Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St.

Luke’s Medical Center

Receives the 2018 Women’s Choice Award® as One of America’s Best Hospitals
for Cancer Care

Denver, CO, October 08, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's
Medical Center, part of HealthONE, has been named one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care by
the Women's Choice Award®, America's trusted referral source for the best in healthcare. The award
signifies that Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center is in the top 9% of
4,812 U.S. hospitals offering cancer care services.

A hospital must be designated by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer

Classification (ACS CoC) as one of four specific types of cancer programs to be considered for the
award. The Women's Choice Award measures hospitals on the presence of specific cancer-related
services offered onsite, infection rates and patient recommendation ratings on the Hospital Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey. The award is unique in that criteria
also include primary research about women's healthcare preferences.

“Women will search on their own for the best cancer care,” said Delia Passi, founder and CEO of the
Women's Choice Award. “According to our own survey, nearly two-thirds of women would do their own
research vs. letting a doctor choose a hospital for their cancer care. The Women's Choice Award makes it
easier for them to make confident decisions.”

Accreditation required for the award ensures that a hospital or facility offers a full range of diagnostic and
treatment services, or provides integrated cancer care and comprehensive services.

Low infection rates compared to the national average are another important measure. Oncology patients
are more susceptible than other patients to hospital-acquired infections because of their compromised
immune systems.

Passi emphasized that Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and all
2018 America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care deliver on the care that matters most to women. “In
addition to our award winners' high-level performance on a national level, they provide the care that
women value most, including easily accessible services onsite to avoid multiple trips for their treatment,
which is so important to women faced with a cancer diagnosis,” stated Passi.

Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center is one of 452 award recipients
representing the hospitals that have met the highest standards for cancer care in the U.S. by the Women's
Choice Award.

“Treating all types of cancer including blood, sarcomas and solid organ, and offering first-in-human
clinical trials, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, in partnership
with the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, is proud to offer leading-edge cancer care right in the heart of
Denver,” states Maureen Tarrant, President and CEO at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center. “We are

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proud to be recognized by Women's Choice Award as one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care.”

For more information about the America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care, please visit
https://www.womenschoiceaward.com/awarded/healthcare/

About Healthone's Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center

For more than 135 years, Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center (P/SL) has been meeting the healthcare
needs of patients and their families from across the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions, and from
around the world. With more than 80 specialties, 1,200 specialists and primary care physicians and 1,800
employees, P/SL and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children is the only tertiary/quaternary combined
pediatric and adult hospital in this region. Leading comprehensive services include the Center for
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cardiovascular Services, Cancer Care, Blood & Marrow Transplant, Labor
& Delivery/Mom & Baby, Maternal-Fetal Care, Orthopedics, Spine, Kidney/Liver Transplant,
Hyperbaric Medicine, Wound Healing, Infectious Disease and more. For more information, please visit
www.pslmc.com.

About Sarah Cannon

Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, offers integrated cancer services with convenient
access to cutting-edge therapies for those facing cancer in communities across the United States and
United Kingdom. Sarah Cannon's cancer programs include individualized patient navigation provided by
oncology-trained nurses, more than 1,200 stem cell transplants performed annually throughout the Sarah
Cannon Blood Cancer Network, hundreds of clinical trials, and molecular profiling capabilities. Through
its services, Sarah Cannon is providing state-of-the-art cancer care close to home for hundreds of
thousands of patients, a number unmatched by any single cancer center. To learn more about Sarah
Cannon, visit sarahcannon.com.

About The Women's Choice Award®

The Women's Choice Award® is a trusted referral source, empowering women to make smart healthcare
choices by identifying the country's best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that consider
female patient satisfaction and clinical excellence. The Women's Choice Award was recently honored by
the INC 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2017 for a third consecutive year.
Visit http://www.womenschoiceaward.com/ to learn more.

The information contained in this release is not permitted to be used in a non-press related context
without the express prior written consent of the Women's Choice Award.

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Contact Information:
Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Christy Maraone
720-754-2557
Contact via Email
pslmc.com

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