U.S. News & World Report Names Southwest Healthcare Temecula Valley Hospital Among Best Hospitals 2024-2025 for High Performance

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Exterior shot of Temecula hospital with US news week badges for heart attack, heart failure, and stroke super imposed over the facility.

Southwest Healthcare Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH) has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Stroke. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.

The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

"We are truly honored to receive this recognition from U.S. News & World Report. It stands as a testament to the dedication, expertise, and compassion of our entire team in delivering exceptional care to our community," said Darlene Wetton, Group Vice President, California. "Our priority has always been to provide the highest quality healthcare close to home, striving for the best possible outcomes for our patients. This accolade underscores the collaborative efforts of the medical staff, nurses, and support teams at TVH in consistently achieving excellence in patient care."

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

2024 Awards and Accreditations 

For more information on this years designations, visit U.S. News Best Hospitals page. To learn more about SWH Temecula's awards and accreditations as of 2024, visit our awards page

“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”

To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.