St. Mark's Hospital is a Healthgrades five-star recipient for outpatient hip replacement

Millcreek, UT — St. Mark’s Hospital announced today that it is five-star rated for Outpatient Hip Replacement, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. This five-star rating, along with numerous other accolades from Healthgrades, including the Vascular Surgery Excellence Award™, reflects the organization’s dedication to clinical excellence and places St. Mark’s Hospital in the upper echelon of U.S. hospitals for outpatient orthopedics. 

“At St. Mark’s Hospital, we’re committed to clinical excellence, and recognition like this underscores our ongoing commitment to the care and improvement of human life,” said Colleen Swank, MD, Chief Medical Officer at St. Mark’s Hospital. “Our orthopedic surgeons are some of the best, and we’re thrilled to see their hard work recognized in this way.” 

To identify the top-rated hospitals for outpatient hip replacement, Healthgrades analyzed patient outcomes at short-term acute care facilities nationwide that offer critical outpatient orthopedic procedures in an outpatient environment. Healthgrades’ analysis found that patients treated at hospitals that were rated five-stars for outpatient hip replacement have a demonstrably better chance at a smooth recovery than those treated at hospitals that were not recognized by Healthgrades. In fact, between 2020 and 2022, patients having hip replacement at five-star rated hospitals have, on average, a lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than patients treated at one-star hospitals. * 

“St. Mark’s Hospital exemplifies what it means to be a leader in outpatient orthopedics by delivering consistently superior outcomes in hip replacement,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and head of Data Science at Healthgrades. “Patients undergoing outpatient orthopedic procedures at St. Mark’s Hospital should feel confident in their decision to seek care from a facility with top marks in their procedure.” 

As outpatient surgical volumes continue to grow, Healthgrades is proud to offer the industry’s only outcomes-based outpatient ratings to help patients identify the best care for their needs. Consumers can visit Healthgrades to learn more about how hospital quality is measured.

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of SAF data for years 2020 through 2022 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. For more information on how Healthgrades identifies the nation’s top hospitals for outpatient orthopedics, see the 2024 Outpatient Specialty Excellence Awards and Ratings Methodology.