals showed superior performance in

caring for patients in the Medicare population, as measured by objective

clinical outcomes (risk-adjusted mortality and in-hospital

complications) across at least 19 of 27 of the most common conditions

and procedures.  Nationally, if all hospitals performed at this level

from 2009 through 2011 a total of 164,414 lives could have potentially

been saved.



“Mother Frances Hospital has focused on quality care since we opened

in 1937. Our quality journey has led us to five straight years of care

that ranks us as having some of the best healthcare in the nation. The

recognition from Healthgrades is an honor and it reflects the dedication

to everyone who works here and our commitment to our patients,” said

Laura Owen, FACHE, CEO, Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler.



“Healthgrades helps consumers become more aware that hospital quality

matters and differs significantly from one hospital to another, even in

their own neighborhood,” said Evan Marks, EVP Informatics and

Strategy. “Since selecting a physician and hospital strongly impacts

patients’ odds of experiencing complications or emerging from their

procedure alive and well, patients should familiarize themselves with

the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence recipients

since these hospitals stand out above the rest for their overall

clinical performance across a broad spectrum of care.”



For more information about Healthgrades, to download a full copy of the

report or to get information about hospital and physician quality,

visit: www.Healthgrades.com today.



About Trinity Mother Frances



Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics includes The Louis and

Peaches Owen Heart Hospital, Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler, Mother

Frances Hospital-Jacksonville, Mother Frances Hospital-Winnsboro,

Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital, affiliated with

HealthSouth, Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital, a long-term acute care

facility, and Trinity Clinic. Trinity Clinic is the area's preferred

multispecialty medical group, with over 350 physicians and mid-level

providers representing 39 specialties in 36 clinic locations serving

east Texas.  For more information on services available through Trinity

Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, visit tmfhc.org.



Healthgrades Hospital Quality Distinctions



Healthgrades evaluate hospital performance for over 4,500 hospitals

across the nation in 28 procedures and conditions annually.

Healthgrades.com provides information on objective measures of hospital

performance, which allows consumers to compare their local hospitals

online at www.healthgrades.com/find-a-hospital. Healthgrades evaluates

hospital performance for nearly every hospital in the nation; no

hospital can opt-in or opt-out of being evaluated, and no hospital pays

to be evaluated. Mortality and complication rates are risk adjusted,

which takes into account differing levels of severity of patient illness

at different hospitals and allows for hospitals to be compared equally.



About Healthgrades



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200 million consumers use the Healthgrades websites to select and

communicate with physicians and hospitals that best meet their treatment

needs.  Consumers are empowered  through use  of the Healthgrades

proprietary information about clinical outcomes, satisfaction, safety,

and health conditions to make more informed healthcare decisions and

take action.  For more information please visit www.healthgrades.com and

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