Hospital achieves Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards for Cardiac Care and Cardiac Surgery, placing it among the nation’s top performers, alongside multiple Five-Star Ratings.
HCA HealthONE Swedish announced today it has achieved numerous distinctions for exceptional cardiac care performance from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.
Among HCA HealthONE Swedish’s new recognitions are the Healthgrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row (2023-2026) and the Healthgrades 2026 Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™.
HCA HealthONE Swedish is also five-star rated for multiple services, including:
Valve Surgery in 2026
Pacemaker Procedures in 2026
Treatment of Heart Attack for 4 Years in a Row (2023-2026)
Treatment of Heart Failure for 15 Years in a Row (2012-2026)
These achievements further affirm HCA HealthONE Swedish’s status as a premier destination for cardiac care and underscore the organization’s longstanding commitment to excellent patient care.
“Receiving these Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards and Five-Star Ratings is a powerful testament to the skill, dedication, and patient-first approach of every member of our clinical team,” said Dr. Mary Laird Warner, MD, Chief Medical Officer at HCA HealthONE Swedish. “These distinctions, especially being ranked #1 in Colorado across multiple specialty areas, reflect our continuous investment in advanced technology and leading-edge processes. Our commitment is simple: to ensure every patient who walks through our doors receives the highest quality, most specialized care possible, leading to superior outcomes and faster recoveries.”
HCA HealthONE Swedish’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top hospitals in key specialty areas, including cardiac care.
Through easy-to-understand, objective measures of hospital performance, Healthgrades empowers patients with the information they need to find a hospital that excels in their procedure or condition. As performance gaps persist between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving facilities, seeking care at a top program has never been more important.
Healthgrades’ 2026 analysis revealed that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2022-2024 study period, on average, 230,466 lives could have been saved and 156,797 complications could have been avoided.*
“Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize HCA HealthONE Swedish for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including cardiac surgery and heart care.”
Consumers can visit Healthgrades’ Specialty Excellence Patient Advocate Center to learn more about how Healthgrades identifies the top-performing hospitals for specialty care.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.
About HCA HealthONE Swedish HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver-metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation.
Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Swedish, a proud member of the community for 120 years. An American College of Surgeons verified Level I Trauma Center and acute care hospital with 504 licensed beds, HCA HealthONE Swedish is a national leader in neurosciences and serves as the region’s preeminent referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment and was the state’s first Joint Commission certified Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. HCA HealthONE Swedish is also home to an American Burn Association verified burn center.
Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.
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