Quality and Patient Safety

St. Joseph Hospital — Focused on Perfect Care

Data that provides objective information about hospitals and healthcare providers is becoming more accessible to the public each year. St. Joseph Hospital is proud to share its quality ratings from reliable, independent sources. We are equally proud of the national recognition we have received for our clinically advanced care, which we provide in a safe and compassionate patient- and family-centered environment.

Rest assured that St. Joseph Hospital's reputation for excellence is well-founded. Check out our superior ratings from the following leading medical research firms.

St. Joseph Hospital is proud to share with you key results of our comprehensive work in quality, safety and satisfaction. Highlights include the following:

In 2008 St. Joseph Hospital became the only known Orange County hospital to receive a top tier, three-star rating for Adult Cardiac Surgery from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The comprehensive rating system compares adult cardiac surgery in hospitals across the country and awards one, two or three stars.
Recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence for 2008 by Lumetra, a premier national organization dedicated to transforming the quality and integrity of healthcare systems across the United States.
Maintained a rating of Superior, the highest rating possible, for "Overall Patient Experience" on California HealthCare Foundation's calhospitalcompare.org
Ranked in the top 10% of hospitals in the U.S. for patient satisfaction by AVATAR International Inc, a leader in healthcare research
Recipient of an "America's Best Hospital" rating in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 U.S. News & World Report, ranking St. Joseph Hospital in the nation's top 50 hospitals for Orthopedic care
Recognized as one of "America's Top 10 Healing Hospitals" for 2006, 2007 and 2008 by the Baptist Healing Trust for compassionate, patient-centered care
Gallup's Great Workplace Award winner - Following a study of more than 10 million employees, St. Joseph Health System was one of only 20 organizations worldwide receiving this honor. SJHS earned the award in 2007 and again in 2008.
5-year charter member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) IMPACT national network to improve health care quality and safety
Active member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 5 Million Lives Campaign, an initiative to protect patients in hospitals nationwide
One of 278 hospitals nation-wide participating in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pilot demonstration project to increase use of evidence-based practices
Honored with the Annual Quality Award from the St. Joseph Health System for the fourth year in a row
Winner of the Samuel R. Sherman CME Provider Award for "Linkage Between Performance Improvement and CME," from the Institute for Medical Quality for our excellent care of heart attack patients.
Identified in the 2007 California Report on Coronary Arterty Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery, released by the California CABG Outcomes Reporting Program (CCORP) as having mortality rates well below state and national averages and the lowest rate in Orange County
The Orange County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) has designated St. Joseph Hospital as a Cardiac Receiving Center. This designation reflects the significant commitment by our Hospital and Medical Staff to meet extremely stringent clinical and service delivery response times that will ultimately guarantee Cardiac patients the best care possible.
In a comparison of care at 4,500 U.S. hospitals based on Medicare and federal government data on the new website WhyNotThe Best.org, St. Joseph Hospital is ranked in the top 10 percent of hospitals.

It wouldn't be possible to maintain these consistently high scores and distinctions without the efforts of our doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals. Because of their efforts, we are able to provide the highest levels of care to the community we serve.