Patient safety and care is important to us at UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital, and we're proud of the numerous awards and recognitions we've earned that support our dedication.

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 Patient Safety, 2018-19, 2025
  • 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

  • Leapfrog Group - "A" Grade for Patient Safety, 2018-19, 2025

Last updated May 2025