Awards & Recognitions

• “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group
• The Joint Commission Accreditation
• American College of Radiology Accreditation
• President Daffodil Baez named among Becker’s Healthcare Women Hospital CEOs to Know and a Washington Business Journal Diversity in Business Awardee

Awards

• “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group
• 2026 HeartCare National Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology
• 2026 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll*
• 2026 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - NSTEMI Silver Award
• 2026 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® Commitment to Quality Award
• Platinum Pediatric Nursing Excellence Award from the Society of Pediatric Nurses
• Newsweek American’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026
• Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery, and Five-Star Recipient for both Hip Fracture Treatment and Total Hip Replacement
• Healogics Center of Distinction Award and the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award for 2025 for the Center for Advanced Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine
• Silver Beacon Award for Excellence for Intensive Care and Progressive Care units from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Accreditations, Certifications and Designations

• The Joint Commission Accreditation for main and mental health hospitals*
• 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
• The Cardiac and Vascular Rehabilitation Center is certified by the American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

• “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group
• Medicus Integra Award from The Coalition for Physician & APP Well-Being
• Pathway to Excellence® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• 2026 Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• 2026 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Bronze Award
• 2026 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Silver Award with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
• 2026 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® – Resuscitation Bronze Award
• American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026
• 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

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International accreditation in five specialty areas – general rehabilitation, brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke and amputation.
• U.S. News & World Report recognized Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation as a High-Performing Rehabilitation Hospital
• Fifth consecutive year named as Newsweek’s America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers. In 2026, named #1 rehabilitation hospital in Maryland.

• 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