Awards and Distinctions

We want you to feel confident about the heart and vascular care you receive from our top-rated, board-certified providers. We are honored to be recognized for excellence because it means we provide you with care that meets or exceeds the strictest national standards. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health’s cardiovascular surgery programs continue to perform at an elite level in the Pacific Northwest and across the nation. Below are some of our most recent quality achievements.

St. Joseph Medical Center

• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has developed a comprehensive rating system that allows for comparisons regarding the quality of cardiac surgery among participating hospitals across the United States and Canada. In the current reporting of national data ending December 31, 2020, St. Joseph was honored to earn a 3-Star Rating for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR), and Mitral Valve Replacement and Repair (MVRR). Out of 917 cardiac surgical programs in the United States, coveted 3-Star status was achieved only by:
  
  Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) - 6.1% of programs
  Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement (MVRR) - 10.6 % of programs
  Aortic valve replacement (AVR) - 4.4% of programs
  
  3-Star for both CABG + AVR – 43 programs (4.7% of programs)
  3-Star for both CABG + MVRR - 22 programs (2.4% of programs)
  
  

These results place the cardiac surgery program at St. Joseph well within the top five percent in the nation for these complex surgeries.

• CHI National Cardiovascular Service Line LAAO Center of Excellence (Jul 2019-Jun 2020)
• CHI National Cardiovascular Service Line CABG Center of Excellence for FY20
• Leapfrog Group Fall 2019 Safety Grades – Grade A
• Seattle Business magazine 2020 Honoree Dr. Craig Hampton, silver, Leaders in Healthcare Award for Outstanding Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer
• Foundation for Health Care Quality – Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) Excellence in Cardiac Care for Cardiac Surgery 2020
• American Heart Association Heart Failure Get with the Guidelines® (GWTG) Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• American College of Cardiology-NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry: Platinum Performance Achievement Award 2019.

St. Michael Medical Center

• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has developed a comprehensive rating system that allows for comparisons regarding the quality of cardiac surgery among participating hospitals across the country. In the current analysis of national data (July 2018 – June 2019), the medical center was honored to receive a 3- Star Rating for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Out of 977 cardiac surgical programs in the United States, coveted 3-Star status for CABG was achieved only by 7.66 percent of participating programs.
• Recipient of the Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™ Three Years in a Row (2017-2019) and Named Among Top 10 percent in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery Three Years in a Row (2017-2019)
• Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery Two Years in a Row (2018-2019)
• Leapfrog Group Fall 2019 Safety Grades – Grade A
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - Pathway to Excellence Designation
• Leadership Kitsap “20 Under 40” Award – Stacie Wages, RN, BSN, Structural Heart Coordinator, for outstanding leadership and impact for Harrison Medical Center and the Kitsap Peninsula community
• Foundation for Health Care Quality – Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) Excellence in Cardiac Care for Cardiac Surgery 2020
• Foundation for Health Care Quality – Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) Excellence in Cardiac Care for Cardiac Surgery 2021
• Foundation for Health Care Quality – Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) Excellence in Cardiac Care for Percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI) 2021
• American Heart Association Heart Failure Get with the Guidelines® (GWTG) GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 2021
• American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award 2019.

St. Anne Hospital

• Foundation for Health Care Quality – Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) Excellence in Cardiac Care for Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) 2021
• Leapfrog Group Fall 2019 Safety Grades – Grade B
• American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award 2019.
• American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines® 2019 Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus

St. Anthony Hospital

• Healthgrades 2020 Clinical Achievement Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure in 2020
• Leapfrog Group Fall 2019 Safety Grades – Grade A

St. Francis Hospital

• American Heart Association Heart Failure Get with the Guidelines® (GWTG) GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 2021
• Foundation for Health Care Quality – Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) Excellence in Cardiac Care for Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) 2021
• Leapfrog Group Fall 2019 Safety Grades – Grade A

St. Clare Hospital

• American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines® 2019 Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award
• Leapfrog Group Fall 2019 Safety Grades – Grade B