OSF St. Joseph recognized for excellence in gynecology surgery

Posted on June 21, 2015

By Adam Studzinski

BLOOMINGTON – OSF St. Joseph Medical Center was recently recognized as one of Healthgrades 2015 Gynecological Surgery Excellence Award recipients.

Healthgrades is the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The award means the hospital is in the top 10 percent of hospitals evaluated when it comes to performance in gynecology operations.

OSF President Chad Boore said it’s a validation of the hard work happening everyday at the hospital.

“It’s always good, I think, for our staff and our medical staff to be acknowledged for the excellence and for the care and compassion they provide,” he said.

Boore added OSF is in some exclusive company as a result of this recognition. The hospital is one of just 10 in Illinois, and the only one in McLean County, to receive the award.

“When an organization like Healthgrades, who’s very well respected, comes along and wants to recognize our achievements it really just helps add to the pride that our staff feel in the care that they provide every day,” Boore said.

Boore said from 2011 to 2013 patients treated in hospitals receiving the Gynecological Surgery Excellence Award have, on average, a 46 percent less risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award.

Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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