Heart & Vascular News

ST. LOUIS – July 26, 2022 – Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine have been named one of America’s “Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish ranked No. 11 in the nation, moving up six spots from its previous position on the publication’s elite honor roll of the country’s top 20 hospitals. The report also ranked Barnes-Jewish as No. 1 in Missouri and No. 1 in the metro St. Louis area.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital has once again achieved the highest acknowledgment of nursing excellence – Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Two new 12-story inpatient towers built by BJC HealthCare on the Washington University Medical Campus are aimed at enhancing the care and comfort of patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Siteman Cancer Center.

Thanks to the extraordinary care provided, the Center recently received two honors.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital vice president and chief operating officer Angelleen Peters-Lewis received the prestigious award for her leadership and commitment to patients, staff and the community.