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St. Francis named one of Top 100 Hospitals in Nation
SHAKOPEE, Minn. 03/01/2005-- St. Francis Regional Medical Center has been named one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the country in a recently released study of more than 6,000 acute care hospitals in the United States. St. Francis was the only Minnesota hospital in the small community class to accomplish this feat. The 2004 study is the twelfth 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success, conducted by Solucient Center for Healthcare Improvement.
St. Francis was chosen for its ability to provide sustainable and reliable health care services to its patients and its community. Each year’s recipients set new standards across the industry for demonstrating superior clinical, operational and financial performance.
“This award is the result of the very hard work our employees, management team and medical staff to achieve a vision,” said Tom O’Connor, president, St. Francis. “That vision is to make St. Francis and our communities among the best and safest places to receive healthcare in America.”
Solucient studied acute care hospitals for five classes of hospitals with the following number of winners in each:
St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee is a partner with Benedictine Health System, Allina Hospitals & Clinics and Park Nicollet Health Services. This unique structure combines the caring and compassion of a community hospital with the modern medical technology, specialties, and services found in the metro area. St. Francis provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care services on a collaborative medical campus with more than 30 other clinics and providers.
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