Ascension St. John Medical Center Earns ‘High Performing’ Rating from U.S. News & World Report

Ascension St. John Medical Center, Ascension St. John Broken Arrow and Ascension St. John Owasso earned High Performing ratings in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals edition.

This year's recognitions include:

• Ascension St. John Medical Center: Best Regional Hospital, Best Hospital for Community Access and High Performing ratings for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, pacemaker implantation, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, COPD and stroke
• Ascension St. John Broken Arrow: High Performing ratings for hip replacement, knee replacement and pneumonia care
• Ascension St. John Owasso: High Performing rating for pneumonia care

Fewer than half of the thousands of hospitals evaluated earned a 'High Performing' designation in the types of care evaluated by U.S. News.

U.S. News' annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

"We are grateful for this recognition because it reflects the work our teams do every day for patients and families across northeastern Oklahoma," said Bo Beaudry, CEO of Ascension St. John. "It takes physicians, nurses, clinicians and associates working together with focus and compassion to deliver the level of care this recognition represents. I am proud of our teams and thankful for the trust our community places in Ascension St. John."

"When patients face a major surgery or a chronic medical condition, having access to clear, quality data is vital," said U.S. News' Managing Editor and Chief of Health Analysis Ben Harder. "A 'High Performing' rating means that Ascension St. John Medical Center outperformed a national threshold, giving families a reliable starting point as they consult with their doctors to choose the best place for care."

U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions; less than half earned recognition in any of those 37 areas of care. To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital's performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and patient experience. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.

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