[JOLIET, IL] – October 29, 2025 – Saint Joseph Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare family, announced today that it has achieved numerous distinctions for exceptional clinical performance from Healthgrades, one of the most trusted sources by Americans for the best hospitals and physicians with awards solely based on quality and patient outcomes. Among Saint Joseph’s recognitions, it is named Five-Star Rated in four categories.
Those clinical areas of excellence are:
- Hip Fracture Treatment for 7 Years in a Row (2020-2026)
- Carotid Procedures for 4 Years in a Row (2023-2026)
- Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for 2 Years in a Row (2025-2026)
- Coronary Bypass Surgery
These achievements further affirm Saint Joseph Medical Center’s status as a premier destination for specialty care and underscore the organization’s longstanding commitment to excellent patient care.
“Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize Saint Joseph Medical Center for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas.”
Sunil Patel, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Saint Joseph, added, “These Healthgrades recognitions demonstrate the exemplary teamwork we’ve cultivated at Saint Joseph, and they’re a testament to our dedication to delivering quality, compassionate care for our patients and the communities we serve. We are delivering on the promise of returning patients to their active lives and enjoying the things they love to do.”
These recognitions reflect Saint Joseph Medical Center’s ongoing dedication to clinical excellence. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top hospitals in key specialty areas. Through easy-to-understand, objective measures of hospital performance, Healthgrades empowers patients with the information they need to find a hospital that excels in their procedure or condition.
As performance gaps persist between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving facilities, seeking care at a top program has never been more important. Healthgrades’ 2026 analysis revealed that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2022-2024 study period, on average, 230,466 lives could have been saved, and 156,797 complications could have been avoided.*
Consumers can visit Healthgrades’ Specialty Excellence Patient Advocate Center to learn more about how Healthgrades identifies the top-performing hospitals for specialty care.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2026 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.
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ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER, JOLIET, IL
Saint Joseph Medical Center is a Joint Commission-Accredited 489-bed facility and the leading hospital in the Joliet area, where it offers comprehensive specialty and 24/7 emergency care in a Level II Trauma Center with Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) designation. Saint Joseph’s is certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center which excels in neuro and stroke care using the latest imaging and interventional technologies. Its multidisciplinary team provides a continuum of care from diagnosis to treatment for a vast array of neurological disorders beyond those who have suffered a stroke. The care continues in the robust outpatient program that offers neurology, neurosurgery, stroke care and neuro endovascular surgery.