Recognition for South Texas Health System Heart
South Texas Health System Heart has been recognized for excellence in care by government agencies, accrediting bodies, medical associations and independent surveys.
- American Heart Association®/American Stroke Association’s® Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus (2020)
- Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI (Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care)
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Accredited Bariatric Surgery
- Blue Cross Distinction
- College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accredited Laboratory
- The Joint Commission Accreditation
- Level IV Trauma Center (Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
- Mission: Lifeline® Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award
Healthgrades Awards
South Texas Health System Heart has been recognized by Healthgrades for excellence in quality in several categories:
- One of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care™ for four years in a row (2017-2020)
- Received the Healthgrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ for four years in a row (2017-2020)
- Received the Healthgrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ (2020)
- Named Among the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services for four years in a row (2017-2020)
- Named Among the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Cardiology Services (2020)
- Named Among the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2020)
- Recognized as Five-Star Recipients for Coronary Bypass Surgery for four years in a row (2017-2020)
- Recognized as Five-Star Recipients for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2020)
- Recognized as Five-Star Recipients for Treatment of Heart Failure for two years in a row (2019-2020)
- Received the Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award (2017 – 2019)
- Recognized as one of Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in 2019
Patient Safety
- Awarded an ‘A' in the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safe healthcare
- Received the Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for two years in a row from Healthgrades (2019-2020)
- Named Among the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Patient Safety for two years in a row by Healthgrades (2019-2020)
Emergency and Trauma Care
- Level IV Trauma Center — Texas Department of State Health Services
Bariatric Surgery
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program