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SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis is a medical facility located in Lake Saint Louis, MO. This hospital has been recognized for Patient Safety Excellence Award™ and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™.

63%

Patient Experience Rating

2% lower than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

Patient Safety Excellence Award™

Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025)

Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ (2025)

Superior clinical outcomes in coronary intervention procedures (angioplasty with stent)

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

1 rating was better than expected

11 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Pacemaker Procedures

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Heart Attack

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Diabetic Emergencies

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Sepsis

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Respiratory Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Pulmonary Embolism

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Gastrointestinal Bleed

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Bowel Obstruction

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Pancreatitis

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Stroke

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Hip Fracture Treatment

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

As Expected

Outpatient Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Pneumonia

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Back and Neck Surgeries (without Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Spinal Fusion

In Hospital

As Expected

Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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65%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

1% lower than the national average

63%

Would definitely recommend

2% lower than the national average

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis

National Average

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%83%84%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%52%57%

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

100%50%0%44%47%

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%76%75%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%55%58%

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%74%76%

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis

National Average

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%49%67%

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%55%55%

Providers

Provider Reviews

Jumps to conclusions without fully listening to the patient and does what she thinks is appropriate without considering the patients history or current state.

May 02 2025

Review for Dr. Nnameka

Always great with the dr and staff,!

Donna Gordon May 01 2025

Review for Dr. Haikal

From the first evaluation that I sought, Dr. Hacker most definitely presented as a caring, knowledgeable, professional physician and someone I could trust with my health. After completing a second opinion (as always), my opinion was confirmed that Dr Hacker and his office was my choice.I found All...

Apr 30 2025

Review for Dr. Hacker

all good

Apr 29 2025

Review for Dr. Shelton

Dr. Melvin replaced my mother's primary, Dr. Silver who was amazing, and from the start was very course and condescending. She was demeaning, loud, and combative until I responded in kind. Then she started acting somewhat like a doctor. My mother is now bed ridden and even though my sister and I...

Apr 29 2025

Review for Dr. Melvin

Location

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis

100 Medical Plz, Lake Saint Louis MO 63367

CallDirections

(636) 625-5200

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis located?

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis is located at 100 Medical Plz, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

Has SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis won any recent awards from Healthgrades?

Yes, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis has been awarded with Patient Safety Excellence Award™ and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ in the past two years.

Is SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis highly rated with patients?

65% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.

Does SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis score well in safety ratings?

Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 12 hospital services. View more details here.

How do I get in at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis?

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How does SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis rank in terms of safety and outcomes?

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Contact Us

100 Medical Plz

Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367

Directions

(636) 625-5200