Ascension St. Vincent’s has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review on its list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs for 2023.
St. Vincent’s is the only Jacksonville-area health system that earned this distinction. It is joined by several other Ascension facilities, including hospitals in Pensacola, Wisconsin and Michigan.
St. Vincent’s made the list for its commitment to providing exceptional orthopedic care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions or injuries. The health system also had to show a track record of shorter hospital stays, lower complication rates and high patient satisfaction scores. These outcomes reflect the hospital system's unwavering dedication to delivering orthopedic care.
“Orthopedics is a priority service for those in Northeast Florida,” said James Machado, president of Ascension St. Vincent's Southside. “When we opened the Performance Orthopedics and Spine Specialty Hospital, the first specialty hospital in Northeast Florida dedicated solely to orthopedic and spine care, we raised the bar for excellence in clinical outcomes, quality measures and patient care experience. We’re eager to continue expanding the care we can provide — not just on the orthopedic front — but across all services Northeast Florida requires.”
The orthopedic program at St. Vincent’s integrates advanced technologies to deliver superior patient outcomes. One example is incorporating specialized technology, which simplifies knee replacement surgery by providing valuable insights for precise implant selection and positioning, improving efficiency for surgeons with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes at each step of the patient journey.
St. Vincent’s has also earned a number of orthopedic distinctions, including Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards and a top-100 ranking in orthopedic surgery among American hospitals for 2022.
Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast includes Ascension Sacred Heart based in Pensacola, Ascension St. Vincent’s based in Jacksonville and Ascension Providence in Mobile, Alabama.
Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast operates 10 hospitals and more than 200 other sites of care, employing more than 13,000 associates. Across the region, Ascension Providence, Ascension Sacred Heart and Ascension St. Vincent’s have served North Florida and South Alabama communities for more than 165 years.
In fiscal year 2022, Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast provided more than $265 million in community benefit and care of people living in poverty. Ascension is a faith-based health care organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems in the United States, Ascension aims to deliver compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to those living in poverty and those most vulnerable.
Ascension operates more than 2,600 sites of care — including 138 hospitals in 19 states — while providing a variety of services, including clinical operations, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.
For further information, go to ascension.org.
