Ascension Florida hospital systems named top-15 in the country

Ascension Sacred Heart and St. Vincent's only two health systems in Florida on the list

Fortune and PINC AI have named Ascension Sacred Heart and Ascension St. Vincent's to the nation's top 15 health systems for 2024. This is the first time the hospital systems have made the distinguished list.

Sacred Heart and St. Vincent's are the only two in Florida to earn a spot in the 2024 list. Sacred Heart's footprint spans across Northwest Florida including hospitals in Pensacola, Miramar Beach, Panama City and Port St. Joe. St. Vincent's footprint spans across Northeast Florida and includes hospitals in Duval, Clay and St. Johns Counties.

This year, over 350 health systems in the United States were assessed for the top-15 list, which involved an analysis of eight performance indicators, including data on inpatient deaths, patient complications, healthcare-associated infections, operational efficiency and patient experience - all of which are metrics Sacred Heart and St. Vincent's outperformed other systems that do not appear in the top 15.

"St. Vincent's and Sacred Heart's inclusion on this list is a testament to every associate's commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered care at our hospitals and facilities," said Dr. Syed Jafri, Chief Clinical Officer for Ascension Florida. "We are blessed and thankful for our talented teams that have enabled our health system to be honored nationally. We look forward to continuing to serve those who need help the most."

Additionally, PINC AI estimates that if all health systems performed at the same level as this year's top performers, it could have saved more than 220,000 additional lives and an additional 196,000 patients could have been complication-free during a given year.

Performance rankings like these provide an objective measure of a health system's ability to deliver consistent high-performing care across the communities they serve. To view the list of all 15 hospital systems, visit Fortune's website.

To learn more about Ascension Sacred Heart visit the website. For more information about St. Vincent's, visit our website.

About Ascension Sacred Heart
Ascension Sacred Heart, based in Pensacola, Florida, operates five hospitals and more than 100 other sites of care and employs more than 6,440 associates. In fiscal year 2023, Ascension Sacred Heart provided more than $142 million in community benefit and care for persons living in poverty. Ascension is one of the nation's leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2023, Ascension provided $2.2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving communities in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

About Ascension St. Vincent's
Ascension St. Vincent's, based in Jacksonville, Florida, operates four hospitals and more than 90 other sites of care and employs more than 5,300 associates. In fiscal year 2023, Ascension St. Vincent's provided more than $87.7 million in community benefit and care for persons living in poverty. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable.