INDIANAPOLIS – Franciscan St. Francis Health–Indianapolis has
been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “100 Great Community
Hospitals” across the nation.
In releasing the list. Becker’s officials said: “These hospitals are often the anchors
of health and employment within their communities, providing patients with
top-quality care close to home. The following hospitals have demonstrated
commitments to the health of their local population through clinical
excellence, community involvement and various other efforts.”
To
compile this list, the Becker's Hospital Review editorial team analyzed
information, recognition and rankings from a variety of industry sources,
including iVantage Health Analytics, Thomson Reuters, HealthGrades and the
American Nurses Credentialing Center. The hospitals listed operate fewer than
550 patient beds.
Franciscan
St. Francis’ Indianapolis campus opened in 1995. The hospital is part of a
network of 14 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois owned and operated by
the Franciscan Alliance, a health-care system headquartered in Mishawaka, Ind.
The
hospital was ranked in the top 5 percent nationally for clinical performance
with the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence in
2012. The hospital also received recognition as one of the nation's best
hospitals in cardiac care, coronary intervention and general surgery by
HealthGrades in 2012.
In
recent years the hospital, located at 8111 S. Emerson Ave., has expanded its
services including the consolidation of its former inpatient facility in Beech
Grove and other clinical and support programs.
Franciscan
St. Francis Health also has facilities in Mooresville (92-bed full-service
hospital) and in Carmel (short-stay hospital with surgery, imaging, lab and
physical therapy). It operates a health center in Plainfield, which offers a
variety of outpatient clinical programs; and Visiting Nurse Service at St.
Francis – a not-for-profit home health care and hospice program operating in
30 Indiana counties.
The hospital also has Immediate Care
centers in Indianapolis and Greenwood, and will open a similar facility in
Carmel Aug. 1
To
learn more about Franciscan St. Francis Health, its hospitals and services go
to www.stfrancishospitals.org.
