St. David’s Medical Center ranked No. 1 Large Community Hospital in the nation by Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals
AUSTIN, Texas—St. David’s Medical Center—including Heart Hospital of Austin and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital—was recently named to the Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals® list as the top performing Large Community Hospital in the U.S. The annual list—which was published by Fortune—recognizes excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience, and financial health.
“This is a significant achievement that starts with the commitment of our staff to the patients they care for,” Todd Steward, chief executive officer of St. David’s Medical Center, said. “In making this announcement, Merative researchers noted that top-ranked hospitals tend to have several key characteristics, including a mature culture (and a commitment to maintaining it), nursing excellence, deeply committed leadership, quality-focused hospital boards, an embrace of data and innovative technology (used in a practical manner), and local autonomy within health systems.”
Merative, a data, analytics and technology partner for the health industry, identified the top hospitals from a rigorous evaluation of 2,650 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals in the U.S. Formerly known as IBM Watson Health, Merative established the list to help identify best practices that may help other healthcare organizations achieve consistent, balanced, and sustainable high performance.
According to Merative, as compared to similar hospitals, the hospitals included on the Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list had better results on key clinical and operational performance indicators. These include survival rates, patient complications, healthcare associated infections, 30-day mortality and 30-day hospital-wide readmission rates, length of stay, throughput in emergency departments, inpatient expenses, profitability and ratings from patients.
The Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list also incorporates a community health measure into its ranking process. For the community health measure, hospitals were surveyed across three components: 1) assessing hospital contributions to community health as a provider of critical services for community health and preventive care; 2) identifying ways that hospitals contribute to community health as a community partner teaming up with local organizations to implement critical programs; and 3) focusing on ways that hospitals promote community health through their practices as anchor institutions supporting local economic and social progress. The community health measure is weighted equally with other ranking measures.
This is the 13thyear that St. David’s Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, and it is the first time the facility has been named the No. 1 Large Community Hospital in the U.S.
For more information, visit 100TopHospitals.com.
St. David’s HealthCare
St. David’s HealthCare includes eight of the area’s leading hospitals and is one of the largest health systems in Texas. The organization has been recognized with a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—the nation’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence. St. David’s HealthCare is the fourth-largest private employer in the Austin area, with more than 10,700 colleagues across more than 180 sites of care.
St. David’s HealthCare is a unique partnership between hospital management company HCA Healthcare and two local nonprofits—St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation. The proceeds from the operations of the hospitals fund the foundations, which, in turn, invest those dollars back into the community. Since the inception of St. David’s HealthCare in 1996, more than $770 million has been given back to the community to improve the health and healthcare of Central Texans.
Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals® List
The Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list is determined using independent and objective research to analyze hospital performance. Organizations do not apply or pay for this honor or pay to promote their award. Award-winning hospitals serve as a model of excellence for the industry.
Merative
Merative is a data, analytics and technology partner for the health industry, including providers, payers, life sciences companies and governments. With trusted technology and human expertise, the company works with clients to drive real progress. Merative helps clients orient information and insights around the people they serve to improve healthcare delivery, decision making and performance. Formerly IBM Watson Health, Merative became a new standalone company as part of Francisco Partners in 2022. Learn more at www.merative.com.
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September 16, 2022
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