Missouri Baptist Medical Center Earns Top Ranking in Missouri and St. Louis from U.S. News & World Report

Multiple BJC hospitals are ranked among the “Best Hospitals” in Missouri. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its physician partners at WashU Medicine are once again ranked No. 1 in the metro St. Louis area and No. 1 in Missouri. Missouri Baptist Medical Center is No. 3 in both categories, and Christian Hospital is No. 11 in Missouri and No. 6 in the St. Louis area. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City and Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit were recognized among the top four hospitals in Kansas City and among the top 10 hospitals in Missouri, with Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City ranked No. 2 in the Kansas City metro area.

We are very pleased to see multiple BJC hospitals and an abundance of clinical specialties recognized once again by U.S. News & World Report,” said Rich Liekweg, BJC Health System CEO. “This honor shines a well-deserved spotlight on our exceptional caregivers, and on their unwavering commitment to delivering extraordinary care to our patients.

In addition to their State and Regional rankings, MoBap was awarded 22 Recognitions for Clinical Excellence. For the clinical specialty rankings, Missouri Baptist Medical Center was recognized as “High Performing” in three specialties:

• Gastroenterology and Gastroenterology Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Pulmonology and lung surgery

U.S. News & World Report also rates hospitals on a scale of High Performing, Average, or Below Average in 22 common adult procedures and conditions. In the Common Care Procedures and Conditions ratings, Missouri Baptist received 19 “High Performing” ratings:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
• Aortic valve surgery
• Arrythmia
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Colon cancer surgery
• Diabetes
• Heart attack
• Heart bypass surgery
• Heart failure
• Hip fracture
• Hip replacement
• Kidney failure
• Knee replacement
• Leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma
• Lung cancer surgery
• Pacemaker
• Pneumonia
• Prostate cancer surgery
• Stroke

“High performing” status is granted to the top 10% of all evaluated hospitals.

BJC Health System has received 109 recognitions for clinical excellence from U.S. News & World Report, including national ranking for Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 11 out of 14 specialties.

The rankings for pediatric hospitals will be released this fall. In 2024, St. Louis Children’s Hospital was ranked the top children’s hospital in the St. Louis region and among the top children’s hospitals nationwide.

Rankings have been published on U.S. News & World Report’s website, and will appear in the magazine’s August issue.

BJC Health System is one of the largest integrated academic health care organizations in the United States and the largest private employer in the state of Missouri. It serves as a driving force for economic growth, clinical excellence and exceptional patient care throughout the Midwest and beyond. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, BJC and its 47,000 employees operate in two regions as BJC HealthCare in the East and Saint Luke’s in the West. Its dedication to improving urban, suburban, and rural communities across Missouri, southern Illinois, and eastern Kansas is supported by more than $1.2 billion in annual community investment. BJC’s longstanding affiliation with the nationally renowned Washington University in St. Louis and its School of Medicine powers its academic mission in the East, most notably at U.S. News & World Report ranked Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital; as well as at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the state of Missouri. In the West region, Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City serves as a primary training site for UMKC School of Medicine. BJC is consistently recognized as a great place to work, from Newsweek’s ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces’ to Forbes’ list of ‘Best Large Employers.’