St. John's Hospital Named One of "America's Best Hospitals"

MAPLEWOOD, MN--(Marketwire - July 16, 2009) - U.S. News & World Report names St. John's Hospital one of America's Best Hospitals. St. John's is one of 174 medical centers nationwide ranked in 16 specialties. St. John's was ranked among the Top 50 hospitals in Urology.

"We are very excited and honored to be one of America's Best Hospitals and named among some of the most prestigious urology programs in the country," said Scott North, VP/CEO, St. John's Hospital. "As our community's primary health care resource and in partnership with our physicians, we offer our patients treatment options with advanced technologies, such as the da Vinci® Surgery System. St. John's strives to provide the best experience for every patient, every time."

St. John's Hospital received this honor based on a number of criteria including St. John's high patient safety index, low mortality index and offering five out of five key technologies. St. John's is one of only three Minnesota hospitals ranked in Urology.

Now in the 20th year, the multi-platform 2009-10 America's Best Hospitals guide is the most extensive hospital ranking to-date. It includes rankings of 174 medical centers nationwide in 16 specialties.

In addition to the hospitals that appear in one or more specialty rankings in the print magazine, the 2009-10 America's Best Hospitals includes an online consumer guide where readers can find information on more than 1,500 hospitals that qualified for rankings, but did not score high enough to be ranked. Less than one-third of the 4,861 U.S. hospitals evaluated qualified.

U.S. News's 2009-10 publication of America's Best Hospitals is accessible today online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals and on sale at newsstands Tuesday, July 21.

St. John's Hospital is one of three full-service, acute care hospitals in the HealthEast Care System. As the community's primary health care resource; St. John's delivers a wide range of services to meet their patients' needs at every stage of life. Excelling in superior care for our growing communities.

Contact Information: For more information: Jodi Ritacca 651-232-6410 Pager 651-864-3547