St.Vincent Health Hospitals Recognized as Top 100 Hospitals in Nation
INDIANAPOLIS – St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital and St.Vincent Carmel Hospital are being recognized for earning the 2009 Top 100 Hospitals designation by Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters performs the study annually to share new standards being set by the hospital industry, using expertise and innovative technology to provide intelligent information for businesses and professionals.
St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital earns the Top 100 recognition for the fourth time and the second consecutive year. The 770-bed acute care facility also received the Everest Award for the second year in a row for "exhibiting top current organization-wide performance as well as fastest organization-wide performance improvement." St.Vincent Carmel Hospital makes the Top 100 Hospital list for the first time in the medium-sized community hospitals category.
"Our medical staff and associates have made a commitment to provide the highest level of care for patients and families, and the Top 100 designation represents their hard work," said Kyle DeFur, president of St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. "It is an honor to continue to be recognized as a top performing hospital throughout our country."
The selection of the Top 100 Hospitals is determined by measuring statistical performance in five designated categories, including clinical process and outcomes, patient safety, patient perception of care, operational efficiency and financial stability.
"As the only Hamilton County-based health provider to receive this recognition, we will remain dedicated to addressing our patients’ unique healthcare needs by focusing on holistic care – mind, body and spirit," said Michael D. Chittenden, president of St.Vincent Carmel Hospital. "We are proud to receive this recognition, and to serve area residents and the community."
For more information about St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital or St.Vincent Carmel Hospital, visit www.stvincent.org.
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About St.Vincent Health
St.Vincent Health is a nonprofit, spiritually-centered health system, sponsored by Ascension Health of St. Louis, MO., the nation’s largest Catholic health system. St.Vincent Health is one of Indiana’s largest employers with 19 health ministries serving 45 counties in Central Indiana. The health ministry includes St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital; Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent; St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana; St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast; St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo; Saint John’s Health System in Anderson; St.Vincent Carmel Hospital; St.Vincent Women’s Hospital; St.Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil; St.Vincent Frankfort Hospital; St.Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon; St.Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood; St.Vincent New Hope; St.Vincent Randolph Hospital in Winchester; St.Vincent Stress Center; St.Vincent Williamsport Hospital; St.Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital; and St.Vincent Salem Hospital.
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