Riverside Medical Center Awards Archive
Thomson-Reuters 100 Top Hospital – 2011
For a fourth straight year, Riverside Medical Center has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance, and efficiency.
Thomson-Reuters 100 Top Hospital Everest Award – 2009
In addition to being named a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital for the third year Riverside Medical Center has been awarded with the 2009 Thomson Reuters Everest Award. Only 23 hospitals across the country earn the Everest Award each year. Being a 100 Top Hospital for the third straight year is a tremendous honor for Riverside to be named one of 23 hospitals in the nation to receive the Everest Award really exemplifies Riverside's unending commitment to our community and the patients we care for.
Thomson-Reuters 100 Top Hospital – 2009
For the third year in a row, Riverside Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson-Reuters Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance, and efficiency.
Thomson-Reuters 100 Top Hospital – 2008
For the second year in a row, Riverside Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson-Reuters Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance, and efficiency.
Thomson 100 Top Hospital – 2007
Riverside Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance, and efficiency.
Thomson 100 Top Hospital, Cardiovascular – 2007
Riverside Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The annual Thomson Healthcare award is based on a hospital’s performance treating congestive heart failure and heart attacks.
HealthGrades – 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
2011
Ranked #1 in IL for Spine Surgery in 2011
Recipient of the Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services in 2011
Recipient of the Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Recipient of the Spine Surgery Excellence Award™ For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Spine Surgery For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Recipient of the Stroke Care Excellence Award™ For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Recipient of the Prostatectomy Excellence Award™ For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Overall Orthopedic Services For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement For 4 Years in a Row (2008-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Spine Surgery For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement For 4 Years in a Row (2008-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Total Hip Replacement For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion) For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion) For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Valve Replacement Surgery in 2011
Five-Star Rated for Prostatectomy For 4 Years in a Row (2008-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pancreatitis in 2011
Five-Star Rated for Cholecystectomy For 3 Years in a Row (2009-2011)
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Respiratory Failure For 2 Years in a Row (2010-2011)
2010
Recipient of the 2010 HealthGrades® Patient Safety Excellence Award ™ - One of only three Illinois hospitals to receive this recognition five years in a row
Recipient of the HealthGrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award ™, 2 years in a row
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Spinal Surgery
Recipient of the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award ™
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement
Recipient of the HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award ™
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Stroke Care
Recipient of the HealthGrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award ™, 2 years in a row
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure 5 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Overall Orthopedic Services 2 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement 3 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement 3 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Spine Surgery 2 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Total Hip Replacement
Five-Star Rated for Prostatectomy 3 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Carotid Surgery 2 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke
Five-Star Rated for Cholecystectomy 2 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Back and Neck Surgery without Fusion 2 years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Back and Neck Surgery Spinal Fusion 2 years in a row
2009
Recipient of the 2009 HealthGrades® Patient Safety Excellence Award ™ - One of only three Illinois hospitals to receive this recognition four years in a row
Recipient of the 2009 HealthGrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award ™
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services
Ranked Among the Top10 in Illinois for Overall Cardiac Services
Recipient of the 2009 HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award ™
Ranked Among the Top10% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery
Ranked Among the Top5 in Illinois for Cardiac Surgery
Recipient of the 2009 HealthGrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award ™
Ranked Among the Top10% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services
Ranked Among the Top5 in Illinois for Overall Orthopedic Services
Ranked Among the Top10 in Illinois for Joint Replacement
Recipient of the 2009 HealthGrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award ™
Ranked Among the Top10% in the Nation for Spine Surgery
Ranked Among the Top5 in Illinois for Spine Surgery
Recipient of the 2009 HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Excellence Award ™
Ranked Among the Top10% in the Nation for Gastrointestinal Surgery
Ranked Among the Top10 in Illinois for Gastrointestinal Surgery
Ranked Among the Top 10 in Illinois for GI Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Cardiac Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Coronary Bypass Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure
Five-Star Rated for Overall Orthopedic Services
Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement
Five-Star Rated for Spine Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement
Five-Star Rated for Back & Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
Five-Star Rated for Carotid Artery Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Prostatectomy
Five-Star Rated for GI Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Cholecystectomy
Five-Star Rated for Back & Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
2008
Recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient SafetyTM - One of only four Illinois hospitals to receive this recognition three years in a row
Ranked Among the Top 5% Nationally for Patient Safety
Ranked #1 in Illinois for Cardiac Surgery
Ranked Among the Top 5 Hospitals in Illinois for Overall Cardiac Services
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services
Recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades Cardiac Care Excellence AwardTM
Recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence AwardTM
Five-Star Rated for Cardiac Surgery
Five-Star Rated for Coronary Bypass Surgery seven years in a row
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure
2007
Ranked #1 in the South Chicago area for Cardiac Surgery
Recipient of the 2007 HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence AwardTM
Ranked among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery
Five-star Rated for Excellence in Cardiac Surgery
Five-Star Rated for the Treatment of Heart Failure
Recipient of the 2007 HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient SafetyTM
2006
Ranked #1 in the South Chicago area for cardiac surgery
Among only eleven hospitals in Illinois to receive the Patient Safety honor
Five-star Rated for Excellence in Cardiac Surgery
Recipient of the 2006 HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient SafetyTM
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety
2005
Ranked #1 in the South Chicago area for Cardiac Surgery
Ranked #3 in the state of Illinois for Cardiac Surgery
Ranked among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery
Five-star Rated for Excellence in Cardiac Surgery
2004
Five-star Rated for Excellence in Cardiac Surgery
Five-star Rated for Hip Replacement Surgery
2003
Five-star Rated for Excellence in Cardiac Surgery
Five-star Rated for Hip Replacement Surgery
2002
Five-star Rated for Excellence in Cardiac Surgery
CareScience – 2006
Riverside Medical Center was named as a 2006 CareScience™ Select Practice National Quality Leader in the category of Cardiac Bypass Surgery. As a recipient of this award, Riverside Medical Center has achieved superior performance in care of patients in the disease group of Cardiac Bypass Surgery, as identified by the CareScience™ Select Practice methodology, which utilizes both quality and efficiency indices to track a hospital’s performance.














