PEORIA, Ill., November 9, 2026: OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center announced it has received verification under the American College of Surgeons Emergency General Surgery Verification Program (ACS EGS-VP). OSF Saint Francis is the first and only hospital in Illinois to achieve this distinction and the 18th hospital in the country to earn verification.
Emergency general surgery is among the most frequent types of surgery a hospital handles. EGS-VP helps hospitals and hospital systems provide high-quality around-the-clock care to immediately identify and manage common conditions requiring emergency surgery unrelated to a trauma event, such as appendicitis and gallbladder disease. Verified EGS-VP hospitals have dedicated services that put into practice the highest standards in emergency general surgery. No matter the time of day when an EGS patient arrives, they receive high-quality medical care from a reputable team of surgeons and specialists with specific expertise in treating emergency conditions.
The EGS-VP was created to improve emergency general surgery care across the United States. There can be significant variations in care results among institutions and between hospitals located in rural and metropolitan areas. By achieving this verification, OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center joins a select group of hospitals nationally committed to measuring and delivering high-quality care to their patients.
“Achieving this verification is a meaningful accomplishment for our hospital and reflects the commitment of our entire team to providing high-quality care for patients who need emergency surgery,” said Vishnu Mani, MD, FACS, EGS Medical Director and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. “This recognition highlights the teamwork, expertise and dedication of our Mission Partners who work together to care for patients when they need us most. From executive leadership to our front-line teams, we are aligned in our commitment to providing coordinated, high-quality care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.”
Its coordinated and integrated teams work together across the organization to provide patients with access to emergency care when they need it most.
EGS-VP is based on other nationally recognized ACS quality improvement programs and was developed with the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). ACS Quality Programs have measurably improved surgical quality and have prevented complications, reduced costs and saved lives.
As an EGS-VP-verified hospital, OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center is also an ACS Surgical Quality Partner. Being a Surgical Quality Partner signifies a hospital’s dedication to consistently improving procedures and approaches, while maintaining a critical eye on process at every step. The Surgical Quality Partner designation lets patients know OSF Saint Francis is dedicated to quality and relentless self-improvement and has been verified or accredited by the ACS. Patients can trust that the care they receive at Surgical Quality Partner hospitals adheres to the most rigorous standards in surgical quality.
"ACS Quality programs are grounded in more than a century of experience, and participation is an important measure of a hospital’s surgical quality. As an ACS Surgical Quality Partner, OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center has shown a commitment to providing the best possible patient care, evaluating that care in a rigorous fashion, and dedicating themselves to continuous self-improvement," said ACS Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS.
Hospitals interested in participating in the Emergency General Surgery Verification Program can find more information on the ACS website.
About OSF HealthCare
OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. The system includes 18 inpatient facilities encompassing 16 licensed hospitals, two of which operate dual campuses in separate communities. Among these hospitals, 10 are acute care facilities, five are critical access hospitals and one is a continuing care facility. OSF has 2,141 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan and employs more than 27,000 Mission Partners across 170+ locations. These include OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the third largest pediatric hospital in the state, and OSF OnCall, its digital health operating entity that offers hospital-at-home care. In addition, OSF operates two colleges of nursing; OSF Home Care Services, an extensive network of home health and hospice services; Pointcore, Inc., which is composed of health care-related businesses; and OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the organization. Advances in health care transformation take place through OSF Innovation as well as OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups. OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of the most innovative companies in the country and by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals. Learn more at osfhealthcare.org.
About the American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for all surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 88,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. "FACS" designates that a surgeon is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
About the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) is dedicated to discovery, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of knowledge related to acute care surgery (trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency general surgery) by fostering research, education, and professional development in an environment of fellowship and collegiality. The AAST is the premier academic trauma surgery organization in the United States and has over 1,700 members from 30 countries. For more information, visit aast.org.