Garrett Regional Medical Center Orthopedics Ranked High-Performing by U.S. News & World Report second year in a row

Oakland, Md. - U.S. News & World Report has once again recognized WVU Medicine Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) as a high performing hospital in procedures and conditions for hip fractures. 
 
Since 2000, the Garrett County Orthopedics office of Dona Alvarez, MD; Todd Feathers, MD; and H. John Park, MD – three board certified orthopedic surgeons – have been delivering high-quality, personalized medical care to the residents of Garrett County and the surrounding areas. 
 
“This is such an incredible honor for Garrett Orthopedics being recognized two years in a row,” said Mark Boucot, president and CEO of GRMC and Potomac Valley Hospital. “We are truly blessed to have world-class orthopedic physicians working at GRMC who strive to treat every patient like a member of our family. 

“This recognition is also a direct reflection of the operating room and perioperative department team members as well,” Boucot added. “Their compassion in caring for patients and ongoing dedication in putting our patients first is what sets GRMC apart from other hospitals.”  
 
Garrett County Orthopedics provides a wide variety of specialty services to patients, including total joint replacement surgery, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, endoscopic carpal tunnel release, and trauma/fracture care. Furthermore, the practice has impressively low infection rates and GRMC has one of the lowest readmission rates in the state of Maryland. 

“We are honored to receive this award once again,” noted Dr. Alvarez. “Our staff remains committed to providing the best possible care to our patients in our community and surrounding region." 
 
According to the U.S. News & World Report, a hospital’s hip fracture score is based on multiple data categories, including patient outcomes and prevention of readmission. More than 6,000 hospitals were evaluated, and eligible hospitals received one of three ratings – high performing, average, or below average, with the balance either not offering the services or performing too few of the procedures to be rated. 
 
GRMC received an excellent quality indicator rating in readmission prevention and a very high rating in nurse staffing. More nursing care per patient is associated with better outcomes and better patient experience. In addition, GRMC’s high performing ranking for hip fractures is significantly better than the national average. 
 
For more information on Garrett Regional Medical Center, visit www.wvumedicine.org/Garrett.