Awards & Recognition

• Healthgrades Clinical Achievements
• America’s 100 Best Cardiac Care™ (2017)
• America’s 50 Best Cardiac Surgery™ (2017)
• Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™ (2016-2017)
• Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ (2017)
• Critical Care Excellence Award™ (2016-2017)
• 2017 “Best Rated” (Five out of Five Stars) in:
  • Treatment of Heart Attack for three years in a row (2015-2017)
  • Treatment of Heart Failure for three years in a row (2015-2017)
  • Treatment of Coronary Bypass Surgery for four years in a row (2014-2017)
  • Treatment of Valve Surgery (2017)
  • Treatment of Sepsis for eight years in a row (2010-2017)
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure for six years in a row (2012 – 2017)
  • Treatment of Stroke for three years in a row (2014-2017)
  • Treatment of Back Surgery for two years in a row (2016-2017)

Recognitions

• Cardiac disease management programs, CHAMP® and Heart Smart, re-certified with Gold Seal of Approval™ (2017) | The Joint Commission
• Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI (2009-2016) | Society of Chest Pain Center
• Get With the Guidelines© Stroke Gold Plus/Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• “Meritorious” status for quality outcomes (only one of 52 hospitals internationally)| American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)
• Designated as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center (2015-2016) | National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) 
• Primary Stroke Center (2015-2016) |The Joint Commission
• Advanced Disease Specific Care Certification for Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy (VAD) (2017) | The Joint Commission
• Blue Distinction© Center Maternity Care | Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Designated as the only Spine Center of Excellence in northern California | The Joint Commission
• Recognized as one of Sacramento’s healthiest employers (2015-2017) | Sacramento Business Journal
• Recognized as a Gold Fit-Friendly Worksite (2015-2017) | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• Certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (2016)
• Practice Greenhealth Partner in Change Award (2016)
• Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accredited Cancer Program | American College of Surgeons

• Critical Care Excellence Award™ for five years in a row (2013 – 2017)
• 2017 “Best Rated” (Five out of Five Stars) in:
  • Colorectal Surgeries for four years in a row (2014 – 2017)
  • Treatment of Sepsis for six years in a row (2012 – 2017)
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure for six years in a row (2012 – 2017) 
  • Treatment of Heart Attack (2017) 

Recognitions

• Certified Stroke Center | The Joint Commission
• Top Performer for Key Quality Measures | The Joint Commission
• Get with the Guidelines Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Award | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (2016-2017)
• Readmission rate of 4.0 percent for orthopedic surgery is in the national top 10 percentile (source: California Hospital Association)
• Emergency Room received Clinical Excellence Award for finishing in top four in Dignity Health (2016)

• Recognized as one of "America’s 100 Best Hospitals” for two years in a row
• (2016 - 2017)
• Distinguished Hospital Award – Clinical Excellence™ for five years in a row (2013 – 2017)
• Recognized as one of “America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care” (2016)
• Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ (2016)
• Critical Care Excellence Award™ for five years in a row (2012 – 2016)
• Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ for two years in a row (2015 – 2016)
• Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2016)
• Neurosciences Excellence Award™ (2016)
• Ranked nationally among the Top 10 percent for Treatment of Stroke for two years in a row (2014 – 2015)
• Ranked among the Top 5 percent and the Top 10 percent for Neurosurgery in 2015
• Ranked nationally among the Top 5 percent for Critical Care for four years in a row (2012 – 2015)
• Ranked nationally among the Top 10 percent for Critical Care for four years in a row (2012 – 2015)
• Ranked nationally among the Top 10 percent for Overall Pulmonary Services in 2015
• Ranked nationally among the Top 10 percent Prostate Surgery in 2015
• 2016 “Best Rated” (Five out of Five Stars) in:
  • Cranial Neurosurgery
  • Pacemaker Procedures
  • Treatment of Heart Attack
  • Treatment of Heart Failure for four years in a row (2013 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure for six years in a row (2011 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for five years in a row (2012 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism for three years in a row (2014 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Pneumonia for six years in a row (2011 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Pancreatitis for three years in a row (2014 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Sepsis for six years in a row (2011 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Bowel Obstruction

Recognitions

• First California hospital north of Bay Area designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center | The Joint Commission
• First on the West Coast to receive Perinatal Care Certificate of Excellence | The Joint Commission 
• Community Hospital Center of Excellence Award | Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation
• Certificate of Excellence for Hip- and Knee-Replacement | The Joint Commission
• NICU ranked in top 10% worldwide | Vermont Oxford Network
• Laboratory Accreditation | College of American Pathologists
• Designated Trauma program | American College of Surgeons
• Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery | American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Get with the Guidelines® Gold Plus/Target Stroke Honor Roll | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• Elective Delivery Infant Safety | Aetna
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine Accreditation | American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Blue Distinction© Center for Cardiac Care, Bariatric Surgery, Knee and Hip Replacement and Maternity Care | Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Participating Hospital | California Joint Replacement Registry
• Participating Hospital | American Joint Replacement Registry
• Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accredited Cancer Program | American College of Surgeons 

• Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ for three years in a row (2014 – 2016)
• Ranked nationally among the Top 5 percent and the Top 10 percent for Joint Replacement for two years in a row (2014 – 2015)
• Stroke Care Excellence Award™ for three years in a row (2014 – 2016)
• Ranked nationally among the Top 5 percent and the Top 10 percent for Treatment of Stroke for two years in a row (2014 – 2015)
• Critical Care Excellence Award™ for three years in a row (2015 – 2016)
• Ranked nationally among  Top 10 percent for Critical Care in 2015
• 2016 “Best Rated” (Five out of Five Stars) in:
  • Total Knee Replacement for ten years in a row (2007 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Stroke for four years in a row (2013 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Sepsis for four years in a row (2013 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure for four years in a row (2013 – 2016)
  • Treatment of Heart Attack

 Recognitions

• Bariatric Center of Excellence | Cigna
• Certified Primary Stroke Center | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• Primary Stroke Center | The Joint Commission
• Get with the Guidelines® Stroke GOLD Plus | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• One of 60 Hospitals with Great Orthopedics Programs | Becker’s Hospital Review
• Accredited Bariatric Center | Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
• Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery | American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Blue Distinction© Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement | Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Blue Distinction© Center for Bariatric Surgery and Maternity Care | Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Baby Friendly Hospital | World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• Participating Hospital | California Joint Replacement Registry
• Participating Hospital | American Joint Replacement Registry

• Primary Stroke Center | Joint Commission
• Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• Exceeding Patient Expectations | Avatar Solutions
• Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification | QOPI® Certified Practice QOPI Certification Program (QCP™) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• Excellence in Pediatric Care | Valley Emergency Physicians
• Baby Friendly Hospital | World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® Recognition – Pneumonia, Surgical Care, Immunizations and Perinatal Care | The Joint Commission
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine Accreditation | American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accredited Cancer Program | American College of Surgeons