Honors and Awards
El Camino Health's hospitals have earned numerous awards for quality and excellence. Rest assured knowing that you have a local healthcare resource that’s a national and regional leader in patient outcomes.
It's a good feeling to be recognized and honored for your work.
It's part of our vision to prove ourselves "distinguished," "best" and "excellent." These hard-won recognitions let us know we've achieved the high standard of care we pursue every day. Our honors, awards and accolades help us attract top talent and feel pride in our work.
Aetna Institute of Quality – Orthopedic Care
Our Los Gatos and Mountain View hospitals have been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® (IOQ) Orthopedic Care Facility for spine surgery. Additionally, Mountain View Hospital also qualified for the Aetna IOQ for total joint replacement. Designated IOQ facilities demonstrate excellence in clinical quality, value and access for orthopedic care, and a commitment to continuous improvement. |
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Since 2005, the Cardiac & Pulmonary Wellness Center in Mountain View has been consistently recognized by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) for our commitment to enhancing standards of care in the delivery of our cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Certified AACVPR programs are recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation because they offer the most advanced practices available. AACVPR certification is valid for three years. |
American College of Cardiology (ACC) Transcatheter Valve Certification
El Camino Health has been recognized with the Transcatheter Valve Certification from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), acknowledging its exceptional program, physician leadership, quality patient outcomes and team-based care. El Camino Health is the first health care organization in the state of California to receive this certification. The ACC's Transcatheter Valve Certification is an external review and certification process that identifies hospitals that are currently implementing best practices and clinical excellence in transcatheter valve procedures, which include replacing the aortic valve or repairing the mitral or tricuspid valves using minimally invasive techniques. El Camino Health’s Norma Melchor Heart and Vascular Institute is recognized for its uniquely high quality, pioneering work in the heart valve space and offers advanced cardiac and vascular care at every stage of the health care continuum. |
American College of Radiology (ACR) Gold Standard of Accreditation
To achieve the ACR Gold Standard of Accreditation, our facility's personnel qualifications, equipment requirements, quality assurance, and quality control procedures have gone through a rigorous review process and have met specific qualifications. Every aspect of the ACR accreditation process is overseen by board-certified, expert radiologists and medical physicists in advanced diagnostic imaging. El Camino Health has achieved ACR Gold Standard of Accreditation for:
The El Camino Health Women's Imaging Center has been accredited as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. |
ANCC Magnet® Designation for Nursing Excellence
In January 2021 El Camino Health received Magnet® Designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the fourth consecutive time for nursing excellence and quality patient care. El Camino Health was designated as a Magnet organization in 2005, 2010, and 2015. Only eight percent of hospitals in the country have Magnet designation, and less than one percent are four-time designees. El Camino Health is one of the original 41 Magnet hospitals and leads with an extraordinary program. |
Accredited Nurse Residency Program
El Camino Health New Graduate RN Residency is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. |
Baby-Friendly® Designated Hospital
Baby-Friendly USA has designated Los Gatos Hospital as a Baby-Friendly® Hospital. Developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. The prestigious recognition is given after the implementation of Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and a rigorous on-site survey is completed. Los Gatos Hospital was the first hospital in Santa Clara County to earn the Baby-Friendly designation. |
Blue Distinction Center® for Cardiac Care, Bariatric Surgery, Maternity Care, Knee and Hip Replacement and Spine Surgery
Blue Shield of California has designated El Camino Health Mountain View as a Blue Distinction center for Cardiac Care*, Bariatric Surgery*, Knee and Hip Replacement** and Spine Surgery* Blue Shield of California has designated El Camino Health Los Gatos as a Blue Distinction center for Maternity Care*, Knee and Hip Replacement** and Spine Surgery* Anthem Blue Cross has designated El Camino Health Mountain View as a Blue Distinction center for Cardiac Care*, Bariatric Surgery**, Knee and Hip Replacement* and Spine Surgery* Anthem Blue Cross has designated El Camino Health Los Gatos as a Blue Distinction center for Maternity Care*, Knee and Hip Replacement** and Spine Surgery* *Designated as a Blue Distinction Center (BDC) |
Cardiac Care - America's 100 Best Heart and vascular care at El Camino Health has earned two distinctive rankings for 2024 from Healthgrades, an independent evaluator of hospital quality for conditions and procedures based solely on clinical outcomes. Heart and vascular care at El Camino Health is ranked No. 4 among clinical programs in California. And, nationally, our heart and vascular program is recognized as one of America's 100 Best for Cardiac Care. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for all Americans, resulting in nearly 700,000 death each year. The 2024 Healthgrades analysis revealed that the variation in performance among hospitals continues to widen, making it increasingly important to seek care at top-rated programs. |
Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award
El Camino Health has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024 and is one of only 259 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes El Camino Health's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. To receive the Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, El Camino Health has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain - MI Registry for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023), and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients. |
CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Organization
El Camino Health has been formally recognized by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as a 2023 Digital Health Most Wired organization, earning a Level Nine certification for the fourth year in a row for acute and also Level Nine in the ambulatory category for the third year in a row. CHIME's award recognizes organizations around the world which adopt and implement information technology in an optimal manner to elevate the health care, clinical and business services offered to their communities. Level Nine winners like El Camino Health are noted as leaders in health care technology using innovative methods to push the industry forward. |
Commission on Cancer (CoC) Our Cancer Center has earned the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA). The award recognizes cancer programs that strive for excellence in demonstrating compliance with the CoC standards and are committed to ensuring high quality cancer care. In 2019, 49 accredited cancer programs throughout the United States earned the OAA. |
Fortune/PINC AI™ 100 Top Hospitals®
El Camino Health has been honored as one of the top performing large community hospitals in the U.S. for the sixth consecutive year. El Camino Health was named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI™ and reported by Fortune. El Camino Health is also the only hospital in California to earn an additional distinction as an Everest Award winner, and just one of 29 hospitals nationwide to receive this prestigious honor. Recipients of the Everest Award have shown the fastest, most consistent improvement rates on the same balanced scorecard of performance measures. Both the 100 Top Hospitals® program and the Everest Award reflect performance across the whole organization, including clinical, operational, financial, and patient perception. |
GHX Supply Chains of Distinction Award El Camino Health has been recognized by healthcare supply chain leader Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) as part of the inaugural class of its Supply Chains of Distinction Award for 2023, which honors top performing hospitals and health systems in North America. This award honors GHX Exchange-connected provider organizations that excelled in driving best-in-class supply chain operations. El Camino Health is one of 25 medium health systems awarded for its supply chain work. |
Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Sepsis Care
The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. The Joint Commission awarded our Los Gatos and Mountain View hospitals a Disease-Specific Care Certification for the management of sepsis. This certification demonstrates a high level of care for patients with sepsis. |
Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Stroke Care
To achieve this designation from The Joint Commission, El Camino Hospital demonstrated that its Stroke Program meets national standards and guidelines to significantly improve outcomes for stroke, the nation's third leading cause of death. With this designation, El Camino Health's Mountain View hospital has been designated as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center. El Camino Health's Los Gatos hospital is designated as a Primary Stroke Center. |
Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Hip and Knee Replacement and Spinal Fusion Surgery – Los Gatos Hospital
The Joint Commission's Disease Specific Certification standards address important functions relating to the care of patients and the management of hospitals. The Joint Commission awarded Los Gatos Hospital certification in Hip and Knee Replacement, as well as Spinal Fusion Surgery. The certification is a widely recognized benchmark for overall program quality. |
Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Hip and Knee Replacement, and Hip Fracture – Mountain View Hospital
Mountain View Hospital (El Camino Hospital) is the first California hospital to be certified by The Joint Commission in three areas for hip and knee surgery: Hip replacement, Hip Fracture and Knee Replacement. The Joint Commission stated that each of the three programs at Mountain View Hospital met standards with no areas of deficiency or recommendations necessary, earning it Disease-Specific Care Certification. This means that patient outcomes and satisfaction scores are among the best in the country. |
American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award El Camino Health received the Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award, which is the American Heart Association's highest honor for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care. In addition, El Camino Health received the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient's arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster alteplase. El Camino Health also received the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award, which aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke. |
Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ El Camino Health earned the Healthgrades 2021 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™. This distinction places El Camino Health among the top 15 percent of hospitals nationwide for patient experience, according to Healthgrades, the leading marketplace that connects patients and providers. For this annual analysis, Healthgrades evaluated 3,297 hospitals that submitted at least 100 patient experience surveys to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), covering admissions from January 2019 to December 2019. Of those hospitals evaluated, 417 hospitals outperformed their peers—based on their patients’ responses—to achieve this award. |
HeartCARE Center Accreditation by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) The Norma Melchor Heart & Vascular Institute was awarded HeartCARE Center Accreditation by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. El Camino Health is the first in the Bay Area to earn this National Distinction of Excellence. This is the highest recognition hospitals can receive from the ACC, and demonstrate our commitment to world-class cardiovascular care through comprehensive process improvement, disease and procedure-specific accreditation, professional excellence, and community engagement. |
Healthiest Employers in Northern California 2024 El Camino Health is committed to workplace wellness and we are thrilled to be recognized in the 2024 list of Healthiest Employers in Northern California. El Camino Heath was ranked 9th out of 11 among midsize 1,500 to 5,000 employee organizations. The awards program honors people-first organizations that prioritize the well-being of their employee population. |
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission – Echocardiography
The Norma Melchor Heart & Vascular Institute in Mountain View has demonstrated a commitment to the performance of quality echocardiography and met nationally recognized standards to achieve accreditation for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. |
Lantern Award El Camino Health's Mountain View emergency department has been honored by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) with the 2023 Lantern Award for demonstrating exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. El Camino Health is just one of two emergency departments in the San Francisco Bay Area to receive the recognition this year. The Lantern Award showcases our emergency department's accomplishments in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care. As part of the application, emergency departments are encouraged to share stories that highlight a commitment to the care of patients and the well-being of the nursing staff. The award serves as a visible symbol of our commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment. |
Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality El Camino Health is honored to be recognized as a High Performer in the Human Rights Campaign’s 2024 Healthcare Equality Index in the face of challenges. Every person deserves to feel safe, comfortable and welcomed by their healthcare provider, regardless of their identity. El Camino Health is proud to continue providing the right care to our LGBTQ+ community members. |
Nationally Recognized with 'A' Grade in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Program Two El Camino Health hospitals in the South Bay have earned the highest ranking for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, a national, not-for-profit, independent evaluator that measures excellence in patient care. This national recognition marks the fifth consecutive "A" grade for our Los Gatos and Mountain View hospitals. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections, and injuries that result in deaths for more than 500 patients a day nationally. |
Best Hospitals for Maternity Care El Camino Health’s Mountain View hospital has been named one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report. El Camino Health earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by several factors including newborn complication rates and early elective delivery rates. El Camino Health is one of only two South Bay hospitals to earn this prestigious award which is the highest recognition a hospital can earn for U.S. News' Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. This annual evaluation is designed to assist expectant parents in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity care that best meets their family needs. |
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program – Accredited Center
Weight Loss Surgery Program in Mountain View is accredited by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, a quality program in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons. To achieve this designation, our program met defined standards of care, documented our outcomes, and participated in periodic reviews and on-site verification to assure high-quality patient care. |
Newsweek Best Maternity Hospitals 2024 For the third consecutive year, El Camino Health has been named a five ribbon hospital, receiving top honors on Newsweek's list of America's Best Maternity Hospitals 2024. El Camino Health is one of only three South Bay hospitals to receive this national recognition and is currently the only healthcare system in the South Bay with a dedicated Center for Women and Newborns. |
Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals For the third year in a row, El Camino Health has been recognized as one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. In the Bay Area, our Mountain View hospital is the highest ranked community hospital on the annual list and ranked among the top three hospitals overall. Among all hospitals in the United States, El Camino Health improved 11 spots from last year, moving up from 95 in 2023 to 84 in 2024. |
NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) "Exemplar" Designation
Our Los Gatos and Mountain View hospitals have earned Exemplar status — the highest level of implementation — for its NICHE program. NICHE designation indicates a hospital's commitment to excellence in the care of patients 65 and older. Since implementing the NICHE program in 2011, the hospitals have received resources, evidenced-based tools, structure and a collaborative community to stimulate change and support enhanced care for older patients. |
Optum™ Centers of Excellence – Bariatric Resource Services
Optum™ has recognized our Weight Loss Surgery Program in Mountain View as a designated member of the Centers of Excellence network in the area of Bariatric Resource Services. To earn this designation, we met or exceeded rigorous performance standards and quality guidelines in weight loss surgery and care. These standards increase the likelihood of superior outcomes and reduced costs. |
Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award
El Camino Health's Los Gatos Hospital has received Press Ganey's 2021 Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience in Outpatient Oncology. Winners in this category have reached the 95th percentile for patient experience metrics for each reporting period in the award. Press Ganey is the national leader in healthcare consumer and workforce engagement, they are a strategic business partner to more than 41,000 healthcare facilities.
