Accolades and Achievements

Clinical Quality

• Gold Seal of Approval, the Joint Commission
• Accredited Comprehensive Cancer Center, American College of Surgeons
• Outstanding Achievement Award for scope of cancer care, American College of Surgeons
• Accredited Breast Care Center, American College of Radiology
• Accredited Sleep Disorders Center, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Center of Excellence, American Society for Bariatric Surgery
• Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award
• Best Practice Site for Critical Care Medicine, Cerner Corporation
• Baby Friendly Hospital, World Health Organization/UNICEF
• Samuel R. Sherman Award for Innovation in Continuing Medical Education Program Planning, Institute for Medical Quality, California Medical Association
• Excellence in Physical Therapy Clinical Education, Samuel Merritt College

Patient Safety

• Circle of Excellence Award, Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), Eclipsys Corporation

Patient and Employee Experience

• Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for overall patient experience
• Top-Scoring Hospital for Employee Satisfaction, Professional Research Corporation (PRC)
• Best Place to Work in Monterey County, by Monterey County Weekly and Carmel Pine Cone newspapers
• Best Place to Volunteer, Carmel Pine Cone

Resource Management

• A+ bond rating, Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC
• AA- bond rating, Fitch, Inc.
• SEER Award for financial savings through CHIP (Community Hospital Improvement Plan) employee suggestion program, Employee Involvement Association