Awards & Recognitions
Adventist HealthCare, our hospitals, and entities are nationally accredited and have received the following awards and recognitions for excellence in healthcare.
Systemwide Recognitions
- Newsweek Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2024
- Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employers
- Washington Post Top Workplaces 2024
- Top Workplaces for Nursing 2025, Energage and Nurses.com
Hospital & Entity Recognitions
Fort Washington Medical Center
- Leapfrog A Safety Grade
- "No Patient Left Behind" Exceptional Achievement Award, US Acute Care Solutions
Accredited Ultrasound Center by the American College of Radiology
Shady Grove Medical Center
- 2025 HeartCare National Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology
- 2024 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- 2024 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Silver Award with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- 2024 U.S. News Best Hospitals High Performing Recognition for the treatment of pneumonia
- 2024 Minogue Award for Innovation in Patient Safety from the Maryland Patient Safety Center for “Impact of Breastmilk and Donor Breastmilk Exclusively on Improved Quality Measures and Outcomes in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.”
- The Joint Commission Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center certification
- Accredited Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by the American College of Cardiology, exceeding rigid standards for care procedures in the treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms.
- The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for joint replacement of hips and knees, recognizing the hospital’s dedication to exceeding the highest quality and patient care standards
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Cardiac Interventional Center and Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center designations
- Birth Equity Maryland designation from the Maryland Patient Safety Center for Emergency team’s efforts to better identify and address disparities in pregnancy complications.
- American College of Radiology Ultrasound Accreditation
- Maryland EXCELS 5-Star Rating for The Lourie Center for Children’s Social and Emotional Wellness
- Healogics Center of Distinction 2024
- Silver-Level Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
- The Cardiac and Vascular Rehabilitation Center is certified by the American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
White Oak Medical Center
- Medicus Integra Award from The Coalition for Physician & APP Well-Being
- Pathway to Excellence® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
- 2025 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- 2025 American Heart Association Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Bronze and NSTEMI Bronze achievement awards
- American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry™ Silver Performance Achievement Award 2025
- ENERGY STAR Certification
- 2025 Circle of Honor Award for Patient Safety Innovation from the Maryland Patient Safety Center
- Ranked in the top 10% of U.S. hospitals for coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG) by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Cardiac Interventional Center and Primary Stroke Center designations
- Cardiac Rehabilitation certification from the American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International accreditation in four specialty areas - brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke and amputation.
- Newsweek’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2024 recognition
Imaging
- Vascular Imaging accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation for Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing, Peripheral Arterial Testing and Peripheral Venous Testing
- American College of Radiology accreditation for Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Breast MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Breast Ultrasound, Stereo Imaging, and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans
