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St. Joseph’s Health Receives the 2017 Women’s Choice Award® as One of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care

January 31, 2017

St. Joseph’s is the only hospital in Onondaga County to receive this award

Syracuse, NY, January 31, 2017 – St. Joseph’s Health has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare. And once again, St. Joseph’s is the only hospital in Onondaga County to receive this award. The award signifies that St. Joseph’s Health is in the top 9% of 4,789 U.S. hospitals offering heart care services.

According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year—approximately one woman every minute. What’s often thought of as a “man’s disease” strikes more women than men, and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined.

“With such strong prevalence of heart disease, every woman should know where to find the very best heart care before she ever has an incident,” said Delia Passi, founder and CEO of The Women’s Choice Award. “We help women by conducting evidence-based research and recognizing the hospitals that could one day save their lives.”

The methodology used to select St. Joseph’s Health as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care is unique in that it evaluates:

  • The number of cardiac/vascular services offered. Recognized hospitals must offer at least six of the following services: Cardiac Catheter Lab, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiac Surgery, Carotid Stenting, Coronary Interventions, Electrophysiology, Vascular Interventions, Vascular Surgery and Coronary Intensive Care (CCU).
  • 30-Day mortality and readmission rates for heart attack and failure
  • Patient recommendation ratings on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey
  • Primary research about women’s healthcare preferences
  • “St. Joseph’s has always been a leader in heart care. The hospital performed the first open heart surgery in 1958, was the third center in the United States to perform angioplasty, and more recently, performed several of the first procedures with new technology for heart care in Central New York,” said Kathryn Ruscitto, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health. “St. Joseph’s Health is the only hospital in CNY to have earned a dozen different accreditations, certifications, and recognitions for cardiovascular care. And the announcement of this Women’s Choice award is timed perfectly as we get ready to kick off Heart Month on February 1.”

For more information about the 2017 America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care, please visit https://www.womenschoiceaward.com/awarded/healthcare/

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ABOUT ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH

St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, N.Y., providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary to specialty to home care, to our Magnet-recognized hospital, and in collaboration with our community partners, St. Joseph's Health is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of healthcare services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. Ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians and is a part of Trinity Health.

ABOUT THE WOMEN’S CHOICE AWARD®


The Women’s Choice Award® is a trusted referral source, empowering women to make smart healthcare choices by identifying the country’s best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that consider female patient satisfaction and clinical excellence. The Women’s Choice Award was recently honored by the INC 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2016 for a second consecutive year. Visit http://www.womenschoiceaward.com/ to learn more.

The information contained in this release is not permitted to be used in a non-press related context without the express prior written consent of the Women’s Choice Award.