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Quality Measures

St. Joseph Medical Center is committed to providing the best care available to patients in the Kansas City area. St. Joseph voluntarily reports Quality Measures to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA). Through research, doctors and other scientists have established best practice guidelines and continue to refine national guidelines for recommended care of patients with heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia, which may include giving needed medicine, treatments or tests at the appropriate time. St. Joseph reports the results of their performance for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia as part of a national report. This information will help you compare the quality of care provided at St. Joseph to other hospitals in the area.

The data is available on the CMS Website http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov (enter Kansas City, Mo., then choose the hospitals you wish to compare).

St. Joseph also participates in a Hospital Quality Demonstration Project with CMS and Premier Inc. This project includes coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and total hip/total knee surgery. These graphs compare St. Joseph Medical Center to other hospitals participating in this project around the nation for hip/knee and CABG surgeries.

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Scott M. Abraham, MD

ORTHOPEDIC
SURGERY

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Norman I. Bamber, MD

NEUROSURGERY

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Ashutosh V. Bapat, MD

CARDIOLOGY

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Rene P. Bollier, MD

FAMILY PRACTICE

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Pierre Castera, MD

COLON/RECTAL
SURGERY

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Richard Charette, MD

PEDIATRICS

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Rick D. Espe, MD

PEDIATRICS

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Larry J. Geier, MD

ONCOLOGY

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Kristin E. Humphreys, MD

INTERNAL MEDICINE

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James E. Johnson, DO

PAIN MANAGEMENT

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Michael J. Liston, MD,
FACC

CARDIOLOGY

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Marco S. Mazzella, MD,
FACC

CARDIOLOGY

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Richard James
McKittrick, MD

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOG

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E Ragnar Peterson, MD

GENERAL &
LAPAROSCOPIC
SURGERY

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Sarah E. Sudduth, MD

OBSTETRICS &
GYNECOLOGY

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Subramanian Sivarajan,
MD

NEPHROLOGY

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Robert T. Stein, MD

PEDIATRICS

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John A. Thesing, MD

GASTROENTEROLOGY

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Gregory R. VanDenBerghe,
MD

ORTHOPEDIC
SURGERY

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Donald Chris Walker, MD

RADIOLOGY

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Mark S. Walton, MD

OTORHINOLARYNGOLOG

Voice of the Patient

“I enjoyed both the classes and the exercise. I seemed to get better with the exercise program the longer I attended, which, of course, is the whole point!”
“I admired the professionalism of the staff. They were all very cheerful and kept the classes lively and enjoyable. They all are a credit to the hospital.”
“Everyone who knows me and my exercise regimen, including my doctors, did not think I would find value in Cardiac Rehab, but I did and it was thanks to the staff.”
“The bond that develops between the class participants was an unexpected bonus!”
“The most helpful part of the program was the quality care provided by the five nurses. While running on the treadmill, I watched them work with and encourage each of the other patients. You have a great staff!”
“The entire program was excellent. The classes were great and the nursing staff was very knowledgeable.”
“This program is excellent; it was vital to my full recovery and restored health.”
“The program was outstanding. All of it was well planned and the staff was very professional; I appreciated their pleasant smiles and friendly voices.”
“The most helpful part of the program was clearly the nursing staff. They took time to clearly define and answer all questions and their working knowledge of anatomy was communicated in terms that all could understand. I especially benefited from the in-depth reviews concerning how the heart worked and how procedures and/or drugs could work to correct issues.”
“Thank you for your support and for guiding me through this difficult time. Words cannot express my gratitude for all you have done. Your kindness and compassion is greatly appreciated.”
“I was overwhelmed with your kindness and caring.”
“Thank you for your extraordinary kindness, guidance and support.”
“I could not have done this without you.”
“You all are my angels.”
“Thank you for your support in a time when I was freaking out.”
“The Breast Center put the care in health care.”
“I really did not have any comment about how it could have been better. I have been to (patient named 3 other area hospitals) and have had surgery at all three of those facilities. None of them even compare to St. Joseph. I’ve had very good experiences there. Your staff is very welcoming and if I have to have another procedure done. I plan on going to St. Joseph.”
“I think that the nurses did an excellent job in taking care of me – they were always there. They did just an excellent job-that’s what I really have to say. And the doctor too did an excellent job taking care of me. I found I got excellent care at St. Joe. I had a very good experience there and I highly recommend it. I had no problem whatsoever.”