Quality Awards
At Mercy San Juan Medical Center, we make it a priority to provide high quality healthcare along with excellent service to our patients and visitors. We are proud that many of our programs and services have been recognized by outside organizations for their level of quality.
Best in Value™ for Superior Quality ~ Mercy San Juan Medical Center is one of only six hospitals in California, and among 75 nationwide, to receive a Best in Value™: Superior Quality Merit Award in a national study on U.S. hospitals and the value of care they provide. The 2009-2010 Hospital Value Index™ ranks performance at more than 4,500 hospitals in the top 300 markets across the nation in the categories of quality, affordability and efficiency, and patient satisfaction.
Blue Distinction for Cardiac Care® ~ Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been designated a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care in 2009 by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. The national award recognizes Mercy San Juan’s high volume of cardiac patients treated at the hospital by experienced physicians and staff who provide the full range of cardiac care.
100 Top Hospitals ~ In back-to-back years, Mercy San Juan Medical Center was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Healthcare. It was one of only four California hospitals receiving the designation for 2007 and the only California hospital listed in the “large community hospital” category.
Tops for Quality, Safety in Leapfrog Survey ~ Mercy San Juan Medical Center is one of only 22 hospitals in California to receive the 2006 "Excellence in Patient Safety and Health Care Quality Award" based on results from The Leapfrog Group Hospital Quality and Safety Survey.
Bariatric Surgery ~ Mercy San Juan Medical Center's bariatric program has become one of nine programs in California to be designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, according to the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). In addition, Mercy San Juan's program is the top contributor among seven participating bariatric centers in a five-year, $1.9 million National Institutes of Health clinical study on obesity and bariatric surgery.
