Awards and Recognition

Neurosciences  

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Neurosciences Excellence Award™ in 2012.
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Neurosciences in 2012 (HealthGrades).
• Ranked #3 in Indiana for Neurosciences in 2012 and Among the Top 5 in Indiana for 3 Years in a Row, 2010 – 2012 (HealthGrades).
• Five-Star Rated for Neurosciences in 2012 (HealthGrades).
• St.Vincent ranked #2 in the region for Neurology and Neurosurgery in 2011 by US News & World Reports. 

Neurosurgery 

• Ranked #4 in Indiana for Neurosurgery in 2012 and Among the Top 5 in Indiana for 4 Years in a Row, 2009 – 2012 (HealthGrades).
• Five-Star Rated for Neurosurgery in 2012 (HealthGrades).
• St.Vincent ranked #2 in the region for Neurology and Neurosurgery in 2011 by US News & World Reports.

Stroke 

Jeffrey Hilburn, MD, neurologist, Indiana Neuroscience Associates

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ for 5 Years in a Row (2008 – 2012).
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke for 5 Years in a Row (2008 – 2012).
• Ranked #3 in Indiana for Treatment of Stroke in 2012 and Among the Top 10 in Indiana for Treatment of Stroke for 10 Years in a Row, 2003 – 2012 (HealthGrades).
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke for 10 Years in a Row (2003 – 2012).
• First hospital in Central Indiana to receive an Advanced Primary Stroke Center accreditation by The Joint Commission, which evaluates more than 15,000 U.S. healthcare organizations, and signifies that the stroke care program at St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.
• Recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Silver Award (2009).

Epilepsy 

• First hospital in Indiana to receive accreditation from the American Board of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists.

Spine 

• Becker's Hospital Review has named St.Vincent Neuroscience Institute as a "101 Hospitals With Great Spine and Neurosurgery Programs." These hospitals offer outstanding spine and neurosurgical care, and the Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected them based on nominations, clinical accolades, quality care and other spine and neurosurgical proficiencies. These hospitals have been recognized for excellence in this specialty by reputable healthcare rating resources, including U.S. News & World Report, HealthGrades, Thomson Reuters, Blue Cross Blue Shield Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery, Delta Group CareChex and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• St.Vincent Spine Center earned The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification for spine surgery; the only facility in the Midwest to be granted the spine surgery accreditation (2009).
• St.Vincent Spine Center is ranked #1 in Indiana for Spine Surgery (HealthGrades).
• Recipient of the HealthGrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award™ (2011, 2012).

Neurological Rehabilitation 

• St.Vincent Rehabilitation Therapies is the recipient of the Outcomes Excellence Award from Focus On Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. (FOTO) (2011). This award is presented to a select group of providers who have exceeded the national average in improving patients’ function and pain. FOTO is the world’s leading physical and occupational therapy outcomes database and provides benchmark reporting on patient-focused outcomes of care.

 Indianapolis Monthly - 2012 Indianapolis "Top Docs"  

• Jeffrey Hilburn, MD, neurologist, Indiana Neuroscience Associates
• David Josephson, MD *, neurologist, Josephson Wallack Munshower Neurology
• Ben Kuzma, MD **, neuro-radiologist, Northwest Radiology Network
• James Pappas, MD, pediatric neurology, Pediatric Neurology Center at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St.Vincent
• Troy Payner, MD, neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
• Eric Potts, MD, neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
• Carl Sartorius, MD, neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
• Michael Turner, MD neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

*Recognized for performing in the top 1% of the specialty.
** Recognized in the top 10% for radiology.  

 Indianapolis Monthly - 2011 Indianapolis "Top Docs"  

• Jeffrey Hilburn, MD, neurologist, Indiana Neuroscience Associates
• David Josephson, MD, neurologist, Josephson Munshower Wallack Neurology
• Benjamin Kuzma, MD, neuro-radiology, Northwest Radiology Network
• Fred Nour, MD, neurologist, Josephson Munshower Wallack Neurology
• James Pappas, MD, pediatric neurology, Pediatric Neurology Center at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St.Vincent
• Troy Payner, MD, neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
• Eric Potts, MD, neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine