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Holy Cross Hospital has been a leader in providing innovative and quality health care since its founding, upholding its commitment to being the most trusted provider of health care services in the area for the benefit of the hospital's patients, physicians and employees.
The hospital has received numerous clinical designations, accreditations and awards, and has been the first hospital in the area to offer sophisticated services and state-of-the-art technology.
Designations
- Level IIIB Perinatal Referral Center designation by the Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS)
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designation by The Joint Commission and the Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS)
- Cardiac Interventional Center designation by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)
Accreditations
- Accredited by The Joint Commission, the main accreditation organization for U.S. hospitals
- Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program accreditation by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer
- Breast Center accreditation by the American College of Surgeons' National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), the first hospital in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, and one of only 11 hospitals in the state to receive this prestigious accreditation
- Radiation Treatment Center accreditation by the American College of Radiology, which is achieved by only about 10 percent of radiation centers nationwide
- Bariatric Surgery Program accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network
Awards and Recognitions
- 2013 Workplace Excellence Award from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence, the only hospital in Maryland to receive this recognition every year since 1999
- 2013 Health and Wellness Trailblazer Award from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence, for the fifth year in a row
- 2013 EcoLeadership Award from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence, for the fifth year in a row
- 2013 Diversity Champion Award from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence
- 2012 Excellence Award for Quality Improvement in Hospitals from the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, which recognizes the hospital's commitment to quality and ability to achieve and sustain performance improvement on four national inpatient clinical areas - heart attack, heart failure, surgical care and pneumonia
- 2012 Leadership Award from the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care
- 2011 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures recognition, the only hospital in Maryland and in the Greater Washington, D.C., area to achieve this recognition for the second year in a row.
- 2011 Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association
- 2011 Association of Community Cancer Centers Innovator Award for the Holy Cross Hospital Cancer Institute's creation of an innovative model of Virtual Care
- 2011 "Where to Work: Best Hospital IT Departments" third-place award in the large hospital category from Healthcare IT News
- Gold Start! Fit-Friendly Company Award from the American Heart Association for creating a culture of physical activity in the workplace (2010)
- Outstanding Palliative Care Award from the Greater Washington Partnership for Palliative and End-of-Life Care (2008)
- A National Council on Aging study concluded that participants of Senior Fit, an innovative exercise program for adults ages 55 and older, experienced measurable improvement in strength and motivation to exercise (2008)
- Top 10 U.S. Health System recognition for Trinity Health, awarded by Thomson Reuters in recognition of the system's clinical quality and efficiency (2009)
Firsts
- First hospital in the nation to create a Seniors Emergency Center, opened in November 2008
- First hospital in the area to offer magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- First hospital in the area to open a neonatal intensive care unit and offer an infant hearing screening program
- First community hospital in the area to offer laparoscopic surgery
- First hospital in the region to offer a coronory care unit
- First hospital in Suburban Maryland to receive breast center accreditation from the American College of Surgeons' National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
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