National Study Finds Saint Francis in Top 5 Percent in US for Orthopedics
October 23, 2012
Orthopedic Services at Saint Francis Medical Center is in the top 5 percent in the nation and was named one of “America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery,” according to a new report from Healthgrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital.
The report, American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation, evaluates the performance of approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide on risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for nearly 30 of the most common conditions treated and procedures performed from 2009 through 2011.
For its 2013 hospital quality outcomes analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 40 million Medicare hospitalization records for services performed at short-term, acute care hospitals nationwide. Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving 5 stars had, on average, 75 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals receiving 1 star (across 18 common procedures and diagnoses, such as heart bypass surgery, stroke and pneumonia). Healthgrades also found that 235,378 lives could have been saved during 2009-2011 if all hospitals performed at a 5-star level.
Healthgrades’ ratings for Saint Francis are:
America’s Best 100 Hospitals
• One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery™ for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
Cardiac
• Ranked #5 in Missouri for Overall Cardiac Services in 2013
• Ranked #4 in Missouri for Cardiology Services in 2013
• Ranked #5 in Missouri for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in Missouri for Overall Cardiac Services for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013) (Ranked 5th in 2013)
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in Missouri for Cardiology Services in 2013 (Ranked 4th in 2013)
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in Missouri for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2013 (Ranked 5th in 2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery for 3 Years in a Row (2011-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2013
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure in 2013
Orthopedic
• Recipient of the Healthgrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013)
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
• Ranked #2 in Missouri for Overall Orthopedic Services in 2013
• Ranked #7 in Missouri for Joint Replacement in 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in Missouri for Overall Orthopedic Services for 5 Years in a Row (2009-2013) (Ranked 2nd in 2013)
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in Missouri for Joint Replacement for 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013) (Ranked 7th in 2013)
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in Missouri for Spine Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013) (Ranked 5th in 2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Overall Orthopedic Services for 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Joint Replacement for 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Spine Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement for 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for 4 Years in a Row (2010-2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion) for 2 Years in a Row (2012-2013)
Neurosciences
• Recipient of the Healthgrades Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ in 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Neurosurgery in 2013
• Ranked #5 in Missouri for Spine Surgery in 2013
• Ranked #5 in Missouri for Neurosciences in 2013
• Ranked #2 in Missouri for Neurosurgery in 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in Missouri for Neurosciences in 2013 (Ranked 5th in 2013)
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in Missouri for Neurosurgery in 2013 (Ranked 2nd in 2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Neurosurgery in 2013
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke in 2013
Vascular
• Recipient of the Healthgrades Vascular Surgery Excellence Award™ in 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Vascular Surgery in 2013
• Ranked #3 in Missouri for Vascular Surgery in 2013
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in Missouri for Vascular Surgery in 2013 (Ranked 3rd in 2013)
• Five-Star Recipient for Vascular Surgery in 2013
• Five-Star Recipient for Carotid Surgery in 2013
• Five-Star Recipient for Peripheral Vascular Bypass in 2013
Critical Care
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure in 2013
“Saint Francis Medical Center is extremely proud of these ratings. We are committed to quality, and these ratings just help to prove that commitment,” says Jeannie Fadler, Vice President of Patient Care at Saint Francis.
Making objective measures of hospital quality more publicly available is imperative for helping consumers make more informed provider decisions. According to new research conducted by Harris Interactive for Healthgrades, 89 percent of Americans in 27 top designated market areas believe hospital performance (defined as how well patients do at that hospital compared to others) is important but only 37 percent know where to find the information.
Healthgrades independently measures hospitals based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of being measured, and no hospital pays to be measured. Healthgrades risk adjusts for patient demographic characteristics and clinical risk factors, thereby taking into account how sick patients were before they were admitted to the hospital.