Hospital ranks in top five percent in the nation based on superior survival rates and fewer complications
St. Luke's Hospital's superior clinical performance ranks it among America's 50 Best Hospitals, according to HealthGrades®, a leading national independent healthcare ratings company. For the second consecutive year, St. Luke's is the only hospital in Missouri to achieve this ranking.
The HealthGrades America's 50 Best Hospitals designation is the only national hospital quality rating based solely on clinical outcomes, recognizing hospitals that have demonstrated superior clinical quality over an eight-year time period. HealthGrades analyzed tens of millions of Medicare patient records from 1999-2006 to identify America's 50 Best Hospitals. These hospitals have achieved higher survival rates and lower complication rates, not in just one or two clinical specialties, but across 27 different medical procedures and diagnoses, from cardiac care to orthopedic surgery, consistently ranking among the top five percent in the nation for overall clinical outcomes.
In addition, a HealthGrades study of hospital quality in America identified St. Luke's Hospital among the top performers in a wide variety of clinical specialties. According to the HealthGrades study,
St. Luke's is:
- Rated best in the St. Louis area for spine surgery
- Rated best in the St. Louis area for pulmonary services such as treatment of pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Rated among the Top 3 hospitals in Missouri for cardiac care for the second consecutive year
St. Luke's received 5-star ratings for the treatment of heart failure and for stroke care for the fifth consecutive year. Patients admitted to the nation's top-performing hospitals with multiple five-star ratings such as St. Luke's, have average mortality rates that are 71 percent lower than those treated at one-star rated hospitals across 18 procedures and conditions, according to the study.
St. Luke's Hospital was named one of the Best Places to Work in St. Louis by the St. Louis Business Journal for 2007. St. Luke's was the only hospital on the list and this is the fifth year we have been given this honor. For two years in a row (2003-2004), St. Luke's placed first in employee incentives/benefits.
-St. Louis Business Journal, April 2007
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