Franciscan Health Lafayette East Receives Top Ratings From CareChex®

LAFAYETTE, Indiana - Franciscan Health Lafayette East has been rated among the Top 10% in the nation for Medical Excellence in 2024 in the areas of major orthopedic surgery, spinal surgery, spinal fusion and trauma care by CareChex® Awards, an information service of Quantros, Inc.

In addition, Franciscan Health Lafayette East was rated among the Top 10% in the Midwest for cancer care in 2024.

The ratings from CareChex place Franciscan Health Lafayette East in the upper tier of hospitals nationally for medical excellence and reflect the organization's commitment to continually delivering the best care possible.

"The comprehensive nature of these ratings from CareChex, truly spotlight the exceptional services we offer across our departments," said Terry Wilson, Franciscan Health Western Indiana president and CEO. "We are always honored and humbled to receive accolades. Our outstanding team in Lafayette supports the care of our patients by living our Franciscan values and mission each and every day."

Franciscan Health Lafayette East is gearing up for the opening of its brand-new, state-of-the-art cancer center in March, offering complete cancer care for the residents of Tippecanoe and surrounding counties all under one roof.

Additionally, Franciscan Health and OrthoIndy recently announced a new collaboration in the Greater Lafayette area. The plans include a state-of-the-art orthopedic clinic and surgery center to be completed in 2025.

The CareChex rating system is designed to assist hospitals and healthcare systems in improving the quality of inpatient care and promoting clinical excellence to patients, payers and employers.

About Franciscan Health

The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses, more than 19,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Carmel; Franciscan Health Crawfordsville; Franciscan Health Crown Point; Franciscan Health Dyer; Franciscan Health Indianapolis; Franciscan Health Lafayette; Franciscan Health Michigan City; Franciscan Health Mooresville; Franciscan Health Munster; Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Illinois); Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital (Carmel) and Franciscan Health Rensselaer.

About Quantros CareChex®

CareChex Awards by Quantros utilizes a peer-reviewed risk-adjustment methodology to more reliably measure rates of mortality, complications and readmissions — appropriately weighting and accounting for all of the risk factors relating to a patient's principal and secondary diagnosis, as well as other patient characteristics that may increase the probability for adverse clinical outcomes. These rankings do not include any self-reported data.

Quantros prides itself in providing the most comprehensive and objective calculation of hospital and system quality performance in the industry. Our vast datasets represent high statistical significance and do not include any self-reported or survey data. In turn, creating clearer performance differentiation across 39 clinical categories of care in Medical Excellence and Patient Safety. For access to provider quality ratings, visit www.carechexawards.com.