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PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center and Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend receive top national honors

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A PeaceHealth nurse stands bedside next to a patient lying in a hospital bed.

FLORENCE, Ore. – PeaceHealth is proud to announce that Peace Harbor Medical Center and PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend have received the highest rating possible—5 stars—from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

This rating puts PeaceHealth in the top 10 percent of hospitals in the United States. CMS 5-star ratings evaluate various measures of quality and safety, including patient experience, readmission rates, mortality and hospital-acquired infections.

“Achieving this ranking during the challenges of the last few years is phenomenal,” said Jason Hawkins, chief administrative officer at Peace Harbor Medical Center. It is a testament to the talent and determination of the caregivers at Peace Harbor, RiverBend and throughout the network.”

The 2023 overall star ratings for our PeaceHealth Oregon medical centers are available on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Compare website.

Peace Harbor Medical Center’s overall star rating is 5 stars, up from 4 stars.

Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend’s overall star rating is 5 stars, up from 3 stars.

Cottage Grove Community Medical Center and Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District did not meet the minimum data volume to receive a star rating.

About PeaceHealth: Based in Vancouver, Wash., PeaceHealth is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth.

About PeaceHealth: PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Washington, is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a medical group practice with more than 1,100 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org

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