2008 Merit Award for the hospital's Senior Wellness newsletter
Presented by the National Mature Media Awards^SM

2007 Governor and First Lady's Healthy SC Challenge Award - Hospital Category.

2007 Quality Award- #1 in South Carolina
Designated by the Carolina Center for Medical Excellence

2007 Quality Designation - Top 10% in the United States
Ranked by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in measuring
Key Quality Indicators

National Health Information Award - 2006
Awarded by the Health Information Resource Center

Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year Award 2006

Mentor Hospital
Institute for Healthcare Improvement

2006 Palmetto Gold Award to Jeff Humphries, RN, and Mary Grindell, RN
Presented by the State of South Carolina for nursing excellence

2008 American Cancer Society Award - Relay for Life

2008 Rotary Club Scholarship Sponsor Award

2007 Care Science Award for Congestive Heart Failure Care - Top 1% in the nation

2007 HealthGrades® Specialty Excellence Award for Critical Care

2006 HealthGrades® rated Auburn Regional Medical Center #1 in the State and among the top 10% in the nation.

2006 CareScience Select Practice Award
National Quality Leader in the Category of Heart Failure

2008 Community Award in recognition of patient care and support of the EMS transfer program.
Presented by Chief Mike Myers of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue

2006-2008 Green Hospital Initiative recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency, PA Department of Environmental Protection

2007 Best Use of Best Practices Award from the North Penn United Way 2007 Campaign

2006 Nursing Spectrum Award
Presented by Nursing Spectrum magazine to Patty DiGiacomo, R.N., Department of Education

2006 Large Business of the Year Award
Presented by North Penn Chamber of Commerce

2006 Designated a "Baby-Friendly" hospital by UNICEF and the World Health Organization.
Corona Regional is one of only two hospitals in the Inland Empire and one of 51 hospitals worldwide to receive this designation.

2006 Silver Winner - 23rd Annual Healthcare Advertising Award
Presented by Healthcare Marketing Report - for Health News magazine

2006 Print Media Award of Excellence
Presented by The Communicator Awards - for ealth News magazine

2006 Platinum Business Award
Presented by the Norco Chamber of Commerce

2005 Top Healthcare Company of Inland Southern California
Presented by The Business Press

2007 Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Care
Presented by The Joint Commission

2006 - 24th Annual Community Achievement Award in Medical and Health Services
Presented by the Latin Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, Nevada

June 2008 Laredo Development Foundation honors Doctors Hospital of Laredo as "Business of the Month"

5-Star Award for Customer Service/Health-Medical Service Division - 2006
Presented by Laredo Chamber of Commerce

2008 Recognized for outstanding work and contribution as a Partner to the Middle Rio Grande Region in providing and promoting quality healthcare services to underserved communities.

Presented by the Middle Rio Grande Development Council Board of Directors and Staff

2008 Chosen Healthcare Provider of the Year by the Eagle Pass Business Journal. Recipients are nominated by the community and then voted upon by a panel of judges.

Relay for Life 2006 - Champion Team

2007 Circle of Excellence Media Award to the Intensive Care Unit
Presented by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses

2007 Gold Award for Health News magazine
Presented by Healthcare Marketing Report at the 24th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards event
Category: External Newsletter

2006 M Award for Healthcare
Presented by the American Marketing Association, Washington DC Chapter

2006 International Davey Awards - Gold Award for TV Commercial - Minimally Invasive Surgery
Presented by the International Academy of Visual Arts

2006 Communicator Awards - Award of Distinction for 2005 Print Media - Health News magazine

Magnum Opus - Gold Award - Best Overall Design -- Health News magazine, Summer 2005
Presented by McMurry Publications Management in conjunction with the Missouri School of Journalism

Gold Award - Corporate external newsletter category- for Health News magazine, Summer 2006
Presented by MarCom Creative Awards Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals

2006 National Health Information Awards, Bronze Award for "Breast Reconstruction Options," an article in Health News magazine

2006 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Palliative Care award for "Outstanding New Palliative Care Program"
Presented by the Greater Washington Partnership for Palliative and End-of-Life Care

2006 DC Hospital Association Annual Patient Safety Award to The Cardiothoracic Task Force, a group of critical care nurses, anesthesiologists and surgeons led by Kara Coullard, RN, BSN.
Other members of the team:
Neil Barranta, RN; Eileen Benson, RN; Sandy Daulton, RN; Marianne Hess, RN; Barbara Jacobs, RN; Gloria Jones-Benons, RN; Cynthia Phillip, RN; Melody Ricks, RN; Gerry Ursolino, III, RN; Joel Zivot, MD; Farzad Najam, MD; Frederick Lough, MD and Ronald Guritzky, MD.

2006 GW Hospital Awarded Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
Presented by The American Society for Bariatric Surgery

2005 MarCom Creative Awards, Gold Winner, Health News magazine

2005 MarCom Creative Awards, Platinum Winner, GW Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, TV Commercial

23rd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards, Silver Award, Health News Magazine - Summer 2005 edition

Outstanding Achievement Award (for data compiled in 2004)
Presented by the American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer,

2008 Named one of the "100 Best Places To Work in Healthcare"
Listed by Modern Healthcare

2006 Business Coordinator of the Year for the Patient Experience presented to Tim Schoonmaker
by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce

2006 Diabetes Self-Management Program Recognized by the American Diabetes Association for Quality Self-Management Education

2008 The American Heart Association designated Lancaster Community Hospital as one of 33 STEMI Receiving Centers in Los Angeles County. (STEMI stands for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.)

2006/07 HealthGrades® Maternity Care Excellence Award

2006/07 HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety

2006 Annual Performance Achievement Award for "Get With the Guidelines Program"
Presented by the American Stroke Association/American Heart Association

2006 Medal of Honor for Organ Donation
Presented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

2006 Board of Directors Award
Presented by United Way of Manatee County

2006 Nursing Spectrum Excellence Award
Presented by Nursing Spectrum magazine (Florida edition), in Management Category,
to Daniel Magnusson, RN, BS, Administrative Director/Surgical Services

2006 Circle of Excellence Award
Presented by Meals on Wheels Plus to Vernon DeSear, MMH Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

2006 Award for Community Support
Presented by the Crisis Call Center

May 2006 Business of the Month
Presented by the Sparks Chamber of Commerce

2008 CEO/Managing Director Frank Lopez, FACHE, elected to the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) for a three-year term. He also was elected to the Governing Council of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Section for Metropolitan Hospitals for a three-year term.

2006 Recognition with Commendation to the cancer program
Presented by The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons (ACOS)

2006 Medal of Honor for maintaining an organ donation rate of 75% or greater for 12 consecutive months
Presented by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

2006 Recognition for Excellence in Staff Development
From the Health Care Education Association (HCEA)

1st Place - 2006 Poster Presentation - "Amazing Race"
Nursing Symposium sponsored by Lippencott, Williams & Wilkins

2006 Addy Awards - Gold Award and Judges Award
For TV campaign - "Where Do Babies Come From?"

2006 Spirit of the High Plains Award
Presented by United Way

2006 Top Fundraising Team
Presented by the March of Dimes

2006 Recognition for 75th year as a member of the American Hospital Association
Also, honored for leadership in advancing healthcare in its community

2008 - Edinburg Children's Hospital voted "Favorite Hospital" in the 2008 Reader's Choice Awards competition sponsored by The Monitor.

2008 - McAllen Heart Hospital named #1 in Texas for Cardiovascular Surgery
Presented by HealthGrades®

2007 Ranked Among the Top 5% of All Hospitals in the Nation for Overall Clinical Performance
By HealthGrades®

2005, 2006, 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™
Presented by HealthGrades®

2005 - 2007 Stroke Care Excellence Award
Presented by HealthGrades®

2006 Women's Health Excellence Award
Presented by HealthGrades®

2006 Maternity Care Excellence Award
Presented by HealthGrades®

2005 Cardiac Care Excellence Award
Presented by HealthGrades®

2007 Large Business of the Year
Presented by The Murrieta Chamber of Commerce

2007 Five-Star Rating for Bariatric Surgery
Presented by HealthGrades®

2006 eHealthcare Leadership Award - Gold Award

2006 Named a Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery
by Health Net

2006 San Diego Women Who Mean Business Award to Linda Bradley, CEO/Managing Director
Presented by the San Diego Business Journal

2006 Trauma Team Excellence Award for Quality of Care, Compassion and Patient Advocacy
Presented by the Trauma Intervention Program (TIPS)

June 2006 - June 2007 Most Improved Hospital in Nevada for Core Quality Measures
Presented by HealthInsight

2007 Woman of Distinction Award to CEO Karla Perez
Presented by the National Association of Women Business Owners, Southern Nevada Chapter (Medical Professional Services Category)

2006 Nevada Governor's Trailblazer Award for Performance Excellence (second consecutive year)

2008 Reader's Choice Awards for Best Emergency Room, Best Skilled Nursing Facility and Best Web Site - Presented by the Enid News and Eagle

2006 Reader's Choice Awards for Best Hospital, Best Company to Work For and Best ER
Presented by the Enid News and Eagle

2006 HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

2007 Quality Respiratory Care Recognition
Presented by the American Association for Respiratory Care
Summerlin is the only hospital in Nevada to receive this award and one of 500 in the nation.

2008 Large Business of the Year Award - For the hospital's high level of healthcare, commitment to employees and its economic and social contributions to the development of the community.

Presented by the Denison Chamber of Commerce

2008 Received Primary Stroke Center Designation from The Joint Commission

2008 Named "Best Medical Facility" by the Herald Democrat, the area's largest newspaper, in its annual "Best of Texoma" reader's survey

2007 Texoma Medical Center Diabetes Life Center recognized by the American Diabetes Association as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education

2007 Best Medical Services
Readers' preference in Herald Democrat's Best of 2007

2008 Named a 100 Top Hospital: Performance Improvement Leader in the Teaching Hospitals Category
Presented by Thomson Reuters

2008 Awarded The American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program

2007 Designated a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission

2007 Accredited with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers

2007 Fully accredited by The Joint Commission

2008 Intensive Care Unit at Wellington Regional Medical Center awarded the "Outstanding Critical Care Unit in Palm Beach County" for Evidence-Based Medicine Practices for the implementation of a Rapid Response Team.

2008 "Business of the Year" Award
Presented by the Palms West Chamber of Commerce

2007 Silver Award for Innovative Employee Referral Program
Presented by Healthcare Marketing Report

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Wellington Regional Medical Center named one of Solucient's 100 Top Hospitals®
Category: Medium Community Hospital