Being recognized for quality patient care is a hospital's highest recognition. Recent awards and achievements for patient care include:
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Top-ranked Specialty Care – Repeatedly ranked among the nation’s best in multiple adult medical and surgical specialties by
U.S. News & World Report.
Specialties listed in the top 50 nationally for 2019-20 include: Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 44); Geriatrics (No. 29); Neurology & Neurosurgery (No. 40); Pulmonology (No. 14). Only approximately 3.5 percent of the more than 4,500 hospitals included in the analysis ranked in even one specialty.
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Outstanding Stroke Care – Earned the American Stroke Association’s
"Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award" in 2018 and is listed on its "Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll" for the quality of its stroke care.
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Excellence in Maternity Care – In 2018, the only health care system in the county to meet
all the maternity care standards identified by The Leapfrog Group as indicative of quality maternal care
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Information Technology to Enhance Patient Care and Comfort – Listed among
"HealthCare’s Most Wired" hospital systems by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) in 2018.
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LGBTQ Leader – Scored a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s
LGBTQ Healthcare Equality rating for the second year straight in 2018.
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"A" for Hospital Safety and 2018 Top Teaching Hospital – UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest earned top marks from
The Leapfrog Group in 2019 for keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. It was also named
a 2018 Top Teaching Hospital from The Leapfrog Group for its achievements in patient safety and quality.
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Distinguished Hospital Award – For the fourth year straight, it received a
Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from Healthgrades in 2017, placing it among the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals, based on objective clinical metrics. Patients who receive care at these hospitals have better outcomes and lower risk-adjusted complication rates for a range of conditions and procedures.
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Nursing Excellence – Maintains Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, considered among the highest recognitions for nursing excellence and innovation in nursing practice
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Top Hospital – Named one of the nation's
"100 Top Hospitals" in 2015 by Truven Health Analytics for its patient care, operational efficiency and financial stability