Awards and Honors
U.S. News & World Report 2008
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation's top hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” edition, placing among the leaders in 10 clinical specialty categories.
According to the magazine, BIDMC is among an elite group of 170 hospitals nationally – only 3 percent of the nation's 5,453 hospitals – to rank in at least one of 16 specialties.
BIDMC ranked in the Top 50 among the nation's hospitals in the care and treatment cancer; ear, nose and throat; endocrinology; gastrointestinal disorders; geriatric care; gynecology; heart and heart surgery; kidney disease; respiratory disorders; and urologyBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation's top hospitals in the US News & World Report “Best Hospitals” edition, placing among the leaders in 10 clinical specialty categories.
The Joint Commission - 2007
In 2007, BIDMC was awarded accreditation from the Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) under the Commission's new unannounced, on-site evaluation program. The accreditation award recognizes BIDMC's dedication to complying with the Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis.
Leapfrog
BIDMC was one of 59 hospitals in the United States to be named to the first Leapfrog Top Hospitals list, based on Leapfrog’s Hospital Quality and Safety Survey. The survey ranks hospitals based on performance in Computerized Physician Order Entry (if physicians enter patient prescriptions and other orders into computers linked to error prevention software); ICU Physician Staffing (IPS) (if intensive care units staffed by trained ICU specialists (intensivists)); Evidence-Based Hospital Referral (how well hospitals perform five high-risk procedures and care for two high-risk neonatal conditions); and Leapfrog Safe Practices Score (SPS) (how well hospitals are progressing on the other 27 National Quality Forum Safe Practices). Top Hospitals fully meet Leapfrog's standard for IPS and SPS.
Commission on Cancer - 2006
BIDMC’s cancer program was the only program in Massachusetts, and one of only 34 in the country, to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer, a consortium of professional organizations that includes the American Cancer Society, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Radiology, the Oncology Nursing Society and members of the American College of Surgeons.
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award - 2007
BIDMC is being recognized for dramatically improving overall patient safety and quality of obstetric care. BIDMC staff members were able to accomplish this by using Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles in their daily work. The success of this work has been broadly recognized and has influenced similar initiatives. Click here to learn more about the Eisenberg Award.
Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)
BIDMC’s stem cell transplant program was the second program in Boston to be accredited by FACT. Founded in 1996, FACT is a non-profit organization co-founded by the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) that promotes high-quality patient care and laboratory performance through voluntary inspection and accreditation in the field of cellular therapy. Accreditation by FACT is now recognized as the gold standard for approval of transplant programs in North America.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Health Care Excellence Award (1st recipient): Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology – 2007
The award was created to recognize exceptional achievement in improving the safety and effectiveness of health care in Massachusetts. More than 40 health care organizations throughout Massachusetts, including teaching and community hospitals, health centers and state agencies, completed nomination papers for the award.
Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital: National Benchmarks for Success - 2007
One of only 15 major teaching hospitals in the country honored. The award winners have higher survival rates, keep more patients complication-free and attract more patients – all while maintaining financial stability.
Thomson Reuters Performance Improvement Leaders – 2007
One of only 15 major teaching hospitals in the country honored. The study revealed that 100 hospitals from all across the nation — the 2007 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals®: Performance Improvement Leaders — have shown a clear ability to improve, raising clinical outcomes and efficiency and growing financial strength.
Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success - 2006
Based on comparisons between the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success Hospitals and a peer group limited to similar high-volume hospitals, Thomson Reuters estimated that if peer hospitals (non-winners) provided the same quality of care as the 100 Top Hospitals, survival rates would increase by more than 7,000 patients each year; and complications of care could also decrease in peer hospitals (non-winners). Nearly 750 additional patients could be complication-free.
Blue Cross Blue Shield 'Blue Center for Cardiac Care' - 2006
BIDMC was named Blue Distinction Center (SM) for Cardiac Care by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). This national distinction recognizes the exceptional quality of care that patients receive.
The Medal of Honor for Organ Donation - 2005, 2006, 2007
BIDMC’s abdominal transplant center led to BIDMC being awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medal of Honor for being a top performing organ donation hospital.
Boston Business Journal Champions in Healthcare (‘Employer’) – 2008
This award reflects the best and brightest professionals in Massachusetts’ world-class health care industry. BIDMC won in the “employer” category for meeting the health care needs of our employees by offering benefits like free “Lunch and Learn” workshops, on-site fitness facility and free health screenings.
