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Ascension St. Vincent’s recognized for excellence in lung care

For Clay Today
Posted 10/31/24

MIDDLEBURG – St. Vincent’s Clay County was recognized for excellence in lung care, receiving a 2025 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades, which recognizes hospitals that deliver …

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Ascension St. Vincent’s recognized for excellence in lung care


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MIDDLEBURG – St. Vincent’s Clay County was recognized for excellence in lung care, receiving a 2025 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades, which recognizes hospitals that deliver superior patient outcomes within 16-plus service lines as recipients of Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards.

“We are honored to be recognized for our lung and respiratory care,” said Bryan Walrath, President and CEO of St. Vincent’s Clay County. “This highlights the hard work and diligence of our physicians and care team, all focused on providing our patients with care of the highest quality.”

The Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia. The pulmonologists and care team at St. Vincent's Lung Institute at Clay County offer a wide range of tests for symptoms that affect patients' breathing and sleep.

Through outpatient clinics, specialized care is offered for many lung conditions, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, lung infections, recurring bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, sleep apnea and more.

Pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine specialists offer many types of procedures and services, which include:

● Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation

● Endobronchial ultrasound biopsy

● Oxygen therapy

● Pulmonary function testing

● Pulmonary hypertension management

● Sleep lab testing and CPAP therapy

● Stop smoking programs

● Vasodilator medication therapy

Fortune and PINC AI also recognized St. Vincent’s as one of the top 15 health systems in the country for 2024.

New patients are being accepted, and virtual visits are available. For more information about St. Vincent’s Lung Institute at Clay County, visit healthcare.ascension.org.