Valley Health System is one of the most honored healthcare organizations in New Jersey. Our awards and recognitions are a testament to the exceptional, distinctive care our providers and staff deliver every day.
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Patient Safety, Patient Experience & Overall Care
- Ranked among the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek (2021)
- “A” patient safety grade from The Leapfrog Group (Spring 2020)
- Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence and Pinnacle of Excellence awards for patient experience (2020)
- Press Ganey Seal of Integrity for performance data transparency
- Ranked the third best hospital in New Jersey, and the 15th best hospital (three-way tie) in the New York metropolitan area, by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
- Magnet Designation for Nursing Excellence since 2003
- Disease-specific certifications from The Joint Commission in 5 clinical areas: perinatal care; stroke; total hip replacement; total knee replacement; and wound care
- LGBTQ Equality Leader Award from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
- 4-star rating for quality and safety from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare program
- Nursing Certification Advocacy Award from the American Board of Nursing Specialties (2020)
- Women's Choice Award, America's Best Hospitals for Patient Experience (2021)
- Ranked as one of the top hospitals in New Jersey, as reported in Inside Jersey magazine
Bariatric Surgery
- Fully accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
- Women’s Choice Award, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery (2021)
Cancer Care
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American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation
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Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer
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Full, four-year accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology
- Three-year reaccreditation from the American College of Radiology for quality and patient safety
- Named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs”
- CEO Cancer Gold Standard employer re-accreditation for 2021 by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer
- Women’s Choice Award, America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care (2020)
- “High Performing” designation (the highest available) in colon and lung cancer surgery from U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Emergency Care
- Emergency Nurses Association’s 2019 Lantern Award (only Bergen County recipient)
- Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians
Heart Care
- American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines®-Resuscitation Gold Quality Achievement Award (2019)
- Re-accreditation for Valley’s cardiac electrophysiology lab by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
- Accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for echocardiography services
- Certification from the American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Women’s Choice Award, America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care (2020)
- “High Performing” designation (the highest available) in heart failure and heart attack care from U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Neurology/Stroke Care
- Disease-Specific Certification in stroke from The Joint Commission
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines®- Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award, and Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll recognition (2019)
- Women’s Choice Award, America’s Best Stroke Centers (2021)
- “High Performing” designation (the highest available) in stroke care from U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Orthopedics
- Disease-Specific Certifications in total hip and total knee replacement from The Joint Commission
- “High Performing” designation (the highest available) in orthopedics, hip replacement and knee replacement from U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Respiratory Care
- Apex Recognition Award from the American Association of Respiratory Care
- Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care
- “High Performing” designation (the highest available) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia from U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Women’s Health
- Disease-Specific Certification in perinatal care from The Joint Commission
- Full Breast Center accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
- Designation as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology
- Women’s Choice Award, America’s Best Breast Centers (2021)
- Women's Choice Award, America's Best Hospitals for Obstetrics (2021)
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) Care Award (2021)
Other Recognitions
- Beacon Award designations for The Valley Hospital's Interim Care Unit (IMC), Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care, Coronary Care, and Neonatal Intensive Care
- Accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for Valley's Center for Sleep Medicine
- Research accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs
- Laboratory reaccreditation from the College of American Pathologists' Laboratory Accreditation Program
- Corporate Health Champion Designation from the American Diabetes Association
- Recognition from the American Diabetes Association for Valley Home Care's Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
- Accreditation for Valley's New Graduate Nurse Residency Program from the American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Inclusion on NRC Health's Top 100 Consumer Loyalty list for 2019
- Recognition as one of the nation’s Most Wired Hospitals for 20 consecutive years by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) (2020)
- Winner of the Theodore Roosevelt Workers’ Compensation and Disability Management Award
- National 2018 Non-Profit Organization Partner of the Year recognition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for waste prevention and recycling efforts
- Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award for sustainability efforts
- Recipient of the 2019 Environmental Leadership Medal by the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ)
- Best Outsourcing Thought Leadership Awards winner by The Outsourcing Institute
- Platinum-level recognition for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries in the national Workplace Partnership for Life hospital campaign
- Accreditation in shared governance from the Forum for Shared Governance
- Recognition for The Valley Hospital Foundation, named to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy’s 2019 High Performer’s list
- “High Performing” designation (the highest available) in diabetes and kidney failure from U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)