Franciscan Health Lafayette East Nationally Recognized By Healthgrades In 2025

LAFAYETTE, Indiana - Franciscan Health Lafayette East announced today that it has achieved several accolades for clinical excellence from Healthgrades, the No. 1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.

Franciscan Health Lafayette East was named among the Top 10% in the Nation for overall pulmonary services and critical care in 2025.

Franciscan Health Lafayette East was also recognized as being No. 3 in the state for critical care. Additional honors included being a Five-Star Recipient for treatment of heart attack for three years in a row (2023-2025) and a Five-Star Recipient for treatment of heart failure for two years in a row (2024-2025).

"We are honored and humbled to be recognized by Healthgrades again this year," said Terry Wilson, Franciscan Health Western Indiana President and CEO. "Our entire team of doctors, nurses and support staff strive day in and day out to provide the best care possible for the patients we are fortunate enough to serve. To receive this recognition for consecutive years is a true testament to the passion and dedication of our hospital team members."

These achievements place Franciscan Health Lafayette East in the upper echelon of hospitals nationally for specialty care and reflect the organization’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible.

Franciscan Health Lafayette's achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.

"Healthgrades commends Franciscan Health Lafayette East for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas, including treatment of heart attack, pulmonary services and critical care," said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. "Franciscan Health Lafayette East's leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in Indiana and nationwide."

Visit Healthgrades.com for an in-depth look at Franciscan Health Lafayette East's performance and profile to explore the highest quality care in the Greater-Lafayette area. Consumers can also learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how hospitals are rated and why hospital quality matters.

About Franciscan Health

The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses, more than 19,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Carmel; Franciscan Health Crawfordsville; Franciscan Health Crown Point; Franciscan Health Dyer; Franciscan Health Indianapolis; Franciscan Health Lafayette; Franciscan Health Michigan City; Franciscan Health Mooresville; Franciscan Health Munster; Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Illinois); Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital (Carmel) and Franciscan Health Rensselaer.

About Healthgrades

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