Becker's Hospital Review

20 Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Spectrum Health Medical Center, founded in 1873, is a teaching hospital with ties to Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. The hospital is Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence and serves as an anchor for healthcare in its community. More than 8,000 babies are delivered at the hospital each year. In 2012, The Leapfrog Group named Spectrum Butterworth one of its Top Urban Hospitals, and U.S. News & World Report also ranked it as one of the top in the nation for gynecology, and diabetes and endocrinology in its 2012-13 rankings. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (Houston). St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, which opened in 1954, is a 695-bed teaching hospital with ties to Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the hospital nationally for 10 specialties and the hospital is also Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence. The Lung Transplant Program at St. Luke's Cooley Transplant Center first began performing lung and heart-lung transplants in 1994, and the hospital recently celebrated its 20th lung transplant since reactivating the program in February 2012. St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). St. Luke's Hospital is a 532-bed facility and part of Cedar Rapids-based Iowa Health System. St. Luke's was named as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics in 2012-13, and it is one of only 41 hospitals in the country to have been named a 100 Top Hospital by Truven Health Analytics five times, most recently in 2012-13. The hospital, which is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence, is a pioneer in value-based healthcare delivery: St. Luke's is part of two accountable care organizations. St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital is part of Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health, which was named one of the 15 Top Health Systems in 2012 by Thomson Reuters. St. Vincent Indianapolis, a 584-bed hospital, is Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence and was recognized by HealthGrades in 2012 as a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence. Recently, St.Vincent participated in a landmark study to evaluate the clinical evidence for safety and efficacy of ultrasound energy used with medicine to target t blood clots when treating patients with life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Stanford Hospital & Clinics (Palo Alto, Calif.). Stanford is a 613-bed hospital with six centers of excellence. It is especially renowned for its cardiac and cancer care, along with neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and organ transplants. U.S. News & World Report ranked Stanford within the top 20 hospitals in the na- tion for its cancer and ear, nose and throat programs in 2012-13. In November 2012, Stanford became the first hospital in the country to meet The Joint Commission's standards for DiseaseSpecific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification. It recently unveiled plans for a new outpatient cancer center in San Jose, Calif., which is expected to open in 2014. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia). Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is a 969-bed academic medical center that was founded in 1825. The hospital has received a medley of awards throughout its history, but most recently, U.S. News & World Report ranked Thomas Jefferson as the seventh best hospital in the country for orthopedics. The hospital, which is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence, was also recently accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a patient-centered medical home. Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside, Calif.). Tri-City Medical Center, located about 40 miles north of San Diego, opened its doors in 1961 with 42 physicians on staff. It has only grown since: Today, the 397-bed hospital includes more than 500 physicians. Tri-City continually promotes the value of innovation in healthcare services. For instance, this past summer, a Tri-City orthopedic surgeon performed the first vitamin E total knee replacement in San Diego county. Tri-City is also adapting to new delivery models. The hospital's accountable care organization, North Coast Medical ACO, was the only one in San Diego chosen to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings ACO program in the summer of 2012. Trinity Rock Island (Ill.). Part of Des Moinesbased Iowa Health System, Trinity Rock Island is a 504-bed entity comprised of four hospitals, 338-bed Trinity Rock Island being the most robust with the largest inpatient capacity. Magnetdesignated for nursing excellence, Trinity Rock Island has received designations from Blue Cross Blue Shield as a Blue Distinction Center+ for knee and hip replacements. HealthGrades also named Trinity Rock Island as one of its 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care and Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2013. UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.). With 1,046 beds and more than 900 physicians, UAB Hospital is a healthcare giant for the Birmingham area, and one of the four largest academic medical centers in the country. The hospital was established in 1945 as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama School of Medicine, and since then, UAB has helped lead the way for healthcare in Alabama. It includes the only Level I trauma center in the state, was the first hospital to receive Magnet accreditation for nursing excellence in the state, and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center located in a six-state area. UC San Diego Medical Center. UC San Diego Medical Center is a staple in its local healthcare landscape, being the only academic medical center in the city and also the top-ranked hospital in San Diego, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2012-13 rankings. In February, UC San Diego's Napoleone Ferrara, MD, PhD, the molecular biologist credited with helping decipher how tumors grow, received the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his work. UC San Diego was one of the 100 Top Hospitals named by Truven Health Analytics in 2012-13, and its affiliated cardiovascular center was also one of Truven's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals. UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco). UCSF Medical Center has a robust reputation for medical care and research, as evidenced by its receiving a $20 million gift for neuroscience research and a $36 million grant for its Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2012. The hospital is Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence and was named the 13th best hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its 2012-13 rankings. UCSF's Medical Center at Mission Bay is poised to be a major medical hub, as it will include three hospitals — children's, women's specialty and cancer. It is slated to open in February 2015. University Hospital (Salt Lake City). University Hospital opened in 1965 and has since grown to include more than 1,000 University of Utah physicians trained in 200 medical specialties. As one of the few academic medical centers in the Intermountain West area, the hospital continues to expand its presence in and around Salt Lake City, having opened its multi-specialty center in January 2012, its $200 million patient care pavilion three years prior, and a health and wellness center in 2008. HealthGrades ranked University Hospital as the best in the Salt Lake City region in 2012 based on overall patient experience. University Medical Center at Princeton at Plainsboro (N.J.). University Medical Center at Princeton straddles the old and the new. The hospital dates back to 1919, but just opened a new $447-million, state-of-the-art hospital campus in May 2012, featuring 231 singlepatient rooms and an array of other contemporary amenities. University Medical Center at Princeton operates around 10 central centers for care, including centers for cancer, eating disorders and neuroscience. The hospital received Magnet accreditation for nursing excellence in November. It is partnered with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for enhanced pediatric services, and Penn Medicine for its Penn

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