St. Mary's Receives Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, Among Top Five Percent of Hospitals in Nation

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dignity Health St. Mary's Medical Center has received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. This is the second consecutive year St. Mary's has received this award, which recognizes St. Mary's as among the top five percent of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for clinical performance.

Hospitals receiving the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence demonstrated better than expected quality care. For patients undergoing treatment for at least 21 common conditions and procedures at these hospitals, this translates to a statistically significant lower likelihood of death or complications when compared to all other hospitals.  

St. Mary's is one of only 261 hospitals in the nation to receive the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence in 2015. As a recipient, St. Mary's is a stand out among other hospitals for overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of care.

During the 2015 study period (2011-2013), these hospitals showed superior performance in clinical outcomes for patients in the Medicare population across at least 21 of 32 of the most common inpatient conditions and procedures—as measured by objective clinical outcomes performance data (risk-adjusted mortality and in-hospital complications). According to Healthgrades, hospitals who achieve the Clinical Excellence award have embedded quality into their culture.

"We are pleased that St. Mary's has been recognized as a Distinguished Hospital by Healthgrades for a second consecutive year," said Anna Cheung, president/CEO of St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. "Such recognition is a true testament to the exceptional patient care that our staff, nurses, physicians and leadership team continuously provide. I am most grateful to our physicians and care providers."

St. Mary's Medical Center has been recognized with a wide range of achievements from Healthgrades over the past five years, including:

Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, 2014-2015

America's 100 Best Hospitals

• Stroke Care, 2014
• Gastrointestinal Care, 2014-2015
• General Surgery, 2014

Top 5% in the Nation

• Stroke Care, 2013-2014
• Overall Gastrointestinal Services, 2014-2015
• General Surgery, 2014
• Gastrointestinal Medical Treatment, 2014

Five-Star Ratings

• Stroke Care, 2011-2015
• Bowel Obstruction, 2012-2014
• Bariatric Surgery, 2012
• Gynecologic Surgery, 2012
• Heart Failure, 2013-2015
• Esophageal/Stomach Surgeries, 2014-2015
• Gastrointestinal Bleed, 2014-2015
• Pancreatitis, 2014
• Pneumonia, 2014-2015
• Respiratory Failure, 2014-2015
• Sepsis, 2013-2015
• Spinal Fusion Surgery, 2014
• Total Hip Replacement, 2015

Excellence Awards

• Stroke Care, 2013-2015
• Gastrointestinal Care, 2014-2015
• General Surgery, 2014
• Critical Care, 2015
• Women's Health, 2014

About Dignity Health St. Mary's Medical Center
Dignity Health St. Mary's Medical Center is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital that has been caring for the people of San Francisco since 1857. Located across from Golden Gate Park, it is the longest continually running hospital in San Francisco. For two consecutive years, St. Mary's received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from Healthgrades. This prestigious award means St. Mary's is among the Top 5% of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for clinical performance. St. Mary's was also recognized as one of the Top 100 Orthopedic Programs nationally by Becker's Hospital Review and is a Certified Stroke Center by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission also recognized St. Mary's as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures^®. In 2011, St. Mary's opened a state-of-the-art Cancer Center, offering the full-range of oncology, radiation and imaging services. It is the only hospital in San Francisco with seven accreditations from the American College of Radiology. St. Mary's has a long history of pioneering medical procedures and is home to the nation's first digital cardiac catheterization laboratory and has pioneered spine surgery, such as the X-Stop for the treatment of spinal stenosis. Beyond clinical care, St. Mary's is committed to furthering the healing ministry, and to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to the community we serve. For more information, please call 415-668-1000 or visit www.stmarysmedicalcenter.org.

SOURCE Dignity Health St. Mary's Medical Center

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