Schneck receives quality award

Schneck Medical Center has received a 5-star rating—the highest possible rating for quality of care, customer experience, and value of care received—from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Overall Hospital Quality.

Schneck was the only hospital in the area to receive five stars and one of only 15 in Indiana.

“This honor belongs to our providers and staff for their continued focus on quality care for our patients and community,” said Warren Forgey, President/CEO of Schneck. “This rating means Schneck stands among the best hospitals in the nation for quality of care.”

The report reflects comprehensive quality of care in our nation’s hospitals. The assessment comes from a hospital rating system based on 59 quality measures and shows how well each hospital performs, on average, compared to other hospitals in the U.S. The more stars, the better a hospital performs with the most common overall rating being three stars.