Patient safety and care is important to UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital, and we are proud to have received numerous awards that support our dedication. Here is a summary of the recognitions we have earned across all of our services.

UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

  • Healthgrades - Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, 2014-16
  • Healthgrades - Among Top 10 Percent of Hospitals Nationally for Treatment of Stroke, 2018
  • Leapfrog Group - "A" Grade for Hospital Safety and Quality, 2018, 2019
  • Leapfrog Group - Top Teaching Hospital, 2018

Cardiac Services

  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Treatment of Heart Attack, 2018-20

Critical Care

  • Healthgrades - Among Top 10 Percent of Hospitals Nationally, 2015-17
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Pneumonia, 2019-20
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Treatment of Sepsis, 2013-20
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Treatment of Diabetic Emergencies, 2018-19
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Respiratory Failure, 2014-16
  • Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award, 2015-20
  • The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Inpatient Diabetes Care, 2018

Gastrointestinal Care

  • Healthgrades - Among Top 10 Percent of Hospitals Nationally, 2019
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Small Intestinal Surgery, 2019
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Bowel Obstruction, 2019-20
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Gastrointestinal Bleed, 2014-20
  • Healthgrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award, 2014-17, 2019-20

Oncology

  • ACR (American College of Radiology) accreditation for radiation oncology
  • ACOS COC (American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer) Cancer Program accreditation

Orthopedic Services/Spine Center

  • Designated in 2016 as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement for demonstrating expertise in knee and hip replacement surgery.
  • Becker's Hospital Review - One of America's 100 hospitals with outstanding orthopedic programs
  • Becker's Spine Review - Drs. James Zucherman and Ken Hsu listed as "Spinal Surgeon Device Inventors to Know"

Stroke Care

  • American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement, 2017-20; Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
  • Healthgrades - Among Top 10 Percent of Hospitals Nationally, 2018
  • Healthgrades - Five-Star Award for Stroke Care, 2011-20
  • Stroke Care Excellence Award, 2018

Women's Health

  • American College of Radiology - Accredited in the following imaging modalities: breast ultrasound, breast MRI, computed tomography, mammography, MRI, radiation oncology, stereotactic breast biopsy, and ultrasound
  • American College of Radiology - Breast Center of Excellence
  • Only hospital in San Francisco to be accredited in ultrasound

Patient Safety

  • Awarded with an "A" Grade for Patient Safety in 2019 by the Leapfrog Group

Last updated August 2020