Quality awards and distinctions

Ascension St. John Medical Center has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a 2025-2026 Best Regional Hospital. We ranked No. 2 in Oklahoma and were also recognized as a top performing hospital in nine different types of care, including Colon cancer surgery, COPD, Heart Attack, Hip fracture, Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma, Pacemaker Implantation, Pneumonia, Spinal Fusion and Stroke.

Ascension St. John Medical Center has officially been verified as Tulsa’s first and only Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This verification certifies that Ascension St. John meets the highest national standard of resources and skills needed to provide comprehensive, critical care for patients with severe injuries.

Ascension St. John Medical Center was awarded the Tobacco Champion of Health recognition by the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA). Ascension St. John is the first major health system in Tulsa to introduce a comprehensive clinical tobacco cessation program, featuring electronic referrals to the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has granted three-year Accreditation to the cancer program at Ascension St. John Medical Center.

The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence Center recognizes accreditation in mammography, breast ultrasound, stereotactic breast biopsy and breast MRI. Ascension St. John Medical Center was the first in Northeastern Oklahoma to earn this distinction.

Ascension St. John Heyman Stroke Center is the only Joint Commission-certified comprehensive stroke center in eastern Oklahoma.

Ascension St. John Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get with Guidelines - Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Advanced Therapy award for the quality of care given to stroke patients We are the only hospital in the state to earn the Advanced Therapy distinction. The medical center also received the Target distinctions in: Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes award.

Ascension St. John Medical Center is the only facility in Oklahoma to be recognized with CORE certification by the International Geriatric Fracture Society. The certification recognizes organizations who decrease variability of care, increase quality and improve patient outcomes in geriatric fracture care.

Ascension St. John Medical Center has been named a Spotlight Hospital by the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative. The award recognizes hospitals that are creating a culture of excellence in perinatal care for Oklahoma mothers and newborns based on participation in and outcomes of quality improvement initiatives available to all birthing hospitals.

Ascension St. John Medical Center has been recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The recognition celebrates commitment to the care of older adults that is guided by evidence-based practices, causes no harm and is consistent with what matters to the older adult and their family.

Ascension St. John Medical has been named Oklahoma’s first certified Transcatheter Valve Center by the American College of Cardiology. The certification recognizes our team’s ongoing commitment to reduce the prevalence of heart disease among our patients.

Ascension St. John’s Center for Women's Health is recognized by Cribs for Kids Safe Sleep Certification. Cribs for Kids’ National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification program recognizes hospitals and hospital systems for their commitment to infant safe sleep to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (ASSB), SIDS and unsafe sleep injuries.