Awards & Recognition
U.S. News & World Report 2019-2020 Best Hospital
One of only 21 hospitals in the nation to earn top honors for exceptional performance in specialized and complex care, and nationally ranked in 10 specialties.
Level 1 Trauma
The only Level 1 Trauma Center between San Francisco and San Jose—recognized by the American College of Surgeons for our Emergency Department’s ability to treat the most severe and complex cases.
Magnet
Designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the widely recognized pinnacle of nursing excellence in safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.
NICHE Exemplar Status
The highest designation awarded to hospitals providing care to older adults—in recognition of our ongoing dedication to quality geriatric medical care.
SCOPY Award
Recognition by The American College of Gastroenterology of the scientific accuracy, potential public health impact, educational value, and originality of our colon cancer educational video series.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Gold Medal of Honor
Awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for our lifesaving work to increase the number of organs available for transplantation, a distinction given to only 22 hospitals nationwide.
Joint Commission
Gold Seal of Approval in recognition of our quality and safe care. Plus the first hospital in the U.S. certified a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission—recognition that we have the state-of-the-art equipment, infrastructure, staffing, and training necessary to diagnose and treat patients with the most complex strokes. Re-awarded a Certificate of Distinction by The Joint Commission for our Cardiac Ventricular Assist Device program.
Health Information and Management Systems Society
One of the first four hospitals in the United States to achieve "Stage 7" designation, the highest possible distinction in electronic medical records implementation.
Greenhealth Partner For Change Award
Practice Greenhealth recognizes superior performance in environmental sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities including substantive progress on mercury elimination.
Most Wired
Recognition from Hospitals & Health Networks magazine of our high level of IT adoption for operational, financial and clinical performance.
CIO 100
Awarded to organizations and IT teams that distinguish themselves by creating business value through technological innovation. Stanford Health Care won the annual CIO100 Award for advances we implemented in the MyHealth patient app.
Leapfrog
Hospital Safety Grade
The designation recognizes Stanford Health Care’s effort to deliver safer patient care. Some of SHC’s quality measures and practices that helped garner the “A” grade include: outstanding cross-functional effort from physicians, laboratory, nursing, pharmacy, and IT.