Recognition & Awards
Valley Medical Center Earns a Bona Fide 10
More Remarkable Recognition...
From a great work environment to exceptional patient care, we're pleased to say Valley Medical Center earns high marks across the board.
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VMC is recognized by HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading healthcare rating company, for spine and orthopedic care:
- Joint Replacement Excellence Award
- #1 in Washington for Joint Replacement
- #1 in Washington for Overall Orthopedic Services and Spine Surgery
- 5-Star rating for Back and Neck Surgery for nine consecutive years
- 5-Star rating for total knee and joint replacements for eight consecutive years
- 5-Star rating for spine surgery for six consecutive years
- 5-Star rating for total hip replacement
The Joint Commission:
- Three-year, full accreditation in 2011 for our commitment to meeting national and safety performance standards
- “Gold Seal for Stroke” Recognition
Valley Medical Center received recognition for outstanding, evidenced-based care for heart and stroke:
- American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM Silver Performance Achievement Award (2011)
- American Heart Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM Gold Performance Achievement Award (2011)
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, 2009 and 2010 and named VMC the #1 Nonprofit in the state in the extra-large company category.
- Modern Healthcare magazine named VMC a "Best Place to Work in Healthcare" two years in a row (2008 and 2009), and placed us Top 10 in the nation in 2009 and 2010
Excellence in Financial Management:
- Governmental Financial Officers’ Association (GFOA) awarded VMC the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for our 2011 budget documents, which are comprised of the statutory expenditure budget and management’s operating budget.
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