St Davids HealthCare facilities named among nations 100 Top Hospitals by Fortune and PINC AI

Austin, Texas — St. David’s HealthCare announced today that all of its Austin hospitals were recently named among the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals^® according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI™ and reported by Fortune.

St. David’s Medical Center, including the campuses of Heart Hospital of Austin and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital was ranked as the No. 1 large community hospital in the nation: while St. David’s South Austin Medical Center and St. David’s North Austin Medical Center ranked among the top 20 large community hospitals. Researchers evaluated 2,601 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals and health systems to identify the 100 Top Hospitals in 2024.

“At St. David’s HealthCare, our team of doctors, nurses and staff are dedicated to providing exceptional care to every patient every day,” David Huffstutler, president and chief executive officer of St. David's HealthCare, said. “We are honored to receive these accolades once again, as they underscore our commitment to excellence year after year.”

This is the 15^th consecutive year for St. David’s Medical Center, including Heart Hospital of Austin and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, to be recognized as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the sixth year for St. David’s North Austin Medical Center and the second year for St. David’s South Austin Medical Center. Additionally, it is the third consecutive year for St. David’s Medical Center to be named the No. 1 large community hospital in the U.S.

St. David’s Medical Center and St. David’s South Austin Medical Center were also recognized as two of 26 facilities to receive the 100 Top Hospitals Everest Award. This award honors hospitals that have set national benchmarks for both fastest rate of improvement during the previous five years and the highest current year performance.

To create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose of the PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals program is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities. The program leverages transparent, nonbiased data to help inform strategies for sustained performance. Organizations do not apply to participate in the study, and award recipients do not pay to market their honor.

100 Top Hospitals program performance

This year, based on comparisons between the study’s top performers and a peer group of similar hospitals, the analysis found that the top performers of the 100 Top Hospitals program delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently and at a lower cost. Compared to peer hospitals, this year’s top performers had:

• 39 percent fewer inpatient deaths than peer hospitals
• 6 percent fewer patients with complications
• 6 percent fewer healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
• 1 percent lower inpatient expense per discharge
• 5-day shorter average length of stay
• Better reported patient experience scores

For more information on the 100 Top Hospitals program, visit 100TopHospitals.com.