OhioHealth Van Wert recognized by Vizient as 2026 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Top Performer

Key Takeaways:

• OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital was named a 2026 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Top Performer by Vizient.
• The ranking measures six areas of care, including safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and variation in care.
• Van Wert Hospital was one of 24 hospitals in the Small Community Hospital cohort recognized for excellence in quality.

OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital has been recognized as a top performer in the 2026 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient®. Van Wert Hospital was one of 24 Vizient provider clients in the Small Community Hospital cohort recognized for demonstrating excellence in delivering high-quality care based on the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.

“We’re proud to see the dedication of our teams recognized in this way,” said Paula Stabler, president, OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. “Their commitment to providing safe, high-quality care makes a difference for our patients and our community every day.”

This year, 1,346 participating hospitals were segmented into seven cohorts for the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study. The study measures performance on the quality of patient care in six domains: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and variation in care. The study factors in measures from the Vizient Clinical Data Base and includes performance data from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey and the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network.

The Vizient Quality and Accountability Study helps participating hospitals and health systems understand their performance against their peers and identifies structures and processes associated with high performance in quality and safety across a broad spectrum of patient care activity. The recognition period is for work spanning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

“Delivering consistently high-quality care requires organizations to align clinical expertise, operational discipline and a continuous focus on improvement,” said David Levine, MD, chief medical officer, Vizient. “The hospitals recognized this year demonstrate what is possible when that commitment is embedded across the organization, resulting in better performance and, most importantly, better care for patients.”

To view the full list of 2026 Top Performers, click here.