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Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital

Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital is a medical facility located in Saint Louis, MO. This hospital has been recognized for Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™, and more.

76%

Patient Experience Rating

12% higher than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2023, 2022)

Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ (2024, 2022)

Superior clinical outcomes in coronary intervention procedures (angioplasty with stent)

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ (2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in coronary intervention procedures (angioplasty with stent)

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

1 rating was worse than expected

  • Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest

12 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Pacemaker Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Attack

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™

2024, 2022

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™

2023

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Diabetic Emergencies

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Sepsis

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Bowel Obstruction

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Worse than Expected

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Hip Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Pneumonia

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Spinal Fusion

In Hospital

As Expected

Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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77%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

12% higher than the national average

76%

Would definitely recommend

12% higher than the national average

Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital

National Average

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%82%75%

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%82%74%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%67%57%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%66%56%

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%90%84%

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

100%50%0%56%47%

Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital

National Average

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%61%55%

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%74%66%

Providers

Provider Reviews

I have had to have spinal injections for years and it wasn’t until I went to Dr. Dusek that I had no pain. He explained everything perfectly and the procedures lasted at least two years if not more and I have a very complicated spinal cord issue. I just want to let other patients know that they can...

Patricia Bahr Apr 10 2024

Review for Dr. Dusek

Very professional and concerned about your health. Has helped my husband & I tremendously giving us quality life at our old age. We are still working well beyond retirement age. What a blessing Dr. Baptist is!

Apr 10 2024

Review for Dr. Baptist

He was very knowledgeable, thorough, very clear when explaining medical conditions, seemed very caring and went extra step to check things over. Really liked him.

Apr 06 2024

Review for Dr. Koeppel

Went in to talk with Dr Palmer about my knees. He personally took the time to sit with me and explain everything that was going to happen in terms I could understand. He didn’t rush me and answered all the questions I had.

Joe Dorhauer Apr 06 2024

Review for Dr. Palmer

I had a completly torn rotator cuff and bicep on my left arm after a freak accident. I went to see Dr. Kelsheimer for it and was sceduled for surgery at the end of August 2023. After 6 weeks of inactivity he sent me to Axes physical therapy in Festus, Mo. I had 5.5 months of therapy twice a week...

Apr 03 2024

Review for Dr. Kelsheimer

Location

Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital

2345 Dougherty Ferry Rd, Saint Louis MO 63122

CallDirections

(314) 966-9100

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital located?

Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital is located at 2345 Dougherty Ferry Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63122. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

Has Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital won any recent awards from Healthgrades?

Yes, Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital has been awarded with Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™, and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ in the past two years.

Is Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital highly rated with patients?

77% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.

Does Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital score well in safety ratings?

Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 13 hospital services. View more details here.

How do I get in at Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital?

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How does Saint Luke's Des Peres Hospital rank in terms of safety and outcomes?

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Contact Us

2345 Dougherty Ferry Rd

Saint Louis, MO 63122

Directions

(314) 966-9100