St. Louis Top-Notch Hospitals

Whether a bump, scratch, fracture or disease, St. Louis has a hospital that will give you the care you need. Take a look at these top hospitals in the St. Louis area to find that one that will best help the needs of you and your family.

By Moe Godat

BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the United States, serving metro St. Louis, mid-Missouri and Southern Illinois. As one of the largest nonprofit health care integrated delivery organizations in the country, they are committed to improving the health and well-being of the people and communities they serve through leadership, education, innovation and excellence in medicine.

SSM Health

Inspired by their founding religious sisters, SSM Health values the sacredness and dignity of each person. Therefore, they find these five values consistent with their heritage and ministry: compassion, respect, excellence, stewardship and community. Through their participation in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, communities, especially those that are economically, physically and socially marginalized, will experience improved health in mind, body, spirit and environment within the financial limits of the system.

St. Luke’s Hospital

St. Luke's is a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare provider committed to improving the quality of life for their patients and the community. Their compassionate healthcare team furthers this mission by providing high quality, nationally-recognized care and achieving excellent patient satisfaction. They have over 30 locations in the St. Louis area.

Mercy Hospital

Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems for four consecutive years (2016 to 2019) by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 45,000 co-workers and 2,400 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.