Awards, Honors, Accreditations - Centura Health

Centura Health

Centura Health received ColoradoBiz magazines Top Company Award for 2009. The award is said to be Colorado’s most prestigious business award and was developed in 1986 to recognize companies that demonstrate exceptional achievements and performance.
Centura Health received a silver award for Colorado Healthcare Communicators Gold Leaf Awards in 2009 for the Centura Health 2008 Bone & Joint Week advertising campaign.

Centura Health at Home

Centura Health at Home was awarded with the Denver Business Journal's 2009 Champions in Healthcare award in the large facility category for the outstanding outcomes in our telehealth program.
Centura Health at Home was named as Top 500 Home Health Care Provide of 2009 HomeCare Elite
Bristlecone Health Services named as Top Home Health Care Provider of 2009 HomeCare Elite
Mercy Home Health named as Top 100 Home Health Care Provider of 2009 HomeCare Elite

Avista Adventist Hospital - Louisville

Avista Adventist Hospital was recognized by HealthGrades in 2009/10 for "Outstanding Patient Experience"
Avista Adventist Hospital scored in the top 5 percent in a national database for Patient Experience
Avista Adventist Hospital is certified with Level IIIb NICU status
Avista Adventist Hospital was voted the "Best Place to Have Your Baby" on the Front Range by Kids Page Magazine
Avista Physical therapists, Chris Lindberg and Penny Myers were awarded 2007 Health-Care Heroes Award by Boulder County Business Report
Avista Adventist Hospital is one of 45 Colorado hospitals receiving up to $50,000 from the Colorado Trust for the Colorado 5 Million Lives Campaign to enhance quality measures, improve patient safety and reduce medical injuries.

Littleton Adventist Hospital - Littleton

Littleton Adventist Hospital is the recipient of the American Heart Associations “Get with the Guidelines” Heart Failure and Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award 2009
Certified by the Joint Commission in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Littleton Hospital was the first hospital in Colorado to be designated a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers and was reaccredited in 2008

Parker Adventist Hospital - Parker

Level III Trauma Designation
Accredited by Joint Commission
The Trio Breast Center is fully accredited by the FDA and the American College of Radiology. The Trio Breast Center meets all requirements set forth by MQSA--Mammography Quality Standards Act.
The Parker Hospital Laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists.
It is also accredited by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
The Arterial Blood Gas Laboratory (ABG), which is under Respiratory Therapy, is certified through the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

Penrose-St Francis Health Services - Colorado Springs

Named one of “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” for 2008 and 2009 by HealthGrades, the only recipient in Colorado and the top 1 percent in the nation
Recipient of the HealthGrades 2007, 2008 and 2009 Gastrointestinal Care Excellence, Critical Care Excellence and Pulmonary Care Excellence Awards
HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for the past six years places PSF among the top 5 percent of all acute-care hospitals in the country
Named to Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® list for 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, including one of Thomson Reuters 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals® in the United States. The annual Thomson Reuters award for cardiovascular services objectively measures performance on key criteria at the nation’s top-performing, acute-care hospitals.
Named a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® performance improvement leader, recognizing U.S. hospitals that achieve the fastest rate of consistent, annual, clinical and organizational improvement during a five-year period (1999–2003)
Selected to U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospital’s” list in 2006, 2007 and 2008
Penrose Hospital is the only facility in southern Colorado designated as a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.
Received a 2007 UnitedHealth Premium® Total Joint Replacement Specialty Center designation, reflecting national recognition of the quality of care provided
Only organization in Southern Colorado to receive the 2007 and 2008 American Heart Association’s “Fit Friendly Employer” Award
2004 J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Award for service excellence
Penrose Cancer Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and is the only facility in Colorado accredited for radiation therapy by the American College of Radiology.
Penrose Cancer Center is the only facility in Colorado named to participate in a multi-million dollar National Cancer Institute (NCI) pilot project that is bringing state-of-the-art treatment to local community hospitals.
PSF’s inpatient rehabilitation unit has the highest level of accreditation from the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
The pulmonary rehabilitation program at PSF is accredited as a program of excellence by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
PSF’s Diabetes and Renal Care Center is fully accredited by the American Diabetes Association.
National Research Corporation awarded Penrose-St. Francis the 2005/2006 Consumer Choice Award, recognizing the system as having highest quality and image in its market and serving the needs of the community in an exemplary fashion.

Porter Adventist Hospital - Denver

Distinguished Hospital Award: Porter has been recognized by a national hospital reporting company, placing it in the top five percent of hospitals nationally for outstanding quality and outcomes.
2009: Porter Adventist Hospital achieved Magnet™ designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credential Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations that demonstrate excellence in nursing practice and adherence to national standards for the organization and delivery of nursing services.
2008- 2009: Porter was named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care. Consistently ranked as a top hospital nationally for cardiac services, Porter was given top honors by a national hospital reporting company in several key cardiac services. Porter’s heart program also was awarded:

o United Healthcare’s Cardiac Center of Excellence designation given to just a handful of hospitals providing superior quality across the country.

o The Mercury Award for Excellence in Cardiac Services from the independent national health care organization HCIA
o Recognition by the American Heart Association for implementing AHA’S guidelines for cardiac care.
2008-2009: Cigna Healthcare awarded Center of Excellence to Porter Adventist Hospital in the areas of: coronary bypass grafting; heart valve replacement, total knee replacement and total hip replacement. Cigna awarded PAH quality designation in the areas of: heart attack, heart failure and adult pneumonia.
Porter Adventist Hospital has been recognized by the American Heart Association for implementing AHA’s guidelines for cardiac care.
2009: Sharon Pappas, RN, PhD, and Porter CNO, received the 2009 Nightingale Award, nursing’s highest honor.
2009: Randy Haffner, Porter CEO, received the Crystal Angel Award at the Adventist Health System Conference on Mission. The award recognizes significant leadership in advancing the mission of Adventist healthcare.
2009: Sean Reed, advanced practice nurse for the Porter Adventist Hospital palliative care program, was a finalist for Denver Business Journal's Champions in Healthcare award.
2009: The Sleep Disorder Center at Porter Adventist Hospital received full accreditation by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. AASM accreditation is the gold standard by which the medical community and the public can evaluate the services provided by a sleep center.
Cancer Care Center: The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer awarded Porter’s Cancer Care Center its highest accreditation. The Center received the highest score possible in five areas, including community outreach for prevention and early detection of cancer.
2008: Porter implemented a stroke alert program, joined the Colorado Stroke Alliance and implemented American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines program. The guidelines are used to help ensure continuous quality improvement of acute stroke treatment and ischemic stroke prevention.
Porter Adventist Hospital was named one of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® for 2001 and 2003.
Porter is the only Denver area hospital to offer a 30-Minute service promise in its Emergency Department.

St. Anthony Central Hospital - Denver

Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals for Cardiovascular Care (2006)
CareScience Select Practice National Quality Leader citation for heart attack care (2006)
American Heart Association’s Sustained Achievement Award for “Get with the Guidelines” Coronary Artery Disease program
The Joint Commission accreditation for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Stroke
American Heart Association’s Initial Achievement Award for “Get with the Guidelines” Heart Failure and Stroke programs
American College of Cardiology ranked St. Anthony Central in the 99th percentile for quality care in cardiac patients
St. Anthony Central scored 983 out of a possible 1,000 on the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety assessment
Senior Services received award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for exemplary partnership in Medicare Part D outreach
Department of Health and Human Services National Medal of Honor Award for Organ Conversion
John Nichols, MD awarded Dr. Valentin E. Wohlauer Award for Physician Excellence in Emergency Medical Services
Neale Lange, MD, named Physician of the Year by the Colorado Society for Respiratory Care
June Nowatzke, RRT, named Practitioner of the Year by the Colorado Society for Respiratory Care
Alan Lazaroff, MD, Director of Geriatric Medicine, named a “Champion in Health Care” by the Denver Business Journal
Douglas Kirkpatrick, MD, was named president-elect of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Patricia Santos, RN, CNRN, coordinator of the stroke and neurovascular program at St. Anthony Central was a finalist for Colorado’s 2007 Nightingale Award
5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors issue named 19 physicians on St. Anthony Hospitals medical staff

St. Anthony North Hospital - Westminster

The Joint Commission accreditation for Heart Attack and Heart Failure
American Heart Association’s Sustained Achievement Award for “Get with the Guidelines” Coronary Artery Disease program
American College of Cardiology ranked St. Anthony North in the 82nd percentile for quality care in cardiac patients
St. Anthony North scored 979 out of a possible 1,000 on the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety assessment
Adams County Economic Development Excellence Award for contributions to economic growth in Adams County for its emergency department expansion, hospital renovations and investment in new technologies
Alan Lazaroff, MD, Director of Geriatric Medicine, named a “Champion in Health Care” by the Denver Business Journal
Kathleen Drozda, RN, St. Anthony North’s Pastoral Nurse, honored by Adams County at its Salute to Community Development Heroes for founding Growing Home, an organization that brings together churches and St. Anthony North to provide assistance to homeless families
5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors issue named 19 physicians on St. Anthony Hospitals medical staff

St. Anthony Summit Medical Center & Mountain Facilities

St. Anthony Summit Medical Center’s Emergency Department received The Jackson Organization First Place Award for Patient Satisfaction in the small hospital category (2006)
SASMC is Joint Commission Accredited for Heart Attack and Heart Failure
SASMC received Level III Trauma Designation for Acute MI and Stroke
SASMC showcased in Healthcare Design magazine for one of the Best Hospital New Construction
Breckenridge Medical Clinic established a new ThinkFirst! Summit Medical Center and Mountain Clinics chapter the summer of 2009 by BMC and KMC. ThinkFirst is a head/spinal injury preventation program for children grades 1-12.
St. Anthony Granby Medical Center maintained a Level IV Trauma Designation
St. Anthony Granby Medical Center front desk personnel completed the Medical Terminology 101 Course through online UniversalClass.com in January 2009.
St. Anthony Keystone Medical Clinic start up of a new ThinkFirst Chapter in conjunction with St. Mary-Corwin - ThinkFirst Summit Medical Center and Mountain Clinics in June of 2009, directed by the trauma coordinators from Keystone and Breckenridge Medical Clinics. In 2008-2009, the program reached 2564 students in Summit and Park Counties and gave away 291 helmets, free of charge, to students who did not have helmets.

St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center - Pueblo

Disease-Specific Certification of Stroke Center, Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
Recognized by the American Heart Association for successfully implementing AHA guidelines for cardiac care and stroke
Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Accredited clinical and anatomical reference laboratory and blood transfusion services
Received the prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for diabetes education and wound care
Designated by the American College of Surgeons as a Trauma Center
Recognized by the Adam Williams Traumatic Brain Injury Foundation
Accredited Stereotactic Breast Screening & Diagnostic Center
Certified Level II Newborn Nursery
Certified Family Practice Residency Program, Southern Colorado Family Medicine
One of five Colorado hospitals to participate in the RALS Study 2006. ICU ranked in top 5% of participating hospitals; medical center ranked in top 25% for overall diabetic control for inpatients

St. Thomas More Hospital - Cañon City

Accredited by Joint Commission, Medicare, and Medicaid
Diabetic Education program certified by the American Diabetes Association
Designated a Level IV Trauma Center
Accredited Mammography services by the American College of Radiology and the FDA
Accredited clinical and anatomical reference laboratory and blood transfusion services
St. Thomas More Hospital was rated by Healthgrades®:
- Best in the Southern Colorado Region for joint replacement surgery for 2010
- Ranked #3 in Colorado for joint replacement out of 30 hospitals
- Five star rated for joint replacement
- Ranked among the top 15% in the nation for total joint replacement.