Survey: Wisconsin Ranked 3rd In Nation For Health Care

Wisconsin’s health care system has been ranks third in the nation, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The department’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality looked at hospitals, nursing homes and home care organizations across the country. Only Maine and Massachusetts were ranked higher.

Wisconsin Hospital Association chief quality officer Kelly Court said the results weren’t surprising.

“Wisconsin’s performance is consistent over the years and healthcare continues to change, so what that tells us is that Wisconsin providers across all sectors of healthcare, not just hospitals, are continuing to stay current,” said Court.

Wisconsin has ranked among the top four states in the past nine years based on data from the U.S. Department of Health, Court said.

The AHRQ report showed Wisconsin excelled in care affordability, utilization of care and coordination of treatment. Court said Wisconsin hospitals, nursing homes and home care organizations work hard to make transitions easier on patients.

“A patient doesn’t just experience one of these settings, they oftentimes in an illness experience all these settings and the way that care is delivered in Wisconsin really supports that coordination of care across that whole continuum,” she said.

California, Nevada and New Mexico ranked at the bottom of the agency’s report.