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The active, outdoor lifestyle of Aurora residents translates into a high degree of fitness, which means less illness and lower absenteeism for employers. Preventive health care receives a great deal of attention, and many employers provide wellness programs for their workers. Hospital facilities include the University of Colorado Hospital, The Medical Center of Aurora, The Children's Hospital and Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital.
The city of Aurora was ranked fifth best city for men and 10th best city for women in Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines respectively for 2009. According to both magazines, cities were named best due to research covering health, fitness and quality of life. The rankings were determined through valuable sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the U.S. Department of Labor, Nielsen-Claritas, and Simmons-Experian. Contributors took into consideration included per capita occurrence of cancer, gym memberships, air quality, obesity and crime rates. Aurora was one of seven cities to secure a spot in the top 10 for both men and women.
Rankings and Facts
The Medical Center of Aurora, was named in the top five percent of hospitals for clinical excellence in HealthGrades’ fourth annual Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study recently completed. The annual study identifies hospitals in the top five percent in the nation in terms of mortality and complication rates across 26 procedures and diagnoses, from bypass surgery to hip-replacement surgery. HealthGrades is the leading healthcare ratings organization, providing ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians.
The University of Colorado Hospital has been redesignated a magnet hospital for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurse Credentialing Center. The prestigious designation is a benchmark that attracts high-quality nursing staff and enables consumers to identify hospitals with a proven level of nursing care excellence. The ANCC, the nation's largest nursing credentialing organization, launched the Magnet Recognition Program™ in 1993 and confers the status on only 3 percent of all U.S. hospitals. The organization requires hospitals to re-apply for the status every four years and demonstrate continued success at meeting specific nursing standards. To gain magnet designation, a hospital must exhibit high job satisfaction and a low turnover rate among registered nurses, excellent nurse-to-patient ratios, and the highest patient care quality as assessed by its nursing staff. The Children's Hospital also received this prominent designation.
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