CommonSpirit Health’s Commitment to Clinical Excellence Leads to Strong Performance in Patient Safety and Quality Nationwide

CommonSpirit salutes its quality and safety leaders

CHICAGO, Nov. 5, 2025 — A consistent, evidence-based approach to quality and safety at CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems, has led to unprecedented performance in patient safety and quality metrics across the health system.

“We are setting the bar high for quality and safety across CommonSpirit,” said Dr. Thomas McGinn, SEVP, Chief Physician Executive Officer. “We want our patients to know they’re receiving the highest quality care when they step into one of our facilities.”

Awards and recognition for quality care

CommonSpirit Health’s clinical excellence efforts have led to measurable improvements in key health areas over a multi-year period, including:

• Chronic disease control: More than 130,000 patients improved blood pressure control, and 35,000 patients improved diabetes control through evidence-based patient education, tools and treatment programs.
• Preventive care: 220,000 Medicare patients received wellness visits after outreach, patient education and care coordination encouraging eligible patients to use annual preventive wellness visits.

Other annual improvements measured across CommonSpirit include:

• Reduced mortality: Lower mortality rates in heart failure, stroke, and percutaneous coronary intervention.
• Infection control: A decrease in hospital-acquired infections and complications.
• Mental health initiatives: Increased early detection for maternal mood disorders and improved screening, follow-up and treatment for depression.

In 2025, CommonSpirit Health received national recognition for its quality and safety initiatives:

• The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade: 82% of sites received A or B Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
• U.S. News & World Report: 55 acute care CommonSpirit hospitals were recognized by U.S. News & World Report (read more).
• CMS Star Ratings: 43% of eligible CommonSpirit hospitals earned 4- or 5-star CMS ratings, compared with a national average of 37% (read more).

Awards

• American Hospital Association — Quest for Quality Award Finalist
• John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award
• 2025 ATA Nexus Transformational Leadership Award for its Virtual Integrated Care model
• American Medical Association Target: BP Gold+ Award
• American Heart Association Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠ Gold recognition

“This is only the beginning,” said Dr. Phillip Chang, SVP and Chief Quality Officer at CommonSpirit Health. “We will continue to accomplish great things and provide our patients and communities with safe, high quality care.”

About CommonSpirit Health

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 160,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $5 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system. Learn more at commonspirit.org.

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Source: CommonSpirit Health