2019

• Dignity Health earned the Healthy Arizona Worksite Platinum Award from Arizona Department of Health Services. This award recognized businesses that are making efforts to positively affect the health and well-being of their employees, their families, and their community through evidence-based worksite health initiatives and promising programs. A Platinum Level Award is awarded to businesses making an impact both within and beyond their walls addressing one or more of the many health challenges impacting communities across the state. Dignity Health demonstrated data driven programming and is leveraging cross-sector collaborations or partnerships improving the health, well-being, and equity of our community. 

• Arizona General Hospital in Mesa received the three-year Joint Commission Accreditation in January 2019

• US News & World Report Best Hospitals. Tied at #5 in Arizona and #4 in Phoenix with St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. 
• Ranking Arizona. Three Dignity Health facilities have been named top 10 acute care hospitals in Arizona from AZ Big Media. This list is based on how voters answered the question, “With whom would you recommend doing business?” from the 2019 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s most comprehensive business opinion poll. St. Joseph’s and Chandler Regional was placed first and second for hospitals with 268 or more beds. Chandler Regional came in at number two for the same category. Mercy Gilbert was third for hospitals with 267 beds or fewer. To read the article, click here.

• US News & World Report Best Hospitals. Tied at #8 in Arizona and #6 in Phoenix.
• Ranking Arizona. Three Dignity Health facilities have been named top 10 acute care hospitals in Arizona from AZ Big Media. This list is based on how voters answered the question, “With whom would you recommend doing business?” from the 2019 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s most comprehensive business opinion poll. St. Joseph’s and Chandler Regional was placed first and second for hospitals with 268 or more beds. Chandler Regional came in at number two for the same category. Mercy Gilbert was third for hospitals with 267 beds or fewer. To read the article, click here.
• CareChex Award. #1 in the state and top in the nation and/or region for Pneumonia Care along with other medical excellence and/or patient safety awards.
• Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Hospital and Medical Center are accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Programs (MBSAQIP), meaning the industry’s experts recognize us for providing safe, top-quality surgical care for our patients.

• Arizona Medical Association (ArMA). St. Joseph’s was the recipient of the C. H. William Ruhe Award for our submission on Innovation and Successful Implementation of Learning from Teaching Medical Students and our partnership with Creighton University. 
• Ranking Arizona. St. Joseph’s Hospital was listed number one on the list of the top 10 acute care hospitals in Arizona from AZ Big Media. This is based on how voters answered the question, “With whom would you recommend doing business?” from the 2019 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s most comprehensive business opinion poll. St. Joseph’s was the top choice for hospitals with 268 beds or more. To see the full article, click here. 
• Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery by the SRC. St. Joseph’s is the only Hernia Center of Excellence and Robotic Center of Excellence in the state of Arizona. 
• St. Joseph’s and St. Joseph’s Westgate are the first hospitals in Arizona to be designated as Centers of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). SRC accreditation helps patients identify medical providers who have met rigorous standards for delivering high-quality medical treatment, including perioperative, surgical and long-term follow-up care. Click here to learn more. 
• American Heart Association 2019 Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and also qualified for recognition on the Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll 
• American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines (GWTG): Silver Plus Achievement for Heart Failure; Target: Heart Failure; Gold Plus Achievement for Stroke; Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
• US News & World Report - Best Hospitals – Neurology & Neurosurgery, ranked #15, and ranked #19 in Gynecology
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Certification - American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) (3 years, 2018-2021)
• Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by SRC
• Chest Pain PCI Accreditation -  American College of Cardiology

• The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQI), in partnership with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), awarded St. Joseph’s Westgate a Comprehensive Center accreditation. The accreditation formally acknowledges the hospital’s commitment to providing and supporting quality improvement and patient safety efforts for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients. As an accredited program, the Weight Loss Center at St. Joseph’s Westgate has demonstrated it meets the needs of its patients by providing multidisciplinary, high-quality, patient-centered care. To learn more about the center and the services it provides, click here: https://dignityazweightloss.org/
• Achieved its second Center of Excellence accreditation and was named a Center of Excellence in Colorectal Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). This accreditation distinguishes the hospital as providing the highest quality of care to its patients as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. Organizations and surgeons seeking accreditation by SRC must undergo an extensive self-assessment and on-site inspection. Status as an accredited center of excellence means St. Joseph’s Westgate has met nationally recognized standards and a rigorous on-site inspection process. Click here to learn more.
• Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery by the SRC. St. Joseph’s is the only Hernia Center of Excellence and Robotic Center of Excellence in the state of Arizona.
• St. Joseph’s and St. Joseph’s Westgate are the first hospitals in Arizona to be designated as Centers of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). SRC accreditation helps patients identify medical providers who have met rigorous standards for delivering high-quality medical treatment, including perioperative, surgical and long-term follow-up care. Click here to learn more.
• Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
• Center of Excellence in Colorectal Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)

2018

• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award 
• Chest Pain PCI Accreditation -  American College of Cardiology
• Clinical Site of Excellence Award from Creighton University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
• Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award 
• Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence
• Get With The Guidelines^® - Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award - American Heart Association
• Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 
• Neonatal Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Training Site
• Neurosciences Excellence Award
• Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll - American Heart Association
• U.S. News & World Report named St. Joseph’s as one of the Top 20 Hospitals in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery
• U.S. News & World Report named St. Joseph’s as one of the Top 20 Hospitals in the nation for gynecology

2017

• 4 star CMS rating – December 2017 - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Total Knee and Hip Replacement Programs Re-Certification 2017 - Joint Commission

• Designated Epilepsy Center
• Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence
• Intersocietal Accredited Commission (IAC) Echocardiography Lab
• NIA-designated Alzheimer’s Center
• Outstanding Community Outreach
• Top-performing Hospital in the Conduent Midas Platinum Quality Award Program

2016

• Received the Best in Sepsis Award
• Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

• Received the Best in Sepsis Award

• Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

2015

• Verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center from American College of Surgeons
• Awarded the Arizona Perinatal Trust Recertification for Level II Nursery
• Received the Joint Commission Re-Certificate of Distinction  for Total Knee Replacement
• Received the Joint Commission Re-Certificate of Distinction for Total Knee Replacement
• Won the Stryker Healthy Hospital Gold Award for saving $1,108,922.00 and 16,752 pounds of waste avoidance
• Received the Joint Commission Recertification for Primary Stroke Center
• Won the American Heart Association –Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
• Awarded the City of Chandler’s Architectural Excellence Award

• Midas Platinum Quality Award Winner
• Joint Commission Top Performer Award on Key Quality Measures
• American Heart Association and Stroke Association ‘Get With the Guidelines’ Gold Status Plus Award for Stroke Program Quality Measures
• Joint Commission Disease Specific Re-Certification for Total Knee and Hip Replacement
• Certificate of Distinction from the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center
• Re-accredited as a Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers
• Arizona Perinatal Trust certified Perinatal Care Center – Level II
• Won the American Heart Association –Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Plus  Achievement Award
• Recertified as a Level II perinatal facility

• Named by U.S. News and World Report as a Top 25 Hospital in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery
• Named Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health
• Listed in the 100 Great Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review
• Named the only hospital in the nation to receive Joint Commission’s certification in Stroke, TBI and Perinatal services
• Became 1^st  hospital in Arizona to receive Joint Commission Perinatal Care certification for labor through postpartum care