Awards

Baptist Hospital is proud of the recognition we have received for our steadfast commitment to excellence in healthcare. Here are just some of the honors and awards:



Named One of the Nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters and
100 Top Hospitals Everest Award winner

Recognizes hospitals based on overall performance in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia. The Everest Award honors hospitals delivering the greatest rate of improvement over a five-year period.

HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study

 Stroke Care:
- Five-star rated for Treatment of Stroke (2010, 2011, 2012)
- Recipient of HealthGrades 2011 Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2011, 2012)
- Ranked #2 in Tennessee for Treatment of Stroke (2011, 2012)
- Ranked #3 in Tennessee for Neurosciences (2012)
- Ranked among the top 10% in the nation for Treatment of Stroke (2011, 2012) 

Tennessee Nurses Association 2009 Outstanding Employer Award

2010 - The Tennessean's 2010 Toast of Music City Awards, Best Place to Have a Baby and No. 2 Best Hospital

2011 - Nashville Parent and Williamson Parent Best Place to Have a Baby - 11 years in a row

2010 - Nashville Scene Best Place to Have a Baby

Three-Year Approval with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

Accredited Heart Failure Institute by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium



Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Chest Pain Centers

The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Care

The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ for Total Hip and Knee Replacement

The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ for Primary Stroke Centers

BlueCross BlueShield Blue Distinction Center for Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Cardiac Care, Bariatric Surgery and Spine Surgery

UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center - Saint Thomas Heart at Baptist Hospital received a three-star and higher efficiency designation for interventional cardiac care and cardiac surgery.

Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Performance Award - 2010

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

Certification Mark for ACR Breast Imaging Centers of Excellence (BICOE)