Awards & Honors

Awards & Honors

Consistently included in the Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report – the only Missouri hospital to be recognized by the publication. Ranked 8th nationally in 2010, and 15 specialities named to the honor holl.

#7	Orthopedics
#9	Diabetes & endocrinology
#9	Kidney disorders
#10	Ear, nose & throat
#10	Neurology & neurosurgery
#12	Gastroenterology
#12	Heart & heart surgery
#13	Pulmonology
#15	Ophthalmology
#15	Rheumatology
#16	Psychiatry
#17	Cancer
#17	Geriatrics
#17	Urology
#21	Gynecology

Teaching hospital affiliated with Washington University's School of Medicine. Renowned medical education programs and scientific discoveries. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is committed to medical education as the primary teaching hospital of Washington University School of Medicine.
First adult hospital in Missouri to be recognized as a Magnet hospital, the highest honor for excellence in nursing. Initially recognized in 2003, and redesignated in 2008.
First in Missouri and first in St. Louis to receive Level I verification. From the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for the Trauma Center. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the only ACS-verified level-one trauma center in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas.
A Top Five Highly Prepared Trauma Center. Barnes-Jewish Hospital received the honor of being named one of the top five highly prepared trauma centers, in the event of a disaster, in the United States by the National Foundation for Trauma Care in September 2006.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital named "Consumer Choice Winner." As designated by National Research Corporation.
Siteman Cancer Center. Siteman is the only cancer center in Missouri to receive the designation as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center.
America's Top Doctors. Washington University Physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital are consistently recognized by their peers as the best in their respective specialties, as listed on America's Top Doctors and The Best Doctors in America.
Epilepsy Center of Excellence. Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s epilepsy center is among the first three in the nation to receive certification from The Joint Commission for its efforts to care for patients with seizures.
Primary Stroke Center. The Joint Commission certified Barnes-Jewish Hospital as a Primary Stroke Center - the first hospital in the St. Louis area to receive the honor. Achievement of certification as a Primary Stroke Center signifies that the services at Barnes-Jewish have the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for stroke patients.
The American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). Washington University bariatric surgery program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital received the designation as an ASBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence in 2006.
Lung Volume Reduction Center of Excellence. Washington University School of Medicine lung volume reduction surgery program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital earned designation as a Center of Excellence in 2007. Certification by the Joint Commission recognizes the program’s longstanding clinical excellence, outstanding patient care and leadership in thoracic surgery.

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