Accolades
When you bring great people together, the results speak for themselves. At Saint Joseph's, you'll find amazing people doing amazing things with their talent. So much so, that we are regularly recognized for clinical excellence and regularly rank among the very best in the world. That should tell you a great deal about what building a career here is about. Consider our recent achievements:

One of the nation's 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals (both cardiovascular surgery & angioplasties for the fourth consecutive year).
One of the nation's 100 Top Orthopaedic Hospitals.
Awarded a five-star rating of excellence for quality of cardiac care and surgical services from HealthGrades for the third year.
![[Magnet™ Recognition for Nursing Excellence] [Magnet™ Recognition for Nursing Excellence]](../../images2/award_diamond.gif)
In 2004, Saint Joseph's Hospital received the ANCC Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence for a third time in a row! Saint Joseph's Hospital is only the third hospital in the country to receive this level of achievement.
For two consecutive years (2004, 2005), HealthGrades, the nation's leading provider of health care quality information, rated Saint Joseph's a distinguished hospital for clinical excellence, placing it in the top 5% of hospitals in the country.![[Healthgrades - The Healthcare Quality Experts™] [Healthgrades - The Healthcare Quality Experts™]](../../images2/award_healthgrades.gif)
HealthGrades rated Saint Joseph's with 5 stars and "Best in Georgia" for GI medical treatment, treatment of stroke, and overall cardiac services.
