January 2, 2008
St. John’s Celebrates Award From HealthGrades
St. John’s Regional Medical Center will hold an awards celebration on January 8 at 10 a.m. in the Main Lobby. A representative from HealthGrades will be on hand to present the award.
St. John’s is being recognized for its joint replacement program. HealthGrades research ranks St. John’s among the top 5% of the nation for joint replacement for the second consecutive year. Additionally, St. John’s is five-star rated for both Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement.
The 2008 HealthGrades ratings for all hospitals nationwide are available to view on the organization’s award-winning consumer Web site, located at www.healthgrades.com. More than three million individuals and employees of some of the nation’s largest employers and health plans visit HealthGrades each month to access quality information about hospitals, nursing homes and physicians. HealthGrades also provides consumers and payers with detailed assessments of hospitals’ patient-safety outcomes, based on indicators developed by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
St. John's Regional Medical Center has been leading the way in healthcare throughout the four-state area for more than 100 years. We are a 367-bed facility, serving 19 counties in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. We provide state-of-the-art healthcare services, specializing in cardiology, orthopedics, neurosciences, and oncology. St. John’s has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission. Additionally, we have been recognized by Thomson Healthcare with three 100 Top Hospital Awards (2006) and rated in the top 5% nationally by HealthGrades for joint replacement (2008).
**We would like to invite all media to join us for an awards presentation Tuesday, January 8 at 10 a.m. in the Main Lobby.