[EVANSTON, IL] – October 29, 2025 – Saint Francis Hospital, a member of the non-profit Prime Healthcare Foundation, announced today that it has achieved numerous distinctions for exceptional clinical performance from Healthgrades, one of the most trusted sources by Americans for the best hospitals and physicians with awards solely based on quality and patient outcomes. Among Saint Francis’s recognition, it is named Five-Star Rated in three categories.
Those clinical areas of excellence are:
- Treatment of Sepsis for 3 Years in a Row (2024-2026)
- Total Knee Replacement for 2 Years in a Row (2025-2026)
- Hip Fracture Treatment in 2026
These achievements further affirm Saint Francis Hospital’s status as a premier destination for specialty care and underscore the organization’s longstanding commitment to excellent patient care. “Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize Saint Francis Hospital for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas.”
Justin Yee, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Saint Francis, added, “These Healthgrades recognitions demonstrate the exemplary teamwork we’ve cultivated over generations at Saint Francis, and they’re a testament to our dedication to delivering quality, compassionate care for our patients and the communities we serve. We are delivering on the promise of returning patients to their active lives and enjoying the things they love to do.”
These recognitions reflect Saint Francis Hospital’s ongoing dedication to clinical excellence. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top hospitals in key specialty areas. Through easy-to-understand, objective measures of hospital performance, Healthgrades empowers patients with the information they need to find a hospital that excels in their procedure or condition.
As performance gaps persist between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving facilities, seeking care at a top program has never been more important. Healthgrades’ 2026 analysis revealed that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2022-2024 study period, on average, 230,466 lives could have been saved, and 156,797 complications could have been avoided.*
Consumers can visit Healthgrades’ Specialty Excellence Patient Advocate Center to learn more about how Healthgrades identifies the top-performing hospitals for specialty care.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2026 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.
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ABOUT SAINT FRANCIS
Founded in 1900, Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL, a not-for-profit member of the non-profit Prime Healthcare Foundation, is a 197-bed teaching facility that offers specialized care alongside 24/7 emergency services, including a Level I adult trauma center, the highest level of critical care possible for trauma patients. Saint Francis provides advanced surgical interventions for serious and life-threatening conditions. It also offers expertise in cardiology, oncology, and orthopedics, and an array of minimally invasive procedures including robotic-assisted surgery that often results in same-day discharges and significantly shorter recovery times. Its dedicated care teams prioritize understanding their patients’ health needs to deliver the most appropriate care tailored for them.