DOVER, N.H. –Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has received five-star grades for their treatment of heart failure and pneumonia, according to research released by a major healthcare data company last month.

Healthgrades utilized Medicare patient data from 2018-2020 and independently analyzed each short-term acute care hospital in the country - roughly 4,500 hospitals.

This is the eighth consecutive year Wentworth-Douglass has received the honor for its treatment of pneumonia, which is an infection of the lungs by viruses or bacteria.

The American Red Cross also honored the hospital in 2021 for its commitment to managing heart failure, with its “Silver Plus Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award”.

Earlier this year, Healthgrades awarded the hospital honors for its overall patient experience (for the eighth consecutive year, placing the hospital among the top 5% nationwide) and for excellence in pulmonary care (second consecutive year) as well.

 

About Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (wdhospital.org) is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit charitable health care organization located in Dover, New Hampshire with a 115-year history of compassionate care and innovation. A member of the Mass General Brigham system, Wentworth-Douglass is strategically located in the heart of the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and Southern Maine, which it has served since 1906. The organization is a family of more than 3,500 employees, including more than 400 physicians and advanced practice providers dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of the region’s residents and visitors. The organization includes a 178-bed hospital, more than 30 primary and specialty provider practices and clinic sites, multiple express and prompt care facilities, an ambulatory surgery center, several medical office buildings, The Works Family Health and Fitness Center, and the Wentworth-Douglass Foundation.