U.S. News & World Report names
St. Luke’s a high performing hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital has been recognized as one of America’s high-performing hospitals in five specialties in the U.S. News & World Report 2011-12 edition. The rankings, annually published by U.S. News for the past 22 years, are also featured in the U.S. News Best Hospitals guidebook.
St. Luke’s Hospital has been ranked high-performing in five specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings.
St. Luke’s was recognized as a "high-performing" hospital in:
In each of these specialties, categories including patient survival rates, advanced technologies, patient volume, nurse staffing and patient services were measured, and St. Luke’s consistently received marks of ‘high,’ ‘highest,’ and ‘better than expected.’
The 2011-12 rankings showcase 720 hospitals out of about 5,000 hospitals nationwide.
“We are pleased to receive this important recognition from U.S. News and World Report,” said Ted Townsend, St. Luke’s president and CEO. “Being ranked among the best hospitals in the country is the result of the hard work and an excellent team at St. Luke’s dedicated to delivering the highest quality care to our patients.”
The core mission of Best Hospitals is to help guide patients who need an especially high level of care because of a difficult surgery, a challenging condition or added risk because of other health problems or age.
“These are referral centers where other hospitals send their sickest patients,” said Avery Comarow, U.S. News Health Rankings editor. “Hospitals like these are ones you or those close to you should consider when the stakes are high.”
Hard numbers stand behind the rankings in most specialties—death rates, patient safety, procedure volume and other objective data. Responses to a national survey, in which physicians were asked to name hospitals they consider best in their specialty for the toughest cases, also were factored in.
“These are hospitals we call ‘high performers.’ They are fully capable of giving most patients first-rate care, even if they have serious conditions or need demanding procedures,” Comarow said.
