Awards of Distinction

Cardiology Center of Excellence

Only Bay Area Hospital Recognized for
Better Than Expected Outcomes for Postoperative Stroke Following Cardiac Surgery (CABG)
2012
OSHPD (The Office of Statewide Health Planning)

Cardiac Institute of Quality (IOQ)
For evidence-based quality care in Cardiac Medical Intervention, Cardiac Rhythm & Cardiac Surgery
2012
Aetna Institute of Quality

EMS Professional Partner Award
Oakland Campus Emergency Department received Emergency Services Star Award
2012
Alameda County

Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure
Silver Plus, Berkeley; Gold Plus, Oakland
2012
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Top 50 in the Country in Performing Cardiac Surgery
2010
Consumer Reports

Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company
2008, 2010
American Heart Association

Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care
2009
Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Award for High Reliability in Heart Failure Care
VHA, Inc.

Cardiac Receiving Center
Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency
Stemi Receiving Center for Contra Costa County

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Ranked Among the Top Five Best Hospitals
in the San Francisco Bay Area
2011, 2012
U.S. News & World Report

Certificate of Excellence
2009
California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force (CHART)

About the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence

At Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, our heart specialists deliver compassionate patient care using leading-edge procedures, to patients living throughout the San Francisco East Bay area. While our cardiac services are located in Berkeley and Oakland, patients come to our heart center from Hayward, Pleasanton, Lafayette, and other East Bay communities as well as from greater California and the United States to seek the best cardiac hospital care available. Our experienced team of top heart and cardiovascular specialists strive to work with each patient to identify the best treatment options for heart and vascular conditions. Whether you need a top heart surgeon (or specialist), a cardiac specialist, a vascular or thoracic surgeon, or one of our best-in-class cardiothoracic specialists - our doctors, nurses and technologists will work with you to strive for the best cardiovascular care for your unique needs. We strive to be the best cardiac hospital not just in the San Francisco East Bay but for every patient who enters our heart center, whether they come from Oakland, Berkeley, or beyond the Bay Area.