For the third year in a row (2005, 2006, 2007), RMH has received HealthGrades' Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™, placing RMH in the top five percent of all hospitals in the nation for overall clinical performance.

Studies have shown that patients treated at Distinguished Hospitals like RMH have a 27 percent greater chance of survival and are 14 percent less likely to suffer from a major complication.



 



 
 
In addition, RMH received the following recognitions from HealthGrades in 2007:
 
  • Recipient of the 2007 HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (also received in 2005, 2006)
 
  • Ranked among the top five percent in the nation and best in Virginia for overall pulmonary services
 
  • Ranked among the top five percent in the nation and best in Virginia for coronary interventional procedures
 
  • Ranked among the best in Virginia for overall gastrointestinal services, gastrointestinal surgery, and gastrointestinal medical treatment