JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Ascension St. Vincent\u2019s Riverside, Southside, and Clay County hospitals have been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report\u2019s 2025-2026 Best Hospital Rankings for their quality of care.<\/p>\n
St. Vincent\u2019s Riverside was named a Best Regional Hospital, achieving high performance in 11 procedures and conditions, including heart bypass surgery and lung cancer surgery.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n St. Vincent\u2019s Southside and Clay County were recognized as High Performing Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for specific procedures and conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are grateful for physicians, nurses, care teams, and associates who start each day with safety, empathy, and patient well-being top of mind,\u201d said Dr. Syed Jafri, Chief Clinical Officer of Ascension Florida. <\/p>\n \u201cTheir dedication and hard work are the driving force behind these achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n St. Vincent\u2019s Riverside earned recognition for procedures such as abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, congestive heart failure, and spinal fusion, marking the highest distinction a hospital can earn in the ratings.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cFor more than three decades, U.S. News has been an invaluable guide for patients,\u201d said Managing Editor-in-Chief of Health Analysis Ben Harder at U.S. News. \u201cHospitals designated as \u2018High Performing\u2019 by U.S. News demonstrate a consistent ability to provide excellent care for particular medical procedures and conditions, showcasing their specialized expertise as well as dedication to exceptional patient outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n St. Vincent\u2019s Southside excelled in heart attack, hip replacement, knee replacement, and spinal fusion, while Clay County was noted for its performance in COPD, diabetes, and pneumonia.<\/p>\n U.S. News evaluated over 4,400 hospitals across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions, with only one-third earning an award. <\/p>\n Ascension St. Vincent\u2019s operates four hospitals and more than 90 sites of care, providing over $87.7 million in community benefit in fiscal year 2023.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: <\/b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a>] <\/b><\/p>\n Click here<\/b><\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Ascension St. Vincent\u2019s Riverside, Southside, and Clay County hospitals have been recognized in the U.S.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":114820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[7320,5229,7323,3188,723,7324,72149,7310,7327,7325,7326,72147,72148,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,7322,7321],"class_list":{"0":"post-115086","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action-news-jax","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-cbs47","11":"tag-fl","12":"tag-florida","13":"tag-fox30","14":"tag-hospital-ranking","15":"tag-jacksonville","16":"tag-jacksonville-fl","17":"tag-northeast-florida","18":"tag-southeast-georgia","19":"tag-st-vincent","20":"tag-u-s-news-and-world-report","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-usa","27":"tag-wfox","28":"tag-wjax"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114963779705376828","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}