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:

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

National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
American College of Radiology

Accreditation for Imaging
American College of Radiology
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
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)
Digital Health Most Wired - Acute 9

Digital Health Most Wired - Acute
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
Digital Health Most Wired - Ambulatory

Digital Health Most Wired - Ambulatory
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
 2024 HeartCare Center

HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence
American College of Cardiology
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
 American College of Surgeons Logo

 Verified Trauma Center
American College of Surgeons
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
 American Diabetes Association logo

American Diabetes Association®
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)