by
Sean Ruck, Contributing Editor | November 06, 2018
From the November 2018 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year founded: 1897
Number of beds: 151
Number of employees: 1,100
President: Guy A. Medaglia
Noteworthy distinctions:
• Recipient of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) Innovation Challenge: Partners in Progress Award from IHA’s Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality. This initiative contributed to a 90 percent decrease in hospital-acquired infection rates, as well as an estimated cost savings of $500,000
• 2015 and 2017 Illinois Performance Excellence Bronze Award for “Commitment to Excellence”
• Named “Best Value” Hospital in Chicago by Amino, a health care transparency company
• First hospital in Illinois to be Awarded Perinatal Care Certification from the Joint Commission
• First hospital in Illinois to Expand Child Safety with New Baby Box Program for safe sleeping
• Ranked as the hospital with the lowest C-section rates in Chicago by Consumer Reports 2016
• Community Wellness Program increases services for violence victims with $1 Million VOCA Grant
• Northwestern Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine and UI Health Partnerships
• First Chicago hospital to Host Visiting Physicians from China
Specialties: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Surgery and Emergency Services
Recent developments: Saint Anthony Hospital has received designation as an official Children’s Hospital from the State of Illinois. The Children’s Hospital designation was achieved through a clinical collaboration between Saint Anthony and the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital to grow healthcare services offered to the community. Through the partnership, Saint Anthony Hospital has expanded capabilities to provide board-certified physicians across several pediatric specialties and the ability to transfer the most complex or rare cases to Comer Children’s through a seamless transitional care model.
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