Ascension Sacred Heart Bay and Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast named among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2024-2025 as ‘High Performing’

Sacred Heart Bay was recognized for two procedures and/or conditions and Sacred Heart Emerald Coast was recognized for one.

Ascension Sacred Heart Bay and Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast have been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 list of Best Hospitals as a ‘High Performing’ hospitals. Ascension Sacred Heart Bay is recognized in the areas of heart failure and heart attack. Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast is recognized as high-performing in hip replacement. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings, indicating that they placed in the top 10% for a specialty or achieve the highest possible rating for a common procedure or condition.

The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

“Every patient who receives treatment at a Sacred Heart location is provided with high-quality care from the moment they walk through our doors,” said Dr. Syed Jafri, Chief Clinical Officer for Ascension Florida. “We are blessed that our physicians and care teams are being recognized for their quality, patient-centered care.”

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”

U.S. News & World Report, a global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities.

To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.

For more information on Sacred Heart Bay visit ascension.org/BayFL. To learn more about Sacred Heart Emerald Coast go to ascension.org/EmeraldCoastFL.

About Ascension Sacred Heart

Ascension Sacred Heart, based in Pensacola, Florida, operates five hospitals and more than 100 other sites of care and employs more than 6,440 associates. In fiscal year 2023, Ascension Sacred Heart provided more than $142 million in community benefit and care for persons living in poverty. Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2023, Ascension provided $2.2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving communities in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org

Ascension Bay and Ascension Emerald Coast Sacred Heart Award