Awards & Recognition Fully accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) (November 2017) Designated Missouri Time Critical Diagnosis STEMI Level II Center (May 2018) American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) accreditation for Cardiac Rehab -2017 Center for Wound Care is accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award (July 2018) American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.(July 2018) Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) (August 2018) Breast Center - earned a three-year full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, a program administered by the American College of Surgeons (November 2018) Leapfrog 'A' Award – Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019 St. Mary’s Heart Center Earns Echocardiography Accreditation, The St. Mary’s Heart Center has earned a three-year accreditation in echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (January 2017) Breast Center – Breast Center of Excellence was designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers – NAPBC The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence through American College of Radiology Advanced Primary Stroke Center – certified through the Joint Commission Level 2 Stroke Center Designation – State of Missouri Healthgrades Best Specialty One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care™ in 2019 One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for General Surgery™ in 2019 Gastrointestinal Recipient of the Healthgrades 2019 Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ Recipient of the Healthgrades 2019 General Surgery Excellence Award™ Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall GI Services in 2019 Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for General Surgery in 2019 Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for GI Medical Treatment in 2019 Five-Star Recipient for Colorectal Surgeries in 2019 Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of GI Bleed in 2019 Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Bowel Obstruction in 2019 Critical Care Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis in 2019 Patient Safety Recipient of the Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety in 2018