Awards and Recognitions

Catholic Health System

Verispan Top 100 Integrated Health Systems (2008)

This ranking comprises the 100 most integrated networks out of more than 580 health systems that are graded on operations, quality, scope of services, and efficiency by Verispan, a nationally recognized healthcare data and consulting firm based in Yardley, Pennsylvannia.

Sisters of Charity Hospital

Top 100 hospitals and a Five-Star facility in the United States by Cleverley and Associates’ Community Value Provider Index (CVI)

Cleverley and Associates is an independent, professional service organization specializing in information services for the healthcare industry. The company created the CVI to measure the value a hospital provides to its community. The book outlines the data used to calculate the CVI as well as provides a list of the Top 100 and all Five-Star hospitals. Measurement in these areas suggest that hospitals operating with a high degree of community value are those that are low cost, low charge, and use a strong financial position to reinvest back into the provision of care at the facility. Each area contains metrics that compare a hospital’s performance to an appropriate peer group. The combined performance in each area is the Community Value Index (CVI) score. Those hospitals with scores in the top twenty percent are designated as “Five Star” facilities. A subset of this group is the “Top 100” which contains the highest scoring facilities in the country. Sisters of Charity Hospital’s performance achieved both designations.

Certified Community Cancer Center - American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer

The Commission on Cancer Approvals Program encourages hospitals, treatment centers, and other facilities to improve their quality of patient care through various cancer-related programs. Cancer Program Standards promote consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary cooperation results in improved patient care.

HealthGrades Five-Star Rating for Excellence in Bariatric Surgery

Sisters of Charity Hospital has been recognized for the third consecutive year with a five-star rating for clinical excellence in bariatric surgery from HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings organization. In the Third Annual HealthGrades Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study, Sisters Hospital ranked in the top 10% in the nation for bariatric surgery, which includes gastric bypass and laparoscopic procedures.

Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence - American Society for Bariatric Surgery

This designation is awarded to surgeons and programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.

Blue Cross and Blue Sheild "Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery™"

Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery™ provide a full range of bariatric surgery care services, including inpatient care, post-operative care, outpatient follow-up care, and patient education.

Designated Stroke Center by New York State Department of Health (2007)

Stroke Center Designation assures patients that Sisters of Charity Hospital meets the State’s stringent guidelines for stroke care. This includes being seen by a physician within 15 minutes of arrival in the ER; receiving a CT scan within 25 minutes; interpretation of CT results in 45 minutes; lab results in 45 minutes; and clot busting drugs within 60 minutes of arrival or 3 hours of symptom onset and catheter-based techniques than enable treatment up to 8 hours from symptom onset.

Certification of Lab (Ultrasound) - ICAVL (Application Pending)

The purpose of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories is to provide a mechanism for accreditation of facilities which perform comprehensive testing for vascular disease with noninvasive testing modalities. Through the accreditation process, laboratories assess every aspect of daily operation and its impact on the quality of health care provided to patients.

Certification of Nuclear Medicine - ICANL (Application Pending)

The purpose of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories is "to ensure high quality patient care and to promote health care by providing a mechanism to encourage and recognize the provision of quality nuclear cardiology and nuclear medicine diagnostic evaluations by a process of voluntary accreditation." Through the accreditation process, laboratories assess every aspect of daily operation and its impact on the quality of health care provided to patients.

Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit