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12 and Richmond. It is especially well-known for its excellence in heart care and cancer care, but has also made a mark in maternity care, having delivered approximately 150,000 ba- bies in its history. Baptist Health Lexington was established in 1954, and the organization has since received a number of accolades. Just last fall, Kentucky consumers voted three Baptist Health hospitals as the No. 1 healthcare facility in their home- towns. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked Baptist Health Lexington No. 1 in Ken- tucky in its 2015-16 rankings. Nationally, Baptist Health Corbin, Lexington and Richmond received high patient safety scores in the Leapfrog Group's latest Hospi- tal Safety Score survey. Baptist Health Corbin and Baptist Health Lexington both received A scores, while Baptist Health Richmond fol- lowed closely with a B score. Baptist Health Lexington is also a designated Magnet hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis). Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington Uni- versity Medical Center was established in 1996 with the merger of Barnes Hospital and e Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. Both Barnes Hospital and Jewish Hospital brought their own rich history to the table. Barnes Hospital opened in 1914 and became one of the first medical teaching centers in nation. Jewish Hospital opened in 1902 to care for St. Louis' growing immigrant population. Today, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a member of St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, is Missouri's largest hospital and one of the nation's largest healthcare organizations. As of 2013, the hos- pital had 1,315 beds. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is also the largest private employer in the St. Louis region, with a 1,800-member medical staff. Additionally, the hospital is home to one of the world's largest lung transplant programs. Barnes-Jewish and Washington University thoracic surgeons perform up to 60 lung trans- plants each year. Barnes-Jewish Hospital has received wide- spread recognition for excellence. In 2015-16, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 1 in the St. Louis metro area and No. 1 in Missouri. Barnes-Jewish Hospital was also the first adult hospital in Missouri designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Ad- ditionally, Barnes-Jewish Hospital has earned Healthgrades' Joint Replacement Excellence Award and its America's 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award for three straight years, most recently in 2016. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston). Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, formerly St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, opened in 1954. Since then, the organization has grown to include 850 licensed beds and 4,463 employees, including 1,558 registered nurses. It handles approximately 25,000 patient admissions each year. e medical center's Texas Heart Institute, a cardiovascular research and education in- stitution founded by Denton A. Cooley, MD, in the 1960s, is consistently ranked as one of the country's best for cardiovascular services and heart surgery. U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 17 in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery for 2015-16. e hospital has a collaborative partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and affiliations with e University of Texas Medical School at Houston, e University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Houston Baptist Univer- sity and Prairie View (Texas) A&M University. Baylor St. Luke's is designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence by the Ameri- can Nurses Credentialing Center. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the medical center No. 2 in Texas and No. 2 in the Houston metro area for 2015-16. Baylor St. Luke's is also nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in four adult specialties. Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak (Mich.) Cam- pus. Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak stems back to 1955, when it opened as a 238-bed hos- pital. Years later, aer growing into a three-hos- pital health system, Beaumont – Royal Oak is a 1,070-bed tertiary care, teaching, research and referral hospital. e medical staff includes more than 3,100 physicians representing more than 91 medical and surgical specialties. Beaumont is named aer William Beaumont, MD, a medical pioneer of discoveries about human digestion. Dr. Beaumont's pioneering spirit has been carried on throughout Beau- mont's history as physicians at the hospital carried out other medical firsts. For instance, Beaumont physicians performed the nation's first closed-chest heart valve replacement and pioneered surgery to treat urology disorders. With nearly $30 million in funding from all sources, more than 900 research studies are ac- tive at Beaumont Hospitals, including applied and clinical research and clinical trials. For 2015-16, Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak is ranked No. 2 in the Detroit metro area and No. 2 in Michigan by U.S. News & World Re- port. e hospital is also nationally ranked by U.S. News in nine adult specialties. It is ranked No. 22 in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery and No. 40 in the nation for gynecol- ogy. Additionally, Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak is a Magnet-designated hospital for nurs- ing excellence by the American Nurses Cre- dentialing Center. Billings (Mont.) Clinic. Billings Clinic is the No. 1 hospital in Montana, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2015-16 rankings, and the largest healthcare organization in the state. is physician-led, integrated multispecial- ty group practice includes a 304-bed hospi- tal, Level II trauma center and a 90-bed skilled nursing and assisted living facility. Billings Clinic is also one of the largest employers in Montana, with approximately 4,000 employees including more than 400 physicians and ad- vanced practitioners offering expertise in more than 50 specialties. e history of Billings Clinic dates back to 1911, when Arthur J. Movius, MD, founded his Billings practice. In 1993, the Billings Clin- ic and Deaconess Medical Center merged to become an integrated healthcare organization named Deaconess Billings Clinic, reverting the name back to Billings Clinic in 2005. Today, Billings Clinic provides inpatient and outpatient care to people in Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. Billings Clinic has partnerships across the region, a member- ship with the Mayo Clinic Care Network and management agreements with 11 critical access hospitals. e organization was the first in Mon- tana to receive Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and was named among the 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics in 2016. Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital (Charles- ton, S.C.). Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital opened in downtown in 1882. en named St. Francis Infirmary Charleston, it was the first Catholic hospital in South Carolina. is 204-bed hospital is now affiliated with Bon Se- cours Health System and has since relocated to a more expansive campus outside downtown and west of the Ashley River. e nonprofit hospital handled 8,808 ad- missions in the latest year for which data are available. St. Francis' emergency room hosted 45,211 patient visits, and surgeons there per- formed 3,298 inpatient and 8,257 outpatient surgeries. e hospital is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence and is the No. 3 hospital in South Carolina, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2015-16 rankings. Bon Secours St. Francis hospital is equipped with the latest technology and offers patients comprehensive acute care while staying true to its mission rooted in the hospital's founding more than a century ago, when the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy opened St. Fran- cis Infirmary. e hospital's mission is to treat the "whole person," which includes spiritual and emotional health, not just physical illness. In keeping with this maxim, the hospital fea- tures a wheelchair-friendly meditation garden for the uses of patients, caregivers and visitors. Additionally, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital