U.S. News and World Report has recognized the quality of care at St. Vincent’s Riverside, Southside and Clay County in its 2024-25 Best Hospital Rankings. These rankings are published annually to help patients across the country make important health care decisions.
St. Vincent’s Riverside was named a Best Regional Hospital, recognized for its high performance in seven different procedures and conditions. They include congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, kidney failure, knee replacement, stroke and leukemia, lymphoma and melanoma.
St. Vincent’s Southside and Clay County were named High Performing Hospitals, indicating that they placed in the top 10% for a specialty or achieved the highest possible rating for a common procedure or condition. Southside was recognized for its high performance for heart attack and hip replacement. Clay County was recognized for its high performance for congestive heart failure, COPD, diabetes and stroke.
“Every patient who receives treatment at a St. Vincent’s location is provided with high quality care from the moment they walk through our doors,” said Dr. Syed Jafri, chief clinical officer for Ascension Florida. “We are blessed that our physicians and care teams are being recognized for their quality, patient-centered care.”
U.S. News’s Best Hospitals project evaluates U.S. adult hospitals annually on how they provide 35 different types of care. The rankings of 15 medical specialties use a variety of quality measures to identify the hospitals that excel at handling the most complex and difficult cases. The ratings of 20 procedures and conditions are based entirely on objective quality indicators, such as patient outcomes and nurse staffing levels.
St. Vincent’s was also recently named a top 15 health system in the country for 2024 by Fortune and PINC AI. St. Vincent’s Clay County was also named to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) list.
