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Best Regional Hospital (2014) – US News & World Report US News & World Report has named Sisters of Charity Hospital among the best regional hospitals in the country and noted that Sisters Hospital is a high performer in Gynecology and Neurology & Neurosurgery.
Joint Commission Accreditation (2012 – 2019)Joint Commission accreditation is a voluntary process consisting of rigorous, unannounced site surveys by a team of physicians, nurses and other health executives. Commission accredited or certified organizations have demonstrated that they meet the highest standards in their field. All Catholic Health hospitals have earned accreditation by The Joint Commission.
ASMBS – Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Accredited Center – ComprehensiveThis is a joint accreditation by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). This designation represents Sisters’ Hospital’s commitment to safe, quality and personal care that supports excellent clinical outcomes.
To receive a Blue Distinction Center+ for Bariatric Surgery designation, a healthcare location must meet patient safety and bariatric-specific quality measures, including complications and readmissions, for gastric stapling and/or gastric banding procedures. The location must also have earned national accreditations at both the facility level and the bariatric care-specific level, as well as demonstrate better cost efficiency relative to its peers.
Quality is key: only those facilities that first meet Blue Distinction’s nationally-established, objective quality measures will be considered for designation as a Blue Distinction Center+.
American Association of Diabetes Educators – Accreditation of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (2017-2021)
The American Association of Diabetes Educators has recognized Catholic Health’s Diabetes Education as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support.
Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change (2015)
The Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes superior performance in environmental sustainability. Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading environmental healthcare organization.
U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care (2023-2024)Sisters of Charity Hospital ranks nationally among the best hospitals for maternity care, receiving a “High Performing” hospital designation from U.S. News & World Report for maternity care in 2023-2024. Our commitment to providing safe, high-quality care for mom and baby remains our priority.
Kenmore Mercy Hospital’s Imaging Department received an accreditation from the American College of Radiology for its newly installed Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography system.
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed.
Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care (2016)Sisters of Charity Hospital is the first in Western New York and one of only 12 in the United States to be named an Academic Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Surgery by the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS).
This recognition by AIMIS means that Sisters Hospital offers laparoscopic and minimally invasive as well as da Vinci Robotic Surgical System gynecologic surgery, particularly laparoscopic hysterectomy, that have produced excellent patient outcomes and meet the highest standards of quality and safety as set by the AIMIS.
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 healthcare provided to patients.
The purpose of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories is “to ensure high quality patient care and to promote healthcare by providing a mechanism to encourage and recognize the provision of quality nuclear cardiology and nuclear medicine diagnostic evaluations by a process of voluntary accreditation.” Through the accreditation process, laboratories assess every aspect of daily operation and its impact on the quality of healthcare provided to patients.
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York – Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement (2020)*
The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care® program recognizes hospitals across the country that have a proven track record for delivering better results – including fewer complications and readmissions – than hospitals without these recognitions.
*Sisters of Charity Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York – Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery (2020)
The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care® program recognizes hospitals across the country that have a proven track record for delivering better results – including fewer complications and readmissions – than hospitals without these recognitions.
U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (2023-2024)When you need expert vascular specialists, you can trust the team at Sisters of Charity Hospital. Designated a “High Performing” hospital by U.S. News & World Report for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, Sisters of Charity Hospital is a regional leader in vascular care.
