Lawrence Memorial Hospital ranks among the top hospitals in the Kansas City area for the treatment of heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia, according to a recently released report.

A quarterly report on hospital performance in the Kansas City area found that LMH continued to improve in all three areas that are measured, Gene Meyer, president and chief executive officer of LMH, told hospital board members at a November meeting.

“The trend is moving in the right direction for all the categories,” Meyer said. “It really is a great report card for us.”

The report, titled “The Quality Initiative: A Public Resource on Hospital Performance,” measures how often hospitals followed the recommended guidelines for providing care in each of the three areas.