The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati). The Christ Hospital can trace its roots back to 1889. That's when Isabella Thoburn, a teacher, nurse, and missionary, came to Cincinnati and opened Christ's Hospital, a 10-bed facility. Now part of The Christ Hospital Health Network, the hospital works to fulfill its mission: "To provide the finest patient experience and improve the health of our community."
The Christ Hospital has garnered several prestigious national awards, cementing it as one of the nation's great hospitals. U.S. News & World Report ranked it as the top hospital in the Cincinnati metro area and fourth overall in Ohio. Additionally, Healthgrades named The Christ Hospital as one of America's Best Hospitals for 2014, and the facility is Magnet-recognized for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
The 555-bed hospital is well-known for the quality of heart care it provides to patients. Historically, it was the first hospital in the region to perform an aortic valve replacement without open heart surgery. For its efforts, its Heart and Vascular Center has been recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American College of Cardiology Foundation, and the hospital was also named to Truven Health Analytics' 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in 2013.
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