Awards and Recognitions: October 2023
Main Line Health contributes $2.2 billion to region’s economy
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2022 community impact report, previously known as the economic impact report. The report highlights the critical value that Main Line Health, along with other hospitals and health systems throughout the state, provide to the health, livability and economic stability of the communities they serve. In FY22, Main Line Health:
- Contributed $2.2 billion to the region’s economy
- Supported 10,155 local full-time jobs
- Contributed to $4.6 billion total in economic activity throughout Pennsylvania
Main Line Health also delivered $275 million in community benefit by providing charity care, supporting patient care through Medicare and Medicaid and addressing community health needs through programs.
Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital ranked among best in Pa. by Newsweek
Lankenau Medical Center and Bryn Mawr Hospital, both part of Main Line Health, were ranked among Pennsylvania’s top hospitals in Newsweek’s America's Best-In-State Hospitals 2024 listings. Lankenau Medical Center is ranked eighth and Bryn Mawr 24th. The publication recognizes 600 hospitals across the nation.
Orthopaedic Surgery Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Surgery Center ranked by Newsweek among 2024 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers
The Orthopaedic Surgery Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Paoli Surgery Center at Paoli Hospital, part of Main Line Health, have been recognized as 2024 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers by Newsweek. Newsweek ranked 550 facilities based on U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data and partnered with Statista on the rankings.
Main Line Health’s acute care hospitals receive Healthgrades Specialty Awards
Healthgrades recently released its Specialty Excellence Awards that recognize superior patient outcomes across 17 service lines.
Lankenau Medical Center was ranked among the 50 best in cardiac surgery. It was also ranked among the 100 best nationally and among Pennsylvania’s best for cardiac care and was cited for pulmonary care excellence. Bryn Mawr Hospital was cited for gastrointestinal, joint replacement, pulmonary care and surgical care excellence. Paoli Hospital was rated for pulmonary care excellence. Riddle Hospital, part of Main Line Health, was ranked among the 100 best in critical care.
Dr. Francis Sutter honored by American Osteopathic Association
Dr. Francis Sutter, chief of cardiac surgery at Lankenau Medical Center, received a presidential citation from the American Osteopathic Association. Dr. Sutter has spent the last 18 years working to pioneer and advance minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery, seeking to reduce risks and decrease long-term complications, as well as dramatically cut recovery time.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. Main Line Health consists of five hospitals, six health centers and over 150 medical practice locations. The System has more than 14,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
At its core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, providing skilled home healthcare, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization.
Main Line Health's medical staff benefits from a collaborative relationship including independent physicians, community healthcare professionals and hospital-based experts from Main Line HealthCare, the employed multi-specialty physician network of Main Line Health.
Main Line Health collaborates with top experts to deliver exceptional specialty care. Through our affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors and advanced practice providers care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care, and trauma surgeons provide critical care to our patients. Through our affiliation with Sheppard Pratt — a nonprofit provider of mental health services, substance use, developmental disability and other comprehensive behavioral health support — patients receive compassionate care in a welcoming environment.
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