Safe care is great care. The best medical outcomes come from the safest environments. At Virginia Mason, ensuring the safest possible patient care is our most important goal. This means providing patient care that lives up to our vision of being the Quality Leader; it means patient safety is at the top of our list.
Caring for patients safely is the foundation for living up to VM's vision of becoming the Quality Leader. Our peers have recognized our efforts. Virginia Mason Medical Center has received numerous awards for improving patient safety and quality of care. Below are recent highlights:
2012
- Virginia Mason was recognized for its high performance in ten specialties and ranked one of the top hospitals in Seattle in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals metro-area ranking.
- Virginia Mason Medical Center received the Healthgrades 2012 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence. This prestigious distinction places Virginia Mason among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide for clinical performance.
- Virginia Mason Medical Center named Leapfrog Group 2012 Top Hospital. This is the 7th consecutive year Virginia Mason has received this honor.
- Virginia Mason ranked among the 100 Best Hospitals in the nation for Cardiac, Pulmonary, Neurosciences, Gastrointestinal, General Surgery and Critical Care by Healthgrades.
- Virginia Mason Chairman and CEO Gary Kaplan, MD, is ranked 41st on Modern Healthcare's 2011 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.
- VM is rated “A” for Patient Safety by The Leap Frog Group Hospital Safety Score.
- Seattle Magazine honors 55 Virginia Mason physicians in its Top Doctor's issue.
- Virginia Mason Chairman and CEO Gary Kaplan, MD, is ranked 2nd in Modern Physician's list of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives.
- Hospital and Health Networks Magazine named VM one of the most wired health systems in the U.S. VM is the only Seattle hospital to make the list.
- VM is Seattle healthcare’s only Energy Star rated hospital complex.
- Virginia Mason is one of 263 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2012 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™.
2011
- Virginia Mason was recognized for its high performance in seven specialties - more than any other regional hospital - and ranked second in Seattle in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro-area ranking.
- Virginia Mason Medical Center received the Healthgrades 2011 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence. This prestigious distinction places Virginia Mason among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide for clinical performance.
- Virginia Mason Medical Center named Leapfrog Group 2011 Top Hospital. This is the 6th consecutive year Virginia Mason has received this honor.
- Virginia Mason ranked among the 100 Best Hospitals in the nation for Cardiac and GI Care by Healthgrades.
- Virginia Mason Chairman and CEO Gary Kaplan, MD, is ranked 33rd on Modern Healthcare's 2011 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.
- U.S. News and World Report ranks Virginia Mason 31st in the nation for Gastroenterology on its 2011 - 2012 Best Hospitals list.
- Seattle Magazine honors 55 Virginia Mason physicians in its Top Doctor's issue.
- Virginia Mason Chairman and CEO Gary Kaplan, MD, is ranked 12th in Modern Physician's list of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives.
- Washington State Recycling Association (WSRA) honors Virginia Mason with its Institutional Recycler of the Year award.
- Virginia Mason is the first hospital in the Western U.S. to be named a Continence Center of Excellence.
- Virginia Mason is one of 268 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2011 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™.
Strengthen your career with our successes
While all of us at Virginia Mason recognize the strides and accomplishments our Team Medicine(SM) members achieve day in and day out, we also take pride in recognizing successes that go far beyond even their own aspirations. We have several recognition awards for team members who play key roles in our delivery of excellent patient care:
- The Terin Guinn Award is given annually for exemplary leadership work by a member of the management team.
- The Mary McClinton Award is presented to a clinical team for outstanding contributions to patient safety.
- The Tate Mason Award is annually awarded to VM's outstanding physician, as chosen by peers.
- The Professional Recognition Program and the Daisy Award are just two of the ways nurses are recognized both internally and by outside organizations for the enormous contributions they make to patient care.
As an organization, Virginia Mason receives numerous awards for quality and patient safety. We hold these awards in high esteem not only as a testament to our commitment to patient care and safety, but also in recognition of all of the employees whom contributed to their achievement.