Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Named Among Best Hospitals 2024-2025
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 list of Best Hospitals as a ‘High Performing’ hospital for congestive heart failure, colon cancer surgery, COPD, hip replacement and knee replacement. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for the publication’s Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
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.
“Being recognized by U.S. News shows the relentless dedication and hard work of our caregivers, who are committed to fulfilling our mission of providing highly-skilled and personalized care to our patients and communities daily,” Gordon B. Ferguson, President and CEO for Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford said. “We are extremely proud of our team and honored to be included on this esteemed list.”
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.
