ST LUKE'S DES PERES EPISCOPAL- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

AT ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL, WE'RE DEDICATED TO ONE THING: OUR PATIENTS LIVING A HEALTHY, HAPPY LIFE. SINCE 1974 AND NOW AS PART OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS WITH COMPASSION AND A PERSONALIZED APPROACH. MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE PROVIDE CARING TREATMENT IN A 143-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WITH HEALTH SYSTEM ACCESS TO HIGHER LEVEL SERVICES IF NEEDED. FROM PRIMARY CARE TO EMERGENCY CARE, WITH GENERAL MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY SURGICAL SERVICES, SPECIALIZING IN BARIATRIC, ORTHOPEDICS AND HEART CARE. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE RADIOLOGY, ENDOSCOPY, LABORATORY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, ENT/OTOLARYNGOLOGY, FOOT CARE, NUTRITION COUNSELING, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, UROLOGY, AND VASCULAR CARE. AS PART OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, ST. LUKE'S DES PERES PARTICIPATED WITH OTHER NONPROFIT HOSPITALS IN CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 2024-2025 TO EVALUATE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE OFFERING SERVICES TO MEET THESE NEEDS. WITH THIS INFORMATION, ST. LUKE'S DES PERES DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WITH WAYS TO ENHANCE OUR EDUCATION AND PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF OLDER ADULTS AND AGE-RELATED ILLNESSES, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND HEART HEALTH, AND CANCER. THE FULL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ST. LUKE'S WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.STLUKES-STL.COM/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL PROVIDES SPIRITUAL CARE SERVICES AROUND THE CLOCK, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THROUGH THE ST. LUKE'S SPIRITUAL CARE DEPARTMENT. CHAPLAINS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL CARE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES, VISITORS, AND TEAM MEMBERS OF ALL FAITHS. ST. LUKES' CHAPLAINS APPROACH EVERYONE WITH SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL HUMILITY. THEY ARE ALSO ACQUAINTED WITH VARIOUS RELIGIOUS RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEET ANY SPECIFIC NEEDS A PERSON MIGHT HAVE. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HOLDS REGULAR WORSHIP SERVICES, INCLUDING EPISCOPAL AND PRESBYTERIAN EUCHARIST SERVICES, ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS, ECUMENICAL WORSHIP SERVICES, MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER SERVICES AND OTHER LITURGICAL SERVICES ON SPECIAL FEAST DAYS. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL HAS A PROUD HERITAGE OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. SINCE 1954 WE HAVE PROVIDED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY BY PREPARING NEW PHYSICIANS WITH QUALITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION. OUR FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SINCE 2019. IT PROVIDES GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING FOR 12 RESIDENTS WHO GAIN EXPERIENCE THROUGH A NUMBER OF DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY DIDACTIC EXPERIENCES INCLUDING JOURNAL CLUB, READING CLUB, GRAND ROUNDS, BOARD REVIEW, STFM CORE CURRICULUM, CONFERENCES AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AND CORE FACULTY EDUCATION ARE PROVIDED BY ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS AT THE PRIMARY CARE OF CEDAR HILL PRACTICE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH CLINICAL ROTATIONS WITH SPECIALISTS THROUGHOUT THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY HOSTING MULTIPLE BLOOD DRIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WORKING WITH ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENINGS, PROGRAMS AND CLASSES DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON HEALTHCARE TOPICS. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL EARNED THE 2023 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY AND ORTHOPEDICS. IN 2024, IT EARNED THE WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR EMERGENCY CARE AND ORTHOPEDICS. WOMENCERTIFIED INC., AN ADVOCATE FOR FEMALE CONSUMERS, CREATED THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD PROGRAM. IN 2025, IT WAS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WITH MULTIPLE WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD HONORS. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION OF ST. LUKE'S DES PERES' PHYSICIANS AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO OUR PATIENTS EVERY DAY. THE MYNEWSELF SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM OFFERS SEVERAL PROCEDURE OPTIONS, PRE-SURGERY EDUCATION, POST-SURGERY CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS AND PERSONAL NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT. OUR BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS WILL TAILOR A SOLUTION TO HELP EACH PATIENT REACH A HEALTHIER WEIGHT AND OUR TEAM OF NURSES, DIETITIANS AND COUNSELORS WILL TEACH LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO SUPPORT A LONGER, HEALTHIER AND MORE ACTIVE LIFE. THE MYNEWSELF SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM RECEIVED RENEWED ACCREDITATION THROUGH 2025 FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND IS DESIGNATED AS A COMPREHENSIVE CENTER UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MBSAQIP). ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL DESIGNATIONS FOR CLINICAL QUALITY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY INCLUDING AETNA INSTITUTE OF QUALITY, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE DISTINCTION, AND OPTUM CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED AS A BEST HOSPITAL BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2022-2024. THE HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED AGAIN AS BEST HOSPITALS FOR 2023-2024 RECEIVING "HIGH PERFORMING" RATINGS IN IN THE SPECIALTY AREAS OF KNEE REPLACEMENT AND PNEUMONIA. THE ANNUAL BEST HOSPITALS RANKINGS AND RATINGS, NOW IN THEIR 34TH YEAR, ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE TO RECEIVE QUALITY CARE FOR CHALLENGING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ELECTIVE PROCEDURES. ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE HEALTHGRADES 2023 AND 2024 OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD. THIS DISTINCTION PLACE ST. LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL AMONG THE TOP 5 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF PATIENT EXPERIENCE DATA. THE HOSPITAL ALSO WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE HEALTHGRADES CORONARY INTERVENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD 2024. IN 2025, IT WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CORONARY INTERVENTION, PLACING IT IN THE NATION'S TOP 10% FOR CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES. IT IS ALSO A FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES.