Saint Joseph Medical Center

65%

Patients that would definitely recommend
5% lower than the national average

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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.

Learn more about our awards methodology

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ (2018, 2016)

Superior clinical care of women during and after childbirth

Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™ (2018, 2016)

Superior clinical outcomes during and after childbirth and in surgeries that treat diseases and conditions of the female reproductive system

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ (2017)

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

5 ratings were worse than expected

  • Death in procedures where mortality is usually very low
  • Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital
  • Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest
  • Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital
  • Respiratory failure following surgery

8 ratings were as expected View details

  • Death following a serious complication after surgery
  • Hip fracture following surgery
  • Excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery
  • Acute kidney dysfunction following surgery
  • Deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery
  • Bloodstream infection following surgery
  • Breakdown of abdominal incision site
  • Accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during medical care
Learn more about patient safety ratings

Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Appendectomy

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Appendectomy

As Expected

Bariatric Surgery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Bariatric Surgery

As Expected

Cardiac

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Pacemaker Procedures

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

As Expected

As Expected

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

As Expected

As Expected

Heart Attack

As Expected

As Expected

Heart Failure

Worse than Expected

Worse than Expected

Valve Surgery

As Expected

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™

2017

Critical Care

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Diabetic Emergencies

As Expected

As Expected

Pulmonary Embolism

Worse than Expected

As Expected

Respiratory Failure

As Expected

As Expected

Sepsis

As Expected

As Expected

Gastrointestinal

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Bowel Obstruction

As Expected

As Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

Worse than Expected

Worse than Expected

Esophageal/Stomach Surgeries

As Expected

As Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

As Expected

As Expected

Pancreatitis

As Expected

As Expected

Gynecologic Surgeries

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Gynecologic Procedures

As Expected

Hysterectomy

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™

2018, 2016

Labor and Delivery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

C-Section Delivery

Better than Expected

Vaginal Delivery

Better than Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™

2018, 2016

Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™

2018, 2016

Neurosciences

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Cranial Neurosurgery

As Expected

As Expected

Stroke

As Expected

As Expected

Orthopedic

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Hip Fracture Treatment

As Expected

Hip Replacement

Worse than Expected

Total Knee Replacement

Worse than Expected

Prostate Surgery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Transurethral Prostate Resection Surgery

Worse than Expected

Pulmonary

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

As Expected

Worse than Expected

Pneumonia

As Expected

Worse than Expected

Spine Surgery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Back and Neck Surgeries (without Spinal Fusion)

As Expected

Vascular

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition
In Hospital

Carotid Procedures

As Expected

Peripheral Vascular Bypass

Worse than 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).

Learn more about patient experience
  • Patient Rating
  • Care Team
  • Facility
  • Pain Management
66%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
3% lower than the national average

65%

Would definitely recommend
5% lower than the national average

Location

Saint Joseph Medical Center

1401 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX 77002

Call

Directions(713) 757-1000

Contact Us

1401 St Joseph Pkwy

Houston, TX 77002

Directions

(713) 757-1000