Chesterfield, Mo., June 21, 2022 – St. Luke’s Hospital announced today that it has achieved the Healthgrades 2022 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ and is the only hospital in Missouri to achieve the Outstanding Patient Experience Award for 12 years in a row (2011-2022). St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital is also a 2022 Outstanding Patient Experience Award recipient.

This distinction places both hospitals among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide for patient experience, according to Healthgrades, the leading marketplace that connects people with the right doctor and hospital.

For this annual analysis, Healthgrades evaluated 3,173 hospitals that submitted at least 75 patient experience surveys to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), covering admissions from July 2020 to March 2021. Of those hospitals evaluated, 399 hospitals outperformed their peers—based on their patients’ responses—to achieve this award.

“We applaud all of our St. Luke’s Hospital and St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital team members on receiving the Healthgrades 2022 Outstanding Patient Experience Award for putting patient experience at the front and center within our organizations,” said Gary Olson, Interim President & Chief Executive Officer, St. Luke's. “We are extremely proud of their ongoing commitment in prioritizing an exceptional patient experience, while ensuring the health and safety of their patients.”

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About St. Luke’s Hospital:

St. Luke’s Hospital is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider committed to improving the quality of life for its patients and the community. Since its founding in 1866,

St. Luke’s has grown from a single hospital location to an advanced network of care providing personalized healthcare services in more than 60 specialty areas at its 493-bed hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. and 143-bed St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital. It also offers about 30 other locations across the greater St. Louis area, bringing quality healthcare services close to home. St. Luke’s is nationally recognized for high quality and safe care, consistently earning high patient satisfaction scores. In St. Louis, St. Luke’s is the exclusive alliance provider for the nation’s No. 1 heart hospital, the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute. For more information, visit stlukes-stl.com/newsroom.

About Healthgrades

Healthgrades is dedicated to empowering stronger and more meaningful connections between patients and healthcare professionals. As the #1 platform for finding a doctor and as a leader in healthcare transparency, we help millions of consumers each month find and schedule appointments with their healthcare professional of choice and prepare for their appointments with best-in-class, treatment-focused content.

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