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Commitment to Quality

Quality Recognition and Awards

St. Anthony's Medical Center strives for excellence and is committed to continually improving quality.

• For three years in a row, St. Anthony’s Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s “Top 100 Hospitals” as a performance improvement leader by Thomson Healthcare (formerly Solucient). The designation means we demonstrated consistent year-over-year improvement of the health services for the people in our community.
• St. Anthony's is among the top five percent nationally for patient safety, according to a recent quality study by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading healthcare ratings company. This achievement earns us the honor of being named a Distinguished Hospital for Patient Safety.
• All our managers are taught customer service excellence principles from The Studer Group, a well-respected organization specializing in leading practices in patient, physician and employee satisfaction.
• The Acute Rehab Department has received its second three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an organization that accredits providers based on quality of services.  Only 13 other programs in the state have received this CARF accreditation.
• For the third year in a row, the Breast Center and Mammography Suite have received perfect scores on their annual site inspections, conducted in accordance with the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).  There are only 179 facilities in Missouri that have received this certification.
• In 2009,St. Anthony’s Medical Center received the Hospital Quality Program “Meritorious Award” for Improving Patient Throughput by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. This award was given to St. Anthony’s to recognize its achievements in improving the speed and quality of patient care in its Emergency Department. 

Top 100 Performance Improvement Leaders

In 2005, 2006 and 2007, St. Anthony’s Medical Center was named among the best performance leader hospitals in the nation for rapid, consistent organizational improvement.

The list showcases organizations that have set national benchmarks for consistent improvement in clinical outcomes, safety, hospital efficiency, financial stability and growth. The recognition comes from Thomson Reuters (formerly Solucient), a leading provider of strategic business and clinical information for the health care industry.

Standing Out of the Crowd

St. Anthony’s is proud to have a national study confirm that positive things are happening here. Our outstanding team of medical professionals and staff working together to carry out a mission of promoting health and providing care marked by excellence.

St. Anthony’s was the only health care facility in the St. Louis metropolitan area to receive this recognition. The study evaluated all U.S. hospitals licensed to treat Medicare patients.

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