U.S. News & World Report Again Names St. Francis Hospital One of the Nation’s Best Hospitals
ROSLYN, NEW YORK (July 11, 2008) – For the second consecutive year, St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Centerī has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals in the nation, and the only hospital on Long Island to be ranked in any of the magazine’s twelve medical and surgical specialty categories. The magazine’s prestigious annual ranking of medical institutions noted St. Francis as a leader in cardiac care, digestive disorders and geriatrics.
“To be ranked for the second year in a row is a sure sign of the extraordinary strength of our medical and nursing staff,” said Alan D. Guerci, M.D., President and CEO of St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center. “It is gratifying to see recognition of what I know to be true from my experience at Johns Hopkins – that St. Francis is a world-class hospital.”
According to U.S. News, its annual assessment is meant to aid patients “who truly need outstanding care” and says that ranked hospitals “are judged not in routine procedures but in difficult cases across an entire specialty.”
“As our hospital’s clinical capacity expands with the addition of the Nancy and Frederick DeMatteis Pavilion, our physicians, nurses and staff will have the next generation of tools and technologies to provide their special brand of compassionate, quality care,” said Akram Boutros, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. “We can offer our patients state-of-the-art imaging technology in our operating rooms and 40 percent additional clinical space to meet the expected demand for our services.”
Of the more than 5,453 hospitals surveyed in 16 different specialties, St. Francis Hospital was one of only 170 medical centers to be honored. The ranking in heart care places St. Francis Hospital among the top five medical centers in New York State. St. Francis was also only one of 12 hospitals in New York State to be recognized in any specialty ranking overall.
Contact:
Paul Barry, (516) 705-6657, paul.barry@chsli.org
Rosemary Gomez, (516) 705-6656, rosemary.gomez@chsli.org
Sid M. Dinsay / Liz Burke, Dan Klores Communications, (212) 685-4300; (917) 370-8631
