Valley Medical Center | Recognition & Awards

Recognition & Awards

Valley Medical Center
Earns a Bona Fide 10

Modern Healthcare magazine ranked Valley Medical Center in the Top 10 nationally as a "Best Place to Work in Healthcare." Learn more about working at VMC and search for career opportunities. As one of the largest employers in South King County, we're always looking for great people to join our team. (October, 2009)

More Recognition...

From a great work environment to exceptional patient care, we're pleased to say Valley Medical Center earns high marks across the board.

VMC is recognized by HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading healthcare rating company, for spine and orthopedic care:

2010 Joint Replacement Excellence Award
#1 in the Seattle area for Overall Orthopedic Services and Spine Surgery
5-Star rating for Back and Neck Surgery for eight consecutive years
5-Star rating for total knee and joint replacements for seven consecutive years
5-Star rating for spine surgery for five consecutive years
5-Star rating for total hip replacement
5-Star rating for overall orthopedic services

The Joint Commission:

Three-year, full accreditation in 2008 for our commitment to meeting national and safety performance standards
“Gold Seal Award for Stroke” (2008 and 2009)

The American Heart Association recognizes Valley Medical Center for outstanding, evidenced-based care for heart and stroke:

Get With The GuidelinesSM–Heart Failure–Silver Performance Achievement Award (2008)
Bronze Get With The GuidelinesSM Award (2007 and 2008)

For nearly a decade, VMC has earned distinction as a best place to work from a number of industry and business journals:

Washington CEO magazine “Best Company” for seven straight years
Seattle Business Monthly named VMC one of the Puget Sound’s “Best Companies to Work For” in 2007, 2008 and 2009
Modern Healthcare magazine named VMC a "Best Place to Work in Healthcare" two years in a row (2008 and 2009), and placed us at number 10 in the nation in 2009