Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital ranks in top ten in U.S. News & World Report's

Best Hospitals Metro Area rankings

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital has been ranked 10th in the St. Louis Metro Area in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings. In addition to Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, BJC hospitals also appearing on the U.S. News Best Hospitals metro list include Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Christian Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. Barnes-Jewish Hospital ranked first on the list.

The new rankings recognize 622 hospitals in or near major cities with a record of high performance in key medical specialties, including 132 of the 152 hospitals already identified as the best in the nation. There are nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide.

The new metro area rankings are relevant to a much wider range of health care consumers. They are aimed primarily at consumers whose care may not demand the special expertise found only at a nationally ranked Best Hospital. Patients and their families will have a far better chance of finding a U.S. News-ranked hospital in their health insurance network and might not have to travel to get care at a high-performing hospital.

John Antes, president of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, said, “Our employees and physicians can take pride in knowing they work in a hospital that is being nationally recognized for its patient care. National recognition also serves to reaffirm residents of St. Charles County and surrounding areas have world class health care available to them, close to home.”

To be ranked in its metro area, a hospital had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one of 16 medical specialties.

“All of these hospitals provide first-rate care for the majority of patients, even those with serious conditions or who need demanding procedures,” says Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. “The new Best Hospitals metro rankings can tell you which hospitals are worth considering for most medical problems if you live in or near a major metro area.” For the full list of metro area rankings visit www.usnews.com/hospitals.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, named a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital, is a certified Chest Pain Center and acute care hospital serving St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. A member of BJC HealthCare, the hospital is also affiliated with the Washington University School of Medicine and has the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital on the campus.