MDMC outranks other area hospitals in report

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

SIKESTON --Missouri Delta Medical Center was recently highlighted in the popular Consumer Reports Magazine for its solid quality and safety scores.

The August Consumer Reports magazine featured hospital ratings based on six categories: infections, readmissions, communication, CT scanning, complications and mortality. The safety ratings for 1,159 hospitals, based on the most current data available from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid, were presented in the magazine. The hospitals were ranked statewide and Missouri Delta Medical Center scored above the hospitals in both Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff.

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