Celebrate Your Healthgrades Specialty Care Recognition
On October 28, Healthgrades officially announced the recipients of multiple hospital quality achievements:
- 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards: the nation’s top-performing hospitals across 16 key specialties, including cardiac care, cardiac surgery, critical care, stroke care, and more.
- 2026 Outpatient Awards: the highest achieving U.S. hospitals in outpatient joint replacement, orthopedic surgery, and prostate care.
- 2026 Specialty State Rankings: the top three or top five hospitals in 31 eligible states across 18 key specialties, from gastrointestinal surgery to neurosciences.
Promoting your clinical awards can help your organization:
- Attract new patients by differentiating your brand as the best option for high quality care.
- Recruit top physicians by showcasing your culture of excellence, appealing to those looking to join a best-in-class care team.
- Improve morale and enhance retention by celebrating every team member who made this recognition possible.
Keep scrolling to discover how two award-winning hospitals are leveraging their Healthgrades achievements to meet their goals.
Promote your achievements
Start by filling out the form below or email us at quality@healthgrades.com
Three Steps to Promote Your Achievement
Submit a Form
A Healthgrades team member will follow up via email to schedule time to review your 2026 distinctions.
Pick a Licensing Plan
Explore your 2026 licensing opportunities with your future account manager and select the plan that best suits your needs.
Start Promoting
Tap into a trove of promotional materials designed to maximize the impact of your achievement, from customizable social graphics to press release templates.
Celebrate Excellence to Replicate Excellence
Achieving national recognition for high quality care is a goal for every hospital, but telling that story in a way that resonates with patients, staff, and prospective team members can be challenging.
Darian Harris, CEO of Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, describes how quality achievements help his organization educate the community, attract top talent, and encourage continuous clinical excellence.
Wear Your Outstanding Quality On Your Sleeve
At River’s Edge Hospital, quality achievements are more than a shiny badge: they’re a source of pride for clinical team members and a means of instilling trust and confidence in every patient who comes through their doors.
After being ranked #1 in Minnesota for Orthopedic Surgery, leaders at the small but mighty facility recognized an opportunity to spotlight their achievement as part of their physician engagement efforts by featuring the badge on new staff t-shirts.
The badge’s strategic placement on the right sleeve of clinicians’ shirts reminds every patient they treat of River’s Edge’s commitment to clinical excellence from intake to treatment.