LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital announced Thursday that it has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.

Sutter Lakeside was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for pneumonia and surgical care.

Sutter Lakeside Hospital is one of only 1,043 hospitals out of more than 3,300 eligible hospitals in the United States to achieve the 2014 Top Performer distinction.

The Top Performer program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions.

The performance measures included in the recognition program including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, stroke, venous thromboembolism, perinatal care, immunization, tobacco treatment and substance use.

A total of 13 Sutter Health hospitals received Top Performer recognition today. Additional winners include:

Greater San Francisco Bay Area

· Eden Medical Center – Recognized for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and perinatal care.

· Mills-Peninsula Health Services – Recognized for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and perinatal care.

· Novato Community Hospital – Recognized for surgical care, venous thromboembolism (VTE) and stroke.

· Sutter Delta Medical Center – Recognized for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and perinatal care.

· Sutter Lakeside Hospital – Recognized for pneumonia and surgical care.

· Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, Santa Cruz – Recognized for surgical care and perinatal care.

· Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital – Recognized for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, stroke and perinatal care.

Greater Sacramento and Central Valley Region

· Memorial Hospital Los Banos – Recognized for pneumonia and perinatal care.

· Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital – Recognized for pneumonia, surgical care, VTE and stroke.

· Sutter Davis Hospital – Recognized for pneumonia, surgical care. VTE and perinatal care.

· Sutter Solano Medical Center – Recognized for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, stroke and perinatal care.

Crescent City

· Sutter Coast Hospital – Recognized for pneumonia, surgical care, VTE, stroke, immunization and perinatal care.

Ewa Beach, Hawaii

· Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health – Recognized for inpatient psychiatric services.

For more information about Sutter Lakeside Hospital, visit www.sutterlakeside.org or call 707-262-5121 to schedule a tour.