St. Joseph’s Health Hospital Named Best Regional Hospital

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U.S. News & World Report Names St. Joseph’s Health Hospital a Best Regional Hospital for 8^th Consecutive Year

Washington, D.C. – July 26, 2022 – St. Joseph’s Health Hospital has been recognized as a Best Regional Hospital for 2022-23 by U.S. News & World Report for the eighth consecutive year. It was also ranked #1 in Syracuse and #17 in New York State.

The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 33rd year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive quality care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

St. Joseph’s Health Hospital was also recognized as high performing in the following 12 procedures and conditions:

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Aortic Valve Surgery
Heart Bypass Surgery
Heart Failure
Heart Attack
Colon Cancer Surgery
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Pneumonia
Diabetes
Hip Replacement
Knee Replacement
Kidney Disease (new this year)

“I couldn’t be prouder of our St. Joseph’s Health leaders, physicians, nurses, support staff and colleagues for receiving such high accolades from U.S. News & World Report during the biggest health care crisis in a century,” said Meredith Price, Senior Vice President, Acute Operations at St. Joseph’s Health. “Our teams show outstanding dedication, compassion, and expertise every single day. They put the safety and care of our patients first and it shows.”

For the 2022-2023 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. For the first time, U.S. News rated eligible hospitals in Ovarian Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Surgery and Uterine Cancer Surgery. In the 15 specialties, 164 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. State and metro area rankings reflect the highest performing hospitals in the area across multiple areas of care.

“The hospitals named to the U.S. News Honor Roll excel across numerous specialties and service lines,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “When patients and their medical professionals are considering their options for care, the rankings are designed to help them identify hospitals that are superior in the kind of care they may need.”

U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance using a variety of measures such as survival rates, complication rates, patient experience and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals methodology factors in data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations and medical specialists.

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About St. Joseph’s Health

“St. Joseph’s Health is non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph’s Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. St. Joseph’s is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and one of America’s 100 Best for Spine Surgery and Coronary Intervention according to Healthgrades. It is ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, a designated Stroke Center and a U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital.” St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health.For more information, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.”

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

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