Utah hospitals awarded for quality care

SALT LAKE CITY — Five Utah hospitals recently were recognized by a local advocacy group for demonstrating high quality health care and excellence in performance.

HealthInsight, a private, nonprofit community-based health care advocacy group in Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, presented quality awards to Bear River Valley Hospital, the Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Lakeview Hospital, Mountain View Hospital and the Park City Medical Center.

The hospitals are selected for the award based on publicly reported quality of care measures and patient perception of care.

The HealthInsight Quality Award program was launched in 2004 to promote transparency in health care, providing public accountability.