St marys medical center apple valley ca

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2021, 2020)

Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™ (2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in prostate removal surgery and transurethral resection of the prostate

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™ (2022, 2021)

Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2021)

Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

3 ratings were worse than expected

• Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest
• Respiratory failure following surgery
• Deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery

10 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Mortality Based Ratings

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

Complication Based Ratings

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

Mortality Based Ratings

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Specialty Excellence Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™

2022, 2021

Complication Based Ratings

Complication Based Ratings

Transurethral Prostate Resection Surgery

Specialty Excellence Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™

2023

Mortality Based Ratings

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Specialty Excellence Awards

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™

2021

Complication Based Ratings

Complication Based Ratings

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

17% lower than the national average

Would definitely recommend

16% lower than the national average

Saint Mary Medical Center

National Average

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

Saint Mary Medical Center

National Average

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

Providers

Provider Reviews

Location

Saint Mary Medical Center

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