Awards & Recognition

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center we're dedicated to excellence in patient care, health education, medical research and other health services. We're proud of this tradition, and the relentless spirit, leadership and achievements of our employees in delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care to the people of the communities we serve. Their commitment is reflected in the awards and recognition St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center continues to receive year after year. 

2024

  • WebMD® Patient Choice Heart Valve Replacement Arizona 2023-2024
  • WebMD® Patient Choice Stent Placement Arizona 2023-2024
  • Medscape® Provider Choice Cardiology Phoenix Metro Area 2023-2024
  • Medscape® Provider Choice Cardiology Arizona 2023-2024
  • Medscape® Provider Choice Gastroenterology Phoenix Metro Area 2023-2024
  • WebMD® Patient Choice Brain Surgery Arizona 2023-2024
  • WebMD® Patient Choice Microdiscectomy Arizona 2023-2024
  • Medscape® Provider Choice Neurology Phoenix Metro Area 2023-2024
  • Medscape® Provider Choice Neurology Arizona 2023-2024
  • Healthgrades 2024 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ and Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™
  • Healthgrades Top 10% in the Nation for Cranial Neurosurgery and Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services
  • Healthgrades 2024 Five-Star recipient for; Treatment of Heart Failure, Treatment of Stroke, Cranial Neurosurgery, Treatment of COPD, Treatment of Sepsis.
  • Healthgrades 2024 State Ranking: #2 Hospital in Arizona for Pulmonary Care
  • HEI (Healthcare Equality Index) Human Rights Campaign High Performer
  • Mitral Valve Repair Center of Excellence 

2023 

  • American Medical Association Joy in Medicine™ recognized organization
  • 2023 PINC AITM 100 Top Hospitals®
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona - Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care
  • American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus Award - Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
  • Healthgrades #3 Neurosciences in State and #4 Stroke Care in State
  • Healthgrades Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ and Stroke Care Excellence Award™
  • Healthgrades Top 10% in the Nation for Cranial Neurosurgery and Treatment of Stroke
  • Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery, Treatment of Stroke, Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Treatment of Sepsis
  • isoCABG Commonspirit CV Center of Excellence
  • RN Residency Program - Practice Transition Program Accreditation (PTAP)
  • WebMD® Patient Choice Oncology Breast Cancer Treatment
  • WebMD® Patient Choice Neurology Back Pain Relief Surgery
  • WebMD® Patient Choice Neurology Spinal Surgery
  • Medscape® Physician Choice Neurology Overall
  • Medscape® Physician Choice Neurology Phoenix Metro Area

2022

  • Fortune Magazine’s Top 15 Best Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S., Ranked #4.  
  • US News & World Report Best Hospitals in Phoenix & Arizona, Ranked #3.
  • AZ Big Media Top 10 Hospitals with 268 Beds or More, Ranked #2.
  • American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award & Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
  • Named Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery and Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation.
  • Healthgrades 2022 Awards include: Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence, Neurosciences Excellence, Stroke Care Excellence, America’s 50 Best Hospitals, America’s 100 Best Stroke Care, America’s 100 Best in consistently delivering clinical quality and America’s 100 Best Hospitals Exhibiting Clinical Excellence. 
  • Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery, Treatment of Stroke, Treatment of COPD and Treatment of Sepsis. 

2021

  • Ranked #2 on List of Top Arizona Hospitals by US News & World Report
  • American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Heart Failure GOLD PLUS Quality Achievement Award and Stroke GOLD PLUS Quality Achievement Award, and Target Heart Failure Honor Roll Award
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Certification by the American Association of Cardio and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Healthgrades 2021 Awards include: Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence, Gastrointestinal Care Excellence, Neurosciences Excellence and General Surgery Excellence
  • Healthgrades 2021 America’s 100 Best Stroke Care and America’s 50 Best Hospitals - Top 1% in the nation for highest clinical quality

2020

  • Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals™ list for 2020 was released and St. Joseph’s Hospital was selected as one of America’s 100 best hospitals, placing them in the top 2% in the nation for exhibiting clinical excellence year over year. Click here to learn more
  • Ranked among the top 100 hospitals by HealthGrades. Hospitals with the distinction of being ranked among the top 250 hospitals by HealthGrades are in the top 5 percent of more than 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide.

2019

  • Arizona Medical Association (ArMA). St. Joseph’s was the recipient of the C. H. William Ruhe Award for our submission on Innovation and Successful Implementation of Learning from Teaching Medical Students and our partnership with Creighton University. 
  • Ranking Arizona. St. Joseph’s Hospital was listed number one on the list of the top 10 acute care hospitals in Arizona from AZ Big Media. This is based on how voters answered the question, “With whom would you recommend doing business?” from the 2019 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s most comprehensive business opinion poll. St. Joseph’s was the top choice for hospitals with 268 beds or more. To see the full article, click here. 
  • Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery by the SRC. St. Joseph’s is the only Hernia Center of Excellence and Robotic Center of Excellence in the state of Arizona. 
  • St. Joseph’s and St. Joseph’s Westgate are the first hospitals in Arizona to be designated as Centers of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). SRC accreditation helps patients identify medical providers who have met rigorous standards for delivering high-quality medical treatment, including perioperative, surgical and long-term follow-up care. Click here to learn more. 
  • American Heart Association 2019 Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and also qualified for recognition on the Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll 
  • American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines (GWTG): Silver Plus Achievement for Heart Failure; Target: Heart Failure; Gold Plus Achievement for Stroke; Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
  • US News & World Report - Best Hospitals – Neurology & Neurosurgery, ranked #15, and ranked #19 in Gynecology
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Certification - American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) (3 years, 2018-2021)
  • Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
  • Chest Pain PCI Accreditation - American College of Cardiology
  • Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award – Healthgrades (8 years in a row, 2012-2019)
  • Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award - Healthgrades
  • Neurosciences Excellence Award – Healthgrades (8 years in a row, 2012-2019)
  • Stroke Care Excellence Award – Healthgrades (15 years in a row, 2005-2019)
  • America’s 100 Best Hospitals - Healthgrades (2 years in a row, 2018-2019)
  • America’s 250 Best Hospitals - Healthgrades (6 years in a row, 2014-2019)
  • America’s 100 Best Stroke Care - Healthgrades (8 years in a row, 2012-2019)

2018

  • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award
  • Chest Pain PCI Accreditation - American College of Cardiology
  • Clinical Site of Excellence Award from Creighton University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
  • Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award 
  • Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence
  • Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award - American Heart Association
  • Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 
  • Neonatal Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Training Site
  • Neurosciences Excellence Award
  • Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll - American Heart Association
  • U.S. News & World Report named St. Joseph’s as one of the Top 20 Hospitals in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery
  • U.S. News & World Report named St. Joseph’s as one of the Top 20 Hospitals in the nation for gynecology

2017

  • Designated Epilepsy Center 
  • Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 
  • Intersocietal Accredited Commission (IAC) Echocardiography Lab
  • NIA-designated Alzheimer’s Center 
  • Outstanding Community Outreach 
  • Top-performing Hospital in the Conduent Midas Platinum Quality Award Program

2016

  • Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

2015

  • Named by U.S. News and World Report as a Top 25 Hospital in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery
  • Named Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health
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  • Listed in the 100 Great Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review
  • Named the only hospital in the nation to receive Joint Commission’s certification in Stroke, TBI and Perinatal services
  • Became 1st  hospital in Arizona to receive Joint Commission Perinatal Care certification for labor through postpartum care