Awards and Accreditation

Excellence is one of the five foundational values of our organization. We expect accountability for excellence in performance and for adherence to professional and organizational standards.

Many of the rigorous standards we abide by were created by our health care system. Additional standards are required by county, state and national organizations.

When seeking information about quality health care or patient satisfaction scores at a medical center, it is important that you find reliable, objective information which will help you make an informed decision.

A number of organizations have given Queen of the Valley and its many departments high rankings. Among them, we are accredited by The Joint Commission. In addition, Queen of the Valley was recognized as Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 and holds the following distinctions for various services:

Cardiac
  • A U.S. News & World Report High Performer for Congestive Heart Failure Knee Replacement in 2019
Critical Care

Recognized by Healthgrades with six critical care awards. including:

  • One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care™ for 4 Years in a Row (2020-2023)
  • Recipient of the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award ™for 5 Years in a Row (2019-2023)
  • Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Critical Care for 4 Years in a Row (2020-2023)
  • Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Critical Care for 5 Years in a Row (2019-2023)
  • Five Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis for 6 Years in a Row (2018-2023)
  • Five Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 3 Years in a Row (2021-2023)
Emergency/Trauma
  • Earned the American College of Emergency Physicians Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation’s (GEDA) Bronze Standard Level 3 in 2020. We are also verified as a Level III Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.
General:
  • Queen of the Valley was recognized in the Best of the Bohemian annual readers' poll as Best Local Hospital, Best Physical Rehabilitation and Providence Medical Group's Susan Gonzalez, MD was honored as Best OB/GYN in 2021
  • Queen of the Valley was recognized as Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019
  • Queen of the Valley was a recipient of the Healthgrades 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ and was named among the Top 5% in the nation for Patient Safety in 2022
Gastrointestinal

Recognized by Healthgrades with five gastrointestinal awards including:

  • Recipient of the Healthgrades 2023 Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™
  • Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall GI Services in 2023
  • Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for GI Medical Treatment in 2023
  • Five Star Recipient for Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries for 2 Years in a Row (2022-2023)
  • Five Star Recipient for Colorectal Surgeries for 5 Years in a Row (2019-2023)

Oncology
  • Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Orthopedics:
  • Healthgrades Five Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment in 2023
  • Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement in 2020
Neuro
  • A U.S. News & World Report High Performer for Stroke, 2022-2023
  • Recipient of the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus award and listed on the Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll in 2022
  • Recognized by Healthgrades with various recognitions, including:
    • The Healthgrades Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ for three years in a row (2020-2022)
    • Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Cranial Neurosurgery for three years in a row (2020-2022)
    • Five-Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery for three years in a row (2020-2022)
    • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke in 2022
    • Five Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery for 4 Years in a Row (2020-2023)
Maternity
  • Earned the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC) Care Award in 2021
  • Cal Hospital Compare Honor Roll in 2021 for meeting the statewide target aimed at reducing births via C-section in first-time mothers with low-risk pregnancies
Urinary
  • A U.S. News & World Report High Performer for Kidney Disease, 2022-2023