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. Queen of the Valley holds the following distinctions for various services:

U.S. News & World Report

Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks hospitals in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions as well as high quality across all areas of care. An overall rating of "high performing" indicates a hospital was significantly better than the national average in a given procedure or condition. The "best regional" rank is determined by a hospital’s performance in the adult specialty rankings analysis and by its scores across each of the 20 procedure and condition areas U.S. News & World Report evaluates.

We are proud to have received the following:

  • High Performing Hospital in Maternity (2024-25)

  • High Performing Hospital in Stroke (2024-25)

  • High Performing Hospital in Kidney Failure (2024-25)

  • High Performing Hospital in Hip Fracture (2024-25)

  • High Performing Hospital in Heart Failure (2024-25)

  • High Performing Hospital in Heart Attack (2024-25)

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission is the nation's largest not-for-profit health care regulating organization. Their rigorous evaluation processes assess quality, safety, compliance and continuous improvement in health care delivery.

  • Gold Seal of Approval

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

American College of Surgeons (ACS) seeks to improve surgical quality by providing accreditation and verification programs, products, guidelines, and tools.

  • Commission on Cancer Accredited Program

  • Verified Level III Trauma Center

American Heart Association (AHA) Get with the Guidelines®

American Heart Association's (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® recognizes a facilities commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke.

 

  • Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll

American College of Emergency Physicians

The American College of Emergency Physicians promotes the highest quality of emergency care.

  • Accredited Level 3 Bronze Geriatric Emergency Department (2024)

California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative

California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) is a multi-stakeholder organization that drives improvement in maternal and infant outcomes through rapid-cycle data analytics and collaborative action.

  • Superstar Award: Small Birth Volume Hospitals 2022-23