Awards & Distinctions

St. Francis Hospital is widely recognized for its dedication to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease and a range of other specialties. These are some highlights of accolades received by the Hospital from patients, the news media, the medical community, and beyond.

• St. Francis is a regional and national leader in cardiac care. In the past 10 years, over 100,000 cardiac catheterizations, 36,000 angioplasties, and 20,000 open-heart surgeries have been performed at St. Francis Hospital. Studies consistently show that patients fare better when they are cared for by physicians and hospitals that perform a high volume of procedures.
• St. Francis performs one of the highest volumes of cardiac arrhythmia procedures in the nation, treatments that include radiofrequency ablation and pacemaker and defibrillator implantation.
• U.S. News & World Report named St. Francis one of America’s best hospitals in three specialties: heart and heart surgery, digestive disorders and geriatrics. (July, 2009)
• St. Francis is the only hospital on Long Island and one of only four hospitals in the New York metro area to be rated one of the nation’s best hospitals by AARP The Magazine (May/June 2009).
• St. Francis Hospital is the recipient of the Magnet award for excellence in nursing services, awarded to only 5 percent of American hospitals.
• According to Castle Connolly, a leading medical research and information company, and Newsday, St. Francis has more “top doctors” for cardiac care than any other hospital on Long Island.
• St. Francis was rated the best hospital on Long Island and substantially above its state and national counterparts in “patient experience,” according to the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (2008).
• St. Francis was selected one of the best companies to work for in New York State by the Society for Human Resource Management, and it was the only hospital to make the list (2008).
• More than 99 of 100 patients surveyed say they would recommend St. Francis to family and friends (Press Ganey Survey).
• St. Francis is accredited by The Joint Commission (2006-2009).
• The Hospital is a recognized national leader in cardiac non-invasive imaging, including cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cardiac MRI), CT and PET/CT imaging, nuclear imaging, and three-dimensional echocardiography.
• St. Francis is a premier center for clinical trials and studies of the applications of cardiac MRI technology, as well as other image-guided methods of diagnosis and treatment for cardiovascular disease.
• The Hospital is the leading center on Long Island for catheter-based treatment of congenital heart defects.