2011
AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50
HealthGrades® Women's Health Excellence Award - Saint Vincent ranks among the top 5% of the nation's hospitals for women's health.
Highmark Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery
2010
AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50
American Heart Association Start! Fit Friendly Gold Level Company Award
American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Bronze Performance Achievement Award
American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award
College of American Pathologists Accreditation - Saint Vincent Main and Pulmonary Function Laboratories
HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™
HealthGrades®
Heart & Vascular
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery in 2011
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services in 2011
Ranked Among the Top 10 in State for Overall Cardiac Services in 2011
Five-Star Rated for Cardiac Surgery, Coronary Bypass Surgery, and Valve Replacement Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure for 4 Years in a Row (2008-2011)
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Vascular Surgery in 2011
Cardiac Care Excellence Award™
Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™
Vascular Surgery Excellence Award™
Orthopedics
Ranked Among the Top 10 in State for Overall Orthopedic Services For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Ranked Best in Erie for Orthopedics Five-Star Rated for Overall Orthopedic Services for 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement for 7 Years in a Row (2005-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement for 8 Years in a Row (2004-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Hip Fracture Repair for 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Critical Care
Ranked Among the Top 5 in State for Critical Care for 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Overall Critical Care in 2011 Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Sepsis for 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Critical Care Excellence Award™
Miscellaneous
Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Services, Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Treatment of Pneumonia in 2011
Five-Star Rated for Carotid Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Prostatectomy in 2011
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™
Prostatectomy Excellence Award™
Highmark Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement
Highmark Quality Blue Readmissions Award - Of all participating hospitals, Saint Vincent has the best overall performance in reduction of 7-day and 30-day readmissions to inpatient and observation status.
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Employer Recognition Award
Premier Award for Quality - Saint Vincent is one of only two hospitals in the nation to receive this award for three years in a row.
2009
AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50
American Heart Association Start! Fit Friendly Gold Level Company award
American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award
Association for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation - Saint Vincent Endoscopy Center
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project - Saint Vincent is in the top 10% of participating hospitals for compliance with Heart Attack and Total Joint best practice measures.
Economic Development Corporation of Erie County Employer of the Year
Highmark Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care
Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification (two-year certification)
Premier Award for Quality - Saint Vincent is one of only five hospitals in the country to win this award for two consecutive years.
2008
AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50
American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Accreditation - Certificate of Approval with Commendation
American Heart Association Start! Fit Friendly Gold Level Company award
American Hospital Association/McKesson Quest for Quality Honorable Mention - Saint Vincent is one of only four hospitals in the nation to be recognized.
American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award
HomeCare Elite - Erie Home Health Services, Inc., is named to this list of the most successful Medicare-certified home health providers in the U.S.
Premier Award for Quality
Thompson/Reuters Top 100 Hospital for Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
Thompson/Reuters Top 100 Hospital Performance Improvement Leader
2007
AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50
American Heart Association Start! Fit Friendly Gold Level Company Award - Saint Vincent is the only company in Erie and one of only six in Pennsylvania to receive this first-ever company award.
American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Bronze Performance Achievement Award
Best Places to Work in PA - #5
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project - Saint Vicnent is a top-performing hospital.
Highmark Quality Blue Pay-for-Performance Project - Saint Vincent's low rate of infection ranks among the best of participating hospitals.
Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Gold Seal of Approval™ (two-year certification)
2006
Best Places to Work in PA - #12
College of American Pathologists Accreditation - Saint Vincent Main Laboratory
Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories - The Saint Vincent Heart Center Vascular Lab earns the highest level of recognition for commitment to quality patient care in the diagnosis of vascular disease
Press Ganey Summit Award - The Saint Vincent Surgery Center is recognized as a national patient satisfaction leader, sustaining the highest level of satisfaction for three or more consecutive years.
2005
Best Places to Work in PA - #19
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project - Saint Vincent's care ranks among the top 20% in the nation for patient outcomes related to CABG surgery, AMI and pneumonia.
Highmark Quality Blue Pay-for-Performance Project - Saint Vincent earns a perfect quality score in DVT prevention, central line infection reduction, CHF care and pneumonia care.
Solucient Top 100 Performance Improvement Leader
2004
HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™
Vantage Quality Award for Clinical Excellence - Saint Vincent Guidelines Applied in Practice for Heart Attack Patients Project
2003
HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™
J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Award for Customer Satisfaction
Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Saint Vincent Surgery Center
2002
Governor's Award for Safety Excellence
HealthGrades ranks Saint Vincent Heart Center among the top 5% in the nation and #1 in Pennsylvania in terms of outcomes.
2001
Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories - The Saint Vincent Heart Center is among the first in the nation to be accredited by this organizaiton.
Vantage Quality Improvement Award - Saint Vincent Hip Fracture Team
Western Pennsylvania Safety Council Award
2000
Best Doctors in America - Thirty-four members of the Saint Vincent medical staff are recognized.
Premier designates Saint Vincent a world-class performer in coronary artery bypass surgery.