HealthGrades® America's 50 Best HospitalsTM for 2007 and 2008
St. Luke's Hospital was recognized in 2007 and 2008 as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades, a leading independent healthcare ratings company. St. Luke's Hospital is the only healthcare facility in a six-state region (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas) to be named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals - ranking among the top one percent in the nation based on superior clinical quality over an eight-year time period.
-HealthGrades®, 2008
National Study Ranks St. Luke's Best in St. Louis for Spine Surgery and Pulmonary Care and Top 3 in State for Cardiac Care
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.
-HealthGrades®, October 2007
St. Luke's Heart Institute Honors
St. Luke's Heart Institute received the 2007 Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care from Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield in recognition of high standards of clinical care, processes and outcomes.
St. Luke's Heart Institute has also been designated a UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center based on evaluations of quality processes, adherence to evidence-based approaches, compliance with nationally recognized guidelines and capability to handle cardiac treatment through a continuum of stages.
100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare
St. Luke's Hospital ranked 22nd on Modern Healthcare's inaugural 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare list, making it the highest ranking hospital in St. Louis. The new program recognizes workplaces in healthcare that enable employees to perform at their optimum level to provide patients and customers with the best possible care and services. To determine these workplaces, Modern Healthcare entered into a partnership with the Best Companies Group, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based firm that conducts regional "best places to work" programs across the country.
On behalf of Modern Healthcare, the Best Companies Group conducted two surveys of healthcare companies across the nation that volunteered to participate in the program. The first survey was a questionnaire for the participating employer. The second was a satisfaction survey of the participating employer's employees. For more information, visit www.modernhealthcare.com.
-Modern Healthcare, 2008
HR Solutions
HR Solutions, Inc. recently announced St. Luke's Hospital ranks third out of 650 companies in the nation for overall job satisfaction. HR Solutions, Inc. is an international human capital management consulting firm specializing in employee engagement.
Top 100 Hospital for Overall Performance
In the annual study 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success, the Solucient healthcare database recognizes hospitals and their management teams that demonstrate superior clinical, operational and financial performance. St. Luke's was named a Top 100 Hospital for six out of ten years (2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1996). For its consistent achievement of Top 100 status for overall performance, St. Luke's was named one of 77 Benchmark Hospitals in the nation. St. Luke's is the only hospital in the St. Louis area to be consistently designated a Top 100 Hospital for Overall Performance and a benchmark hospital.
-Modern Healthcare Magazine, February 2006
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