Ascension Alexian Brothers quality awards and distinctions
We regularly review quality of care, patient safety and patient satisfaction data to ensure we are meeting nationally recognized standards. We also continually focus on quality measures that impact patient outcomes.
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The Joint Commission
National Quality Approval and Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Join Commission
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The Leapfrog Safety
The Leapfrog Safety Grade "A" in 2023.
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Level II Trauma Center
Designated a Level II Trauma Center
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Level II+ Perinatal Center & Baby Friendly Designation
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Beacon Award of Excellence for American Association of Critical Care Nurses
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Certified Advanced Comprehensive Stroke CenterFirst hospital in the Chicago area to be a Certified Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center.
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Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Performance Achievement
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction® Specialty Care
- Bariatric surgery
- Cardiac care
- Hip & knee replacement
- Maternity care
- Spinal surgery
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Healthgrades Awards
- America's 50 Best Hospitals (2020-2023) - 17th consecutive year / America's 250 Best Hospitals (2020-2022)
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care (2022-2023)
- America's 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery (2020-2022) - 3rd consecutive year
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care (2020-2022) - 3rd consecutive year
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care (2022)
- Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award (2020-2022) - 3rd consecutive year
- Critical Care Excellence Award (2020-2021)
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award (2021)
- Pulmonary Care Excellence Award (2022) - 18th consecutive year
- Stroke Care Excellence Award (2020-2022) - 17th consecutive year
- Neurosciences Excellence Award (2020, 2022)
- Licensed Areas: Bariatric Surgery, Cardiac, Critical Care, GI, Neurosciences, Orthopedic, Prostatectomy, Pulmonary, Spine Surgery, Stroke, Vascular, Women's Care
- Licensed Awards: Specialty Excellence, Patient Safety Excellence, Outstanding Patient Experience, America's 50 Best Hospitals, America's 100 Best Hospitals, America's 250 Best Hospitals
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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Comprehensive Center
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction for Bariatric Surgery
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Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Five-star quality rating
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NAPRC AccreditationA three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.
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2024 Lantern Award RecipientThe Emergency Nurses Association bestows the Lantern Award on emergency departments that exemplify exceptional practice and innovative performance in the core areas of nursing leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research.