Awards & Recognition

Dignity Health Mercy and Memorial Hospitals are proud of the high quality, compassionate care we provide to members of our community. Our hospitals have been recognized as follows for providing top quality care:

  • The S.A. Camp Companies Robotic Surgical Center at Mercy Hospitals was reaccredited from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) in five Centers of Excellence in minimally invasive and robotic surgical procedures: colorectal surgery, hernia surgery, minimally invasive surgery, minimally invasive gynecology, and robotic surgery.

  • Mercy & Memorial Hospitals earned an ‘A’ hospital safety grade rating from the Leapfrog Group.

  • Memorial Hospital was voted Best of Kern –Best Hospital by the Best Of Readers’ Choice Poll from TBC Media. 

  • Mercy Hospital Southwest was voted Best of Kern –Favorite Hospital by the Best Of Readers’ Choice Poll from TBC Media. 

  • Memorial Hospital was awarded 2026 Best Hospital for Maternity by U.S. News & World Report 

  • Mercy Hospital Southwest has received the Gold Seal of Approval and Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission 

  • Memorial Hospital was awarded 2025-2026 a High Performing Hospital for TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement). This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.

  • Memorial Hospital achieved redesignation with Pathway to Excellence®  by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation identifies the elements of work environments where nurses can flourish, substantiates the professional satisfaction of nurses at Memorial Hospital, and identifies it as one of the best places to work. 

  • Memorial Hospital was recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a Gold Safe Sleep Champion for its commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. 

  • Memorial Hospital has received the Gold Seal of Approval and Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission 

  • Memorial Hospital has received the Gold Seal of Approval and Advanced Certification as Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center from The Joint Commission 

  • Memorial Hospital has received the Gold Seal of Approval and Advanced CertificationPrimary Heart Attack Center from The Joint Commission 

  • Mercy and Memorial Hospitals have received the Gold Seal of Approval and Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission 

  • Mercy Hospitals is designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ for  Knee & Hip Replacement by Anthem Blue Cross, as well as a Blue Distinction Center by Blue Shield of California for Maternity Care and Bariatrics.
  • Memorial Hospital was awarded the American Heart Association  Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes 
  • Memorial Hospital was awarded the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
  • Memorial Hospital awarded by Healthgrades as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for outpatient joint replacement