Quick Facts About Saint Vincent

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General Facts:

Affiliates include:

  • 30 affiliates system wide, some of the larger entities include:
    • Saint Vincent Surgery Center
    • Regional Home Health and Hospice
    • The Regional Heart Network
    • Westfield Memorial Hospital

Quality:

  • Saint Vincent exceeded the national average in 14 of the 18 quality-of-care indicators on the Hospital Compare website, which allows consumers to compare data on how U.S. hospitals treat the three most common medical conditions: pneumonia, heart attack and heart failure
  • Saint Vincent earned an award of $1.2 million dollars from Highmark Quality Blue Hospital Improvement for scoring 99 percent in all categories for improving outcomes for four select health improvement projects
  • Introduced Guidelines in Applied Practice (GAP) initiatives, which pushed heart attack patient outcomes above the state average
  • Saint Vincent earned better-than-expected mortality and readmission ratings in 10 categories from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4)
  • Saint Vincent was named to Solucient’s list of the nation’s Top 100 Performance Improvement Leader Hospitals
  • The organization that accredits hospitals across the country gave Saint Vincent a ranking above that of most accredited hospitals for its performance in heart failure and pneumonia care
  • Implemented over 20 evidence-based practice initiatives, improving outcomes for patients. One such effort, which significantly improved outcomes for pneumonia patients, earned Saint Vincent a Vantage Clinical Quality Award
  • Improved our ratio of mitral valve repairs vs. replacements to reduce complications and recovery times for patients
  • SVHS is one of only four hospitals in the U.S. to earn the AHA/McKesson Quest for Quality Award
  • SVHS was named to Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals for Performance Improvement and Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
  • Saint Vincent was one of 21 hospitals nationally to receive the 2010 Premier Award For Quality. Saint Vincent is only one of two hospitals in the country to win the award three years in a row
  • Saint Vincent ranked among the best hospitals in the United States and the best hospital in our region for heart attack care (source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
  • Saint Vincent was accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer with a Certificate of Approval with Commendation
  • Saint Vincent Stroke Center earned the AHA/ASA Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Performance Award
  • Saint Vincent received a designation from the American College of Radiology as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
  • Saint Vincent Health Center earned the designation of Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip ReplacementSM from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Innovations:

  • The region’s first childbirth classes
  • The region’s first nurse anesthetist
  • The region’s first urgent care center
  • The region’s first outpatient surgery center
  • The region’s first cardiovascular intensive care unit
  • Pioneered the use of Mosaic heart valve and repairing a hole in the heart
  • Introduced Unispacer technology to provide knee replacement candidates with an alternative to total joint replacement.
  • Minimized discomfort for patients undergoing gastrointestinal diagnostic testing by introducing the use of a tiny capsule camera.
  • Introduced drug-coated stents to reduce the regrowth of scar tissue in arteries.
  • Established a Stealth Station, featuring neurological navigation hardware and software to help neurosurgeons work with more precision
  • Cryosurgery for prostate cancer, making recovery faster and potentially eliminating the need for radiation treatment

Exclusives:

  • Saint Vincent is the only hospital in the region to utilize artificial implantable heart devices
  • Saint Vincent is the only provider in the region to offer Computer Aided Detection (CAD) for mammography, enabling radiologists to find cancers up to two years earlier.
  • Our NICU – the community’s busiest – is the only one to offer nitric oxide therapy to babies with pulmonary hypertension, often eliminating the need for our tiniest patients to be transferred to specialty hospitals in larger cities.
  • We are the only hospital in the region with three dedicated neonatologists plus a certified neonatal nurse practitioner.
  • Partnering with the Regional Cancer Center, Saint Vincent is now home to the region’s first comprehensive oncology program, with the region’s only surgical oncologist – Hank Hill, MD
  • Saint Vincent is the only hospital in the area to offer Helix Hydro-Jet technology, which minimizes use of a scalpel for patients requiring surgery for liver or pancreatic cancer.