CommonSpirit Health’s Mountain Region has received 24 specialty awards from Healthgrades, a website used by Americans to search for doctors and hospitals. The recognition spans ten hospitals in the region, highlighting their performance in areas such as cardiac care, neurosciences, gastrointestinal treatment, critical care, and pulmonary services.
Penrose Hospital was rated second in Colorado for neurosciences and stroke care in 2026. It also received five-star ratings for heart attack treatment, cranial neurosurgery, stroke treatment, colorectal surgeries, bowel obstruction treatment, and sepsis treatment. Mercy Hospital earned the Healthgrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award for three consecutive years and was named among the top 10% nationally for coronary interventional procedures. It also received five-star ratings for heart failure and sepsis treatments over several years.
Other facilities recognized include St. Anthony North Hospital with five-star ratings for heart attack and heart failure treatments; St. Anthony Hospital for sepsis treatment; St. Elizabeth Hospital for hip fracture treatment; OrthoColorado Hospital for spinal fusion surgery and patient safety; St. Mary-Corwin Hospital for outstanding patient experience; Holy Cross Hospitals in Davis, Jordan Valley, and Salt Lake for various specialties including spinal fusion surgery, prostate care, pneumonia treatment, colorectal surgeries, patient safety, and sepsis.
Andrew Gaasch, President of the Mountain Region at CommonSpirit Health said: “The numerous distinctions earned from Healthgrades across our Mountain Region hospitals are truly a testament to the unwavering dedication and compassionate expertise of our entire CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region team.”
He added: “To see our teams consistently achieve top distinctions in vital areas like neurosciences, cardiac care, and beyond, with multiple facilities earning five-star ratings year after year, reflects our profound commitment to delivering the highest quality clinical outcomes for the communities we are privileged to serve. We are proud of the collaborative spirit and sustained excellence that makes these achievements possible, rooted in our mission, and driving us forward in our pursuit of a healthier future for all.”
Healthgrades bases its annual hospital awards on patient outcomes by evaluating risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates across more than 30 common conditions at about 4,500 hospitals nationwide. The goal is to help patients identify high-performing hospitals using clear measures of hospital performance.
Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades stated: “Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs. We’re proud to recognize CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including neurosciences, stroke, orthopedics, prostate care, and pneumonia.”
According to a recent analysis by Healthgrades based on MedPAR data from 2022 through 2024 covering Medicare patients only (see complete methodology here: https://www.healthgrades.com/quality/ratings-awards/methodology), if all U.S. hospitals performed similarly to five-star-rated facilities during that period an estimated 230,466 lives could have been saved while approximately 156,797 complications could have been avoided.
Patients can learn more about how top-performing hospitals are identified by visiting the Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Patient Advocate Center.
