Healthgrades, a national company that rates hospitals’, health systems’ and clinicians’ quality and provides other information about healthcare providers, recently released its annual evaluations.

Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 34 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions.

Here’s how St. Luke’s locations were assessed:

St. Luke’s Boise and Meridian

Specialty

• One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™ for six years in a row (2012-2017)
• One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care™ for two years in a row (2016-2017)
• One of Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery™ for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care™ for five years in a row (2013-2017) 

Cardiac

• Five-Star recipient for treatment of heart attack for six years in a row (2012-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of heart failure for five years in a row (2013-2017)

Orthopedics

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ for seven years in a row (2011-2017)
• Recipient of the Healthgrades 2017 Spine Surgery Excellence Award™
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for joint replacement for seven years in a row (2011-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for joint replacement for seven years in a row (2011-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for spine surgery in 2017
• Five-Star recipient for total knee replacement for nine years in a row (2009-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for total hip replacement for seven years in a row (2011-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for spinal fusion surgery for two years in a row (2016-2017)

Neurosciences

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Neurosciences Excellence Award™ for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• Recipient of the Healthgrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for neurosciences for two years in a row (2016-2017)
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for treatment of stroke for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for neurosciences for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for treatment of stroke for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of stroke for five years in a row (2013-2017)

Pulmonary

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for overall pulmonary services for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for overall pulmonary services for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for five years in a row (2013-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of pneumonia for four years in a row (2014-2017)

Vascular

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Vascular Surgery Excellence Award™ for nine years in a row (2009-2017)
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for vascular surgery for six years in a row (2012-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for vascular surgery for nine years in a row (2009-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for repair of abdominal aorta for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for carotid surgery for 13 years in a row (2005-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for peripheral vascular bypass in 2017

Gastrointestinal

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Recipient of the Healthgrades General Surgery Excellence Award™ for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for overall GI services for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for general surgery for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for GI medical treatment for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of bowel obstruction for five years in a row (2013-2017)

Critical Care

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award™ for five years in a row (2013-2017)
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for critical care for five years in a row (2013-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for critical care for five years in a row (2013-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of sepsis for six years in a row (2012-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of respiratory failure for six years in a row (2012-2017)

Outstanding Patient

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for three years in a row (2014-2016)
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for outstanding patient experience in 2016
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for outstanding patient experience for three years in a row (2014-2016)
• Named among the top 15 percent in the nation for outstanding patient experience for three years in a row (2014-2016)

St. Luke’s Magic Valley

Best Specialty

• One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care™ in 2017

Pulmonary

• Five-Star recipient for treatment of pneumonia for two years in a row (2016-2017)

Critical Care

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award™ for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• Named among the top 5 percent in the nation for critical care in 2017
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for critical care for three years in a row (2015-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of sepsis for four years in a row (2014-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for treatment of respiratory failure for three years in a row (2015-2017)

St. Luke’s Wood River

Orthopedics

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ for two years in a row (2016-2017)
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for overall orthopedic services for two years in a row (2016-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for total knee replacement for two years in a row (2016-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for total hip replacement for two years in a row (2016-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for hip fracture treatment for two years in a row (2016-2017)
• Five-Star recipient for spinal fusion surgery for three years in a row (2015-2017)

St. Luke’s McCall

Orthopedics

• Five-Star recipient for total knee replacement for two years in a row (2016-2017)

Outstanding Patient

• Recipient of the Healthgrades 2016 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™
• Named among the top 10 percent in the nation for outstanding patient experience in 2016
• Named among the top 15 percent in the nation for outstanding patient experience in 2016

See all St. Luke’s awards and accreditations.