Saint Agnes Medical Center Named a Best Regional Hospital

Fresno, CA –  Saint Agnes Medical Center has been named a Best Regional Hospital 2024-2025 by U.S. News & World Report, ranked No. 1 in Fresno and No. 49 in California.

Saint Agnes was also named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Colon Cancer Surgery; Heart Attack; Heart Failure; Kidney Failure; Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma; Pneumonia and Stroke. 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 health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions; only 11% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

Last, but certainly not least, Saint Agnes was 1 of 98 hospitals to receive the inaugural award for Best Regional Hospital for Equitable Access 2024-2025 by U.S. News & World Report. Hospitals in this category were recognized for excellent performance in both quality and measures related to access to care for historically underserved communities.

“For over nine decades, our colleagues and physicians have remained dedicated to our healing mission of delivering exceptional care to the Central Valley, and I’m so proud that their sacred work is being recognized. We are honored to stand alongside California’s most prestigious hospitals – but even more rewarding is the daily work we do to care for those who need us most, right here in our community,” said Saint Agnes Medical Center President and Market Leader, Gurvinder Kaur, MD.

“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. “A 'Best Hospital' recognition empowers patients to seek out medical care from the best of the best to treat their illness or condition.”

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.

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About Saint Agnes Medical Center
Saint Agnes is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the United States. From emergency, diagnostic, surgical, and obstetrics services to state-of-the-art cardiac, cancer, and orthopedic care, Saint Agnes combines the most advanced equipment and technology with the expertise of top-ranked physicians and staff to meet the Valley’s growing and diverse health care needs.

Saint Agnes’ network of care extends well beyond the hospital itself. In partnership with nonprofit subsidiary, Saint Agnes Care, Saint Agnes offers primary, specialty, and urgent care services from more than 50 providers at more than 20 locations across Fresno and Clovis. Saint Agnes Care is expanding in 2024 with the opening of an outpatient imaging center that provides comprehensive imaging services and is the permanent home of the Saint Agnes Breast Center. These facilities offer a diverse range of services to meet the complex health needs of the Valley.

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