HIALEAH, FL -- Hialeah Hospital announced that it has received 11 CIGNA quality designations. These designations mean that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.

Hialeah Hospital received the following designations: Caesarean Section, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Gastric Bypass, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Adult Pneumonia, Stroke and Vaginal Delivery.

“We are pleased that our hospital has been recognized by CIGNA for the high quality care that we provide,” said Ralph A. Aleman, chief executive officer of Hialeah Hospital.

“Our physicians and staff work very hard to provide quality patient care, and these designations are evidence of the high standard of care we deliver every day.”

The CIGNA designations are based on the hospital’s effectiveness in treating the selected condition or performing the procedure. The designation measures and weighs complications, mortality and The Leapfrog Group Patient Safety Index.

About Hialeah Hospital
Hialeah Hospital, part of Tenet’s Florida region, is a 378-bed acute care hospital located at 651 East 25th Street in Hialeah. 

The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of central to north Miami-Dade County since 1951. 

Hialeah Hospital offers a broad range of health care services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, laboratory, a surgical weight loss program that has been designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, a sleep disorders program, and a complement of imaging services. 

Hialeah Hospital has earned a five-star rating and is ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity care for six years in a row by HealthGrades, a health care quality ratings company. 

Hialeah Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.