Quality Counts: Choose the right hospital and doctor for you in the: New York area

WHAT IS TRANSPARENCY?

Transparency in healthcare means having facts about cost and quality. As costs rise and provider networks narrow, it’s crucial that consumers have access to transparent information to make informed decisions when selecting the right hospital and the right doctor for their care.

When presented with objective information about physician experience and related hospital quality, % OF PATIENTS 8would select5 a different physician than they did before doing their homework.*

IN THE U.S.

Consumers need to research the hospitals where physicians practice. Getting the right care means selecting the right doctor and the highest quality hospital for their care needs.

MORE THAN

222,392 OUT LIVES POTENTIALLY OF COULD HAVE patients1 received care6 in 1-star BEEN SAVED hospitals with higher if all hospitals performed than expected mortality rates similarly to hospitals receiving or complication rates.** 5-stars.***

IN THE NEW YORK AREA Unfortunately By doing their homework, % consumers can select the of39. patients receive7 care right doctor and right in hospitals with higher than hospital for their care needs expected mortality rates or complication rates.** in the New York area.

The Top Performers

Before beginning their care journey, consumers should start their research at Healthgrades.com, where they can find the right hospital and the right doctor based on information physicians say matters most. By doing their homework, consumers can actively lower their risk of experiencing a less than desired outcome. In the New York area, the top performing, highest quality hospitals for patients being treated for the following conditions or procedures include:

FOR HEART ATTACK FO R TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Patchogue Beth Israel Medical Center, New York East Orange General Hospital, East Orange Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown, Brooklyn

Huntington Hospital, Huntington Community Medical Center, Toms River John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson Franklin Hospital, Valley Stream Lenox Hill Hospital, New York Glen Cove Hospital, Glen Cove Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson Morristown Medical Center, Morristown Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Morristown Medical Center, Morristown North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing Overlook Medical Center, Summit NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Plainview Hospital, Plainview Medical Center, New York Putnam Hospital Center, Carmel Saint Clare's Hospital/Denville, Denville Saint Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York South Nassau Communities Hospital , Oceanside Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Valley Hospital , Ridgewood University Hospital, Newark FOR HIP REPLACEMENT

FOR CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS Beth Israel Medical Center, New York GRAFT SURGERY (CABG) Forest Hills Hospital, Forest Hills HackensackUMC, Hackensack Englewood Hospital & Medical Center, Englewood Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune Morristown Medical Center, Morristown Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park Phelps Memorial Hospital Association, Sleepy Hollow Morristown Medical Center, Morristown University Medical Center of Princeton Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx at Plainsboro, Plainsboro Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Valley Hospital , Ridgewood NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Saint Francis Hospital Roslyn FOR COLORECTAL SURGERY Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola Lenox Hill Hospital, New York Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch Overlook Medical Center, Summit John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola Lenox Hill Hospital, New York Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, Bronx Morristown Medical Center, Morristown NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Southampton Hospital, Southampton Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola

WHAT WE DO

Healthgrades is revolutionizing the way Healthgrades 2016 Report to people find the right doctor and hospital for them, 2016 the Nation features comparative by providing transparent, comprehensive data about hospitals throughout information that has never been available in the U.S. one place such as:

2 1 Patient Healthgrades is the only site that 3 provides consumers with objective Physician Satisfaction Hospital Experience data based on more than: Quality

12,000 1,100 90% Diseases, Specialties Inpatient conditions and hospital procedures admissions

Area is defined as the Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) for that city.

* 2015 Stax Research Study for Healthgrades on Consumer Behavior When Choosing a Doctor. ** Based on Medicare data across the 10 conditions and procedures studied during the 2012-2014 study period. *** Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2012 through 2014, if all hospitals as a group, performed similarly to hospitals receiving 5-stars as a group across all rated cohorts.