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24 Hartford Business Journal • February 9, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com SAINT FRANCIS NAMED IN "TOP 5%" NATIONWIDE FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. In addition to this award, Saint Francis also received special recognition in multiple clinical areas: Cardiac • One of Healthgrades ® America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention™, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) • Recipient of the Healthgrades ® Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) • Named among the top 10% in the Nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) • Five Star recipient for Coronary Intervention Procedures, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) • Five Star recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack in 2015 • Five Star recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery in 2015 Neurosciences • Recipient of the Healthgrades ® Stroke Care Excellence Award™ in 2015 • Named among the top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke in 2015 • Five Star recipient for Treatment of Stroke in 2015 Of nearly 4,500 hospitals evaluated nationwide by Healthgrades ® , the leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals, Saint Francis was one of only 261 U.S. hospitals to receive the 2015 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™. Vascular • Five Star recipient for Repair of Abdominal Aorta, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) Orthopedics • One of Healthgrades ® America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™, 3 years in a row (2013-2015) • One of Healthgrades ® America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery™, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) • Recipient of the Healthgrades ® Joint Replacement Excellence Award™, 3 years in a row (2013-2015) • Recipient of the Healthgrades ® Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) • Named among the top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement, 3 years in a row (2013-2015) • Named among the top 5% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services, 2 years in a row (2014-2015) • Five Star recipient for Total Knee Replacement, 9 years in a row (2007-2015) • Five Star recipient for Total Hip Replacement, 3 years in a row (2013-2015) • Five Star recipient for Spinal Fusion Surgery, 10 years in a row (2006-2015) Readers can learn more about this award and its methodology by visiting www.healthgrades.com/quality. Continuing our 118-year legacy of quality, compassionate caring, we are proud of these distinctions and thank the entire Saint Francis family for their inspiring, life-saving work, every hour of every day.