Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital – Milwaukee and Ozaukee Campuses, Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital-St. Joseph Campus, Ascension NE Wisconsin – St. Elizabeth Campus, Ascension All Saints Hospital, Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (MOSH), Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (OHOW) have been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 list of Best Hospitals as ‘High Performing’ hospitals. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their healthcare providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.
“This recognition by U.S. News is a testament to the hard efforts of our dedicated care teams and their unwavering commitment to live out our mission of providing the best possible care to the patients and communities we serve every day,” said Dr. Kevin Casey, Chief Clinical Officer, Ascension Wisconsin. “We are extremely proud of our team and honored to be included on this esteemed list, and appreciate U.S. News & World Report recognizing the outstanding care provided throughout Ascension Wisconsin.”
U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Ascension Wisconsin hospitals were recognized as ‘High Performing’ in the following procedures and conditions: Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital – Milwaukee and Ozaukee Campuses for stroke, heart failure, COPD, pneumonia; Ascension St. Joseph for heart failure, and COPD; Ascension St. Elizabeth for hip and knee replacements; Ascension All Saints Hospital for heart failure; MOSH for hip fracture, hip replacement, knee replacement; and OHOW for hip fracture, back surgery (spinal fusion), hip replacement, and knee replacement.
“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”
U.S. News & World Report, a global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities.
To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.
About Ascension Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, Ascension operates 17 hospital campuses and more than 100 related healthcare facilities with nearly 1.8 million patient visits each year through its primary and specialty care clinicians. Ascension sites of care in Wisconsin have been serving patients and their communities since 1848. Ascension Wisconsin is a ministry of Ascension, one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2023, Ascension provided $2.2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving communities in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org.
