Awards and Recognitions

Catholic Health System

Verispan Top 100 Integrated Health Systems (2008)

This ranking comprises the 100 most integrated networks out of more than 580 health systems that are graded on operations, quality, scope of services, and efficiency by Verispan, a nationally recognized healthcare data and consulting firm based in Yardley, Pennsylvannia.

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Thompson 100 Top Hospitals - Intensive Care Unit (2001)

In 2001, Mercy Hospital was named as one of America's 100 Top Hospitals - Intensive Care Units in an independent study. That study, "100 Top Hospitals: ICU Benchmarks for Success," performed by Thompson (formerly Solucient, and currently the nation’s leading healthcare ratings company), included data from 1,200 hospitals with ICU's.

Certification of Lab (Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Nuclear Medicine) - ICANL (2008)

By demonstrating substantial compliance to the requirements outlined in the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories, Mercy Hospital has demonstrated a committment to high quality patient care.

Designated Stroke Center by New York State Department of Health (2007)

Stroke Center Designation assures patients that Mercy Hospital meets the State’s stringent guidelines for stroke care. This includes being seen by a physician within 15 minutes of arrival in the ER; receiving a CT scan within 25 minutes; interpretation of CT results in 45 minutes; lab results in 45 minutes; and clot busting drugs within 60 minutes of arrival or 3 hours of symptom onset and catheter-based techniques than enable treatment up to 8 hours from symptom onset.

Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care (2006)

Blue Distinction is a designation awarded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare, under objective selection criteria. The designation is based on rigorous, evidence-based selection criteria established by leading medical specialists and societies. Its goal is to help consumers find quality specialty care on a consistent basis, while enabling and encouraging health professionals to improve the overall quality and delivery of healthcare nationwide.

Certification of Lab (Ultrasound) - ICAVL (2004)

The purpose of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories is to provide a mechanism for accreditation of facilities which perform comprehensive testing for vascular disease with noninvasive testing modalities. Through the accreditation process, laboratories assess every aspect of daily operation and its impact on the quality of health care provided to patients.