Awards & Accreditations

Our healthcare system is committed to providing advanced medical technology, progressive treatment options, state-of-the-art equipment, and extensive consumer health education programs. Bayhealth has earned the following awards and accreditations:

Leapfrog Top Hospital
 Top Hospital
The Leapfrog Group
Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
The Joint Commission
Commission on Cancer Commission on Cancer Accreditation
American College of Surgeons
Magnet Recognized  Magnet Recognition
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Bayhealth Primary Stroke Center
 Advanced Certification Primary Stroke Center
The Joint Commission
American College of Radiology
 Accreditation for Imaging
American College of Radiology
Planetree Silver
 Silver Recognition
Planetree
Bayhealth Top Performer Joint Commission
 Top Performer on Key Quality Metrics
The Joint Commission
Bayhealth CAP Accreditation for Lab Services
 Accreditation for Laboratory and Pathology Services
College of American Pathologists
Best Maternity Hospital
 Best Maternity Hospital
The Leapfrog Group and Newsweek
Bayhealth AMSN PRISM Award  PRISM Award for Exemplary Practice
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
Bayhealth ACHC Accreditation
 Specialty Pharmacy Services Accreditation
Accreditation Commission for Health Care
Health Equality Index Leader
 Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Bayhealth HIMSS Stage 7
 Stage 7 Award
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
  Comprehensive Accreditation, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Quality Improvement Program
American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Bayhealth Blue Distinction Center
 Blue Distinction Center
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Bariatric Surgery, Cardiac Care, Maternity Care, Knee and Hip Replacement
Bayhealth Baby Friendly
 Baby-Friendly Status
Baby-Friendly USA, Inc.
ANCC Accredited with Distinction PTAP Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP)
 American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Bayhealth Chime Most Wired
 Digital Health Most Wired
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
ACC Transcatheter Valve Center Certified
 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Center of Excellence
American College of Cardiology
Bayhealth CARF Gold Seal Inpatient Rehab
 Accreditation for Inpatient Rehabilitation
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Bayhealth Get With the Guidelines Gold Plus

Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
American Heart Association (AHA)
Bayhealth Excellence in Spiritual Care
 Excellence in Spiritual Care
Healthcare Chaplaincy Network