Saint Agnes Medical Center Rated America's 100 Best

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Healthgrades has named Saint Agnes Medical Center a leading hospital in the nation in the areas of neurosurgery and cardiac care.

Healthgrades, a leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals, evaluates performance of hospitals nationwide for the most common inpatient procedures and conditions each year. Based on its newest findings, Saint Agnes has been named one of Healthgrades' America's 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery 8 Years in a Row (2012-2019).

The Medical Center also received numerous other outstanding quality ratings from Healthgrades, indicating that its clinical outcomes in these areas are better than expected as compared to other hospitals across the country:

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award for 8 years in a row (2012-2019)
• Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Spine Surgery for 2 years in a row (2018-2019)
• Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Spine Surgery for 8 years in a row (2012-2019)
• Five-Star Recipient for Spinal Fusion for 8 years in a row (2012-2019)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack for 5 years in a row (2015-2019)
• Five-Star Recipient for Back Surgery for 2 years in a row (2018-2019)
• Five-Star Recipient for Small Intestine Surgeries in 2019

"We are honored to be recognized by Healthgrades as a leading hospital in the nation," says Saint Agnes Medical Center president and CEO Nancy Hollingsworth, RN. "These awards and designations demonstrate our commitment to our patients and reinforce our promise to deliver high quality care to our community."