Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital and BJC HealthCare is committed to improving the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves through leadership, education, innovation and excellence in medicine.
The goal is to be the national model among health care delivery organizations as measured by our:
- Outstanding patient advocacy and loyalty
- Unsurpassed clinical quality and patient safety
- Significant contribution to medical education and research
- Exceptional employee satisfaction and workforce development
- Excellent financial and operational management
BJC Center for Clinical Excellence
The BJC Center for Clinical Excellence comprises diverse health care professionals, including epidemiologists, analysts, computer programmers, industrial engineers and quality consultants. The Center provides leadership in quality assessment and health services research throughout BJC HealthCare, as all BJC hospitals and service organizations strive to continually improve the quality of services offered to patients, including best practices in infection control, patient safety and rapid alert systems.
As BJC HealthCare is committed to offering patients the highest quality of care, it's important for patients and family members to know how BJC HealthCare hospitals perform compared to national recognized quality indicators. The links provided here offer those comparative views.
Missouri Hospital Association: Missouri Health Matters
See how hospitals are performing on nationally recognized quality of care measurements (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care) and patient satisfaction at the Missouri Hospital Association’s Missouri Health Matters website.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hospital Compare
Hospital Compare is offered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. You can search for a hospital by ZIP code.
Once you get to the hospital’s profile, you will see how that hospital compared to both the state average and the national average in patient experience–using a national survey called HCAHPS, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems. HCAHPS is the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients' perspectives of hospital care.
Quality and Accountability - Vizient
BJC HealthCare’s, Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital has been recognized by Vizient, ranking 33 out of over 1,000 critical access hospitals nationwide.
Vizient, a national health care quality organization, bases their annual rankings on a series of metrics, including mortality, safety, patient experience, re-admissions, efficiency and health equity. This year’s rankings used data from July 2022 through June 2023.
“The recognition is well-deserved for our staff,” said Missouri Baptist Sullivan President, Lisa Lochner. "I am grateful for this recognition and the team members who work every day to provide a high-quality experience to the communities we serve.”
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital is a critical access hospital committed to providing quality health care services to the residents in Crawford, Franklin and Washington counties. It is continuously expanding its care for the community, recently adding orthopedic services. The hospital's physicians and staff \offer extraordinary medical care and take pride in their community.