The Doctor Peset University Hospital of Valencia and the Hospital of La Ribera were awarded during the sixth edition of the Best Spanish Hospitals Awards (BSH) and the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe and the Dénia Hospital were finalists in this same call.
Thus, the university hospital Doctor Peset won the “Best Hospital in Value-Based Health Assessment” award in the high-tech hospital category. This award recognizes the efforts of this Valencian public health center to direct health care practice towards activities that generate the best health outcomes, are relevant to the patient and also take into account the costs for the health system.
With Value-Based Assessment, Doctor Peset University Hospital aims to integrate the patient’s point of view and perception of their care process (partial or complete recovery of health status, recovery process, overall satisfaction, etc. .), without forgetting the guarantee of the sustainability of a high-quality healthcare system in the future, as well as the continuous improvement of healthcare processes.
For his part, the La Ribera University Hospital It was recognized as “Best hospital in the field of hospital emergencies” in the “General and referral hospitals” category.
To obtain this award, various key indicators were taken into account in the clinical management of the hospital emergency department, such as the efficiency of care, the ability to resolve cases without requiring admission and the reduction of complications and readmissions.
Finalist hospitals
As for the nominated hospitals, it should be noted that the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe was once again recognized, for the third consecutive year, at the Best Spanish Hospitals Awards in the Emergency category within the classification of public hospitals and high technology. The Service, where 400 health professionals work, serves a on average 600 people per day.
The jury evaluated service indicators adjusted according to triage, age groups and gender, as well as average waiting time, percentage of visits to emergency, average duration of clinical care, rate of emergencies potentially avoidable, the rate of emergencies. that end in conventional hospitalization and the rate of revisits within 72 hours, among other parameters.
Also in Valencia, the Doctor Peset University Hospital, in its commitment to the sustainability of the system, was a finalist in the category “Best hospital in terms of hospital costs», an area in which he was already a winner in 2022.
Finally, in the province of Alicante, the Denia Hospital was nominated in the categories “Intensive Care Units and “Hospital Costs”.
The intensive care unit (ICU) of the Dianense center is one of its intensive care axes, it is followed by a multidisciplinary team specialized in the global approach to the patient and has advanced technology for monitoring. The recognition obtained highlights the response capacity and the standards achieved by this service.
For its part, in the Hospital Costs category, economic efficiency and optimization of resources in hospital management were evaluated, key factors for the balance between quality of care and economic sustainability.
Best Spanish Hospitals Awards
The Best Spanish Hospitals Awards, organized by Healthcare Benchmarking 3.0recognizes hospitals across the country that stand out for their management and results in different areas of health. Through the comparative data analyzed during the selection process, success models are identified, which can be extrapolated to other health centers.
The objective of these distinctions is to promote the continuous improvement of Spanish health centers, through the comparison of efficiency indicators, quality of care and health outcomes. The finalists in each category are selected after a detailed analysis of the data provided by the participating centers.
