Barnes Jewish Hospital
Barnes Jewish Hospital is a medical facility located in Saint Louis, MO. This hospital has been recognized for America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™, Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, and more.
Patient Experience Rating
13% higher than the national average
Awards
Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.
Learn more about our awards methodologyHospital Quality Awards
America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2024)
Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality
Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024)
Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions
Specialty Clinical Quality Awards
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)
Superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, upper gastrointestinal surgery, and treating bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds, and pancreatitis
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)
Superior clinical outcomes in bowel obstruction treatment, colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, and upper gastrointestinal surgery
Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)
Superior clinical outcomes in cranial neurosurgery
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™ (2024)
Superior clinical outcomes in prostate removal surgery and transurethral resection of the prostate
Critical Care Excellence Award™ (2024, 2023)
Superior clinical outcomes in treating pulmonary embolism, respiratory system failure, sepsis, and diabetic emergencies
Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2024)
Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™ (2023)
Superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery, coronary interventional procedures, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment, and heart valve surgery
America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ (2023)
Superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery
Hospital Quality
Clinical Ratings
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Complication Based Ratings
Defibrillator Procedures
In Hospital
Pacemaker Procedures
In Hospital
Mortality Based Ratings
Valve Surgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Heart Failure
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Heart Attack
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Specialty Excellence Awards
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™
2023
America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™
2023
Complication Based Ratings
Diabetic Emergencies
In Hospital
Mortality Based Ratings
Sepsis
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Respiratory Failure
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Pulmonary Embolism
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Specialty Excellence Awards
Critical Care Excellence Award™
2024, 2023
Complication Based Ratings
Gallbladder Removal Surgery
In Hospital
Mortality Based Ratings
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Bowel Obstruction
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Colorectal Surgeries
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Pancreatitis
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Specialty Excellence Awards
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care Award™
2025, 2024, 2023
Mortality Based Ratings
Stroke
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Cranial Neurosurgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Specialty Excellence Awards
Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™
2025, 2024, 2023
Complication Based Ratings
Hip Fracture Treatment
In Hospital
Hip Replacement
In Hospital
Total Knee Replacement
In Hospital
Complication Based Ratings
Outpatient Rotator Cuff Repair
In Hospital
Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
In Hospital
Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
In Hospital
Outpatient Total Knee Replacement
In Hospital
Complication Based Ratings
Outpatient Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
In Hospital
Complication Based Ratings
Transurethral Prostate Resection Surgery
In Hospital
Prostate Removal Surgery
In Hospital
Specialty Excellence Awards
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™
2024
Mortality Based Ratings
Pneumonia
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Complication Based Ratings
Spinal Fusion
In Hospital
Back and Neck Surgeries (without Spinal Fusion)
In Hospital
Complication Based Ratings
Peripheral Vascular Bypass
In Hospital
Carotid Procedures
In Hospital
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
In Hospital
Patient Experience
Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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National Average
Care Transition
Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital
Communication about medicines
Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients
Communication with doctors
Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well
Communication with nurses
Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
Discharge Information
Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home
Responsiveness of hospital staff
Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff
Barnes Jewish Hospital
National Average
Quietness
Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night
Cleanliness
Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean
Providers
Provider Reviews
Apr 25 2025
Review for Dr. Saligrama
Very good care and health recommendations helped resolve many of the issues with back.
Apr 25 2025
Review for Dr. Hafez
This was my first visit with Dr. Mwanthi and it was nothing less of pleasant. His staff was great and I was in and out. I’m not sure about these other reviews but I didn’t get any bad vibes from him. I appreciate the way that he was very nice and give him credit for his professionalism. Always a...
Apr 23 2025
Review for Dr. Mwanthi
She talked over me, made me feel like it was in my head, on top of didnt even want to originally go over options that her Co doctor nurse already talked to me about other then a surgeries i already stated i was trying to not to have. On top of trying to tell me and a my boyfriend what another doctor...
Apr 22 2025
Review for Dr. Shin
I can’t even refer to Jack El Sawda as a doctor. Somewhere along the way he lost his humanity. He is very condescending and acts like a know it all . He can not communicate clearly, and gets very arrogant when asked to clarify information. I felt very disrespected when he told me and my family to...
Apr 22 2025
Review for Dr. El Sawda
Location
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Barnes Jewish Hospital located?
Barnes Jewish Hospital is located at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.
Has Barnes Jewish Hospital won any recent awards from Healthgrades?
Yes, Barnes Jewish Hospital has been awarded with America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™, Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care Award™, and 7 more in the past two years.
Is Barnes Jewish Hospital highly rated with patients?
73% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.
Does Barnes Jewish Hospital score well in safety ratings?
Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 12 hospital services. View more details here.
How do I get in at Barnes Jewish Hospital?
Phone number, appointment information, and directions can be found on Healthgrades Barnes Jewish Hospital profile..
How does Barnes Jewish Hospital rank in terms of safety and outcomes?
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Very rude and not kind. Said hurtful comments and often laughed about things. Not a good fit and I feel even worse now than I did when I went in.