Clinical Quality at St. Joseph's Hospital

In the 100 Top Hospitals® 2022 national report, St. Joseph’s Hospital, a WINNER, ranked in the 93rd percentile overall in quality of care. This performance is compared to 259 other large hospitals across the country. In support of our philosophy of continuous improvement, we are also proud that this achievement represents us placing over the 90th percentile in continuous improvement in complications and 30-day mortality over the last five years. St Joseph’s Hospital was also a WINNER in the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® 2022 report ranking in the 99th percentile for cardiovascular services including care for heart attack, heart failure, open heart surgery and interventional heart procedures.

St. Joseph’s Hospital is part of BayCare Health System, which scored in the 85th percentile in the 15 Top Health Systems® 2022 national report. BayCare focuses on continuous process improvement and most importantly, patient safety, in caring for hundreds of thousands of patients and families each year.

Here are a few areas we consider critical to our mission in delivering exceptional patient care:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Four-Star Quality Rated

CMS Hospital Compare (July 2023 release)

St. Joseph’s Hospital earned out of 5 stars in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating.

Willingness to Recommend Our Hospital (July 2023 release)

A National, standardized survey of hospital patients about their experiences during a recent inpatient hospital stay. This is also referred to as HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems). The information below is included on that report for St. Joseph's Hospital.

Percentage of patients who reported YES they would definitely recommend the hospital.


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