Quality Awards and Recognitions
Lown Institute
- Grade A in Social Responsibility, Health Equity, and Inclusivity (2025)
- Grade A in Health Equity and Inclusivity (2024)
- Top Hospital in the Nation for Community Investment (2021)
Patient Safety & Quality
Healthgrades
- Patient Safety Excellence Award – 12 years in a row (2014–2025)
- Top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety – 2 years in a row (2023–2024)
- Top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety – 12 years in a row (2014–2025)
Leapfrog
- Hospital Safety Grade “A” – 12 consecutive “A” grades
- (Fall 2020; Spring & Fall 2021; Spring & Fall 2022; Spring & Fall 2023; Spring & Fall 2024; Spring & Fall 2025; Spring 2026)
CMS / Hospital Compare
- Patient Safety Honor Roll – Tier One (2023)
- Patient Safety Honor Roll – Tier Two (2024, 2025)
American Heart Association (AHA)
- Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus with Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
- Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
Healthgrades – Clinical Excellence
Five-Star Ratings
- Hip Fracture Treatment – 10 years in a row (2014–2023)
- Heart Failure (2014–2015, 2020–2023)
- Heart Attack (2014–2015)
- GI Bleed (2021–2023)
- Diabetic Emergencies (2023)
- Critical Care (2014–2015)
- Pulmonary Care (2015)
- Pneumonia (2014–2015)
- Sepsis (2014–2016)
Excellence Awards
- Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award (2015)
- Pulmonary Care Excellence Award (2015)
Stroke & Cardiac Accreditation
- Accredited Advanced Primary Stroke Center
- Accredited STEMI Receiving Center for Severe Heart Attacks
Truven / Becker’s Hospital Review
- 100 Top Hospitals in the Nation – Truven Health Analytics (2014, 2015)
- Becker’s Hospital Review
- Among 57 U.S. hospitals with lowest pneumonia mortality rates (2015)
- Among 48 U.S. hospitals with lowest heart failure mortality rates
Geriatric & Rehabilitation Care
- South Bay Rehabilitation Center Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Accreditations / Certifications
- Fully Accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) (current)
- Behavioral Health Care Accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) (current)
- Laboratory Services Accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) (current)
- Imaging Services Accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) (current)
Awards Archive
Historical & Legacy Recognition
- Top Performer on Key Quality Measures – The Joint Commission (2011–2015)



