Partners HealthCare, which includes the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, has been named one of the nation’s 10 Top Health Systems by Thomson Reuters, a provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. A Thomson Reuters announcement said that when compared with peers around the nation, Partners HealthCare saved more lives, caused fewer medical complications, made fewer medical errors, followed recommended standards of care more closely, released patients half a day sooner on average, and scored better on patient satisfaction surveys.

The analysis involved 285 health systems based on eight standards: In-hospital mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average length of stay; 30-day mortality rate (postdischarge); 30-day readmission rate (post discharge); adherence to clinical standards of care; and hospital consumer assessment by patient survey score.

The study evaluated systems with short-term, acute care, nonfederal hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of patients.