Awards & Recognitions
Congratulations to the Alta Bates Summit Physicians and Staff
for Delivering Outstanding Care to Our Patients.
"A" Grade Hospital Safety Score, 2012
The Leapfrog Group
Top Five Best Hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, 2011
U.S. News & World Report Metro Area Rankings
High Performance in Ear, Nose & Throat, 2011
US News & World Report
Accreditation, 2011
Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)
10-year re-accreditation, 2011
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
Best Hospital in the East Bay – Silver Award
Bay Area Parent
Certificate of Excellence , 2009
California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force (CHART)
BARIATRIC CARE
Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Re-accreditation, MPI and Thunder Road, 2011
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
BIRTHING CENTER / NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE CENTER (NICU)
Best Place to Have a Baby, East Bay – Silver Award
Bay Area Parent
Best Hospital in the East Bay – Silver Award
Bay Area Parent
BREAST HEALTH
Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, 2012
American College of Radiology's Commission on Quality and Safety
and the Commission on Breast Imaging
Three year full accreditation for Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
CANCER
Commission on Cancer - Accredited Cancer Center, 2011
American College of Surgeons Certification
CARDIOVASCULAR
Cardiac Institute of Quality (IOQ), 2012-2014
For evidence-based quality care in Cardiac Medical Intervention,
Cardiac Rhythm & Cardiac Surgery.
Aetna Institutes of Quality
Only Bay Area Hospital Recognized for Better Than Expected Outcomes
for Post Operative Stroke Following Cardiac Surgery (CABG) – 2012
OSHPD (The Office of Statewide Health Planning)
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
Get With the Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease
Gold Sustained Performance Award – 2009
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Award for High Reliability in Heart Failure Care
VHA, Inc.
DIABETES
Recognition for Diabetes Education – 2010
American Diabetes Association
EMERGENCY
Alameda County EMS Professional Partner Award – 2012
Oakland Campus Emergency Department Received Emergency Services Star Award
Alameda County
Cardiac Receiving Center
Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency
Stemi Receiving Center for Contra Costa County
GASTROENTEROLOGY
High performance in Gastroenterology, 2011, 2012
US News & World Report
ORTHOPEDICS
Orthopedic Hip and Knee Disease-Specific Accreditation, 2012
Hip Joint Replacement and Knee Joint Replacement
The Joint Commission
High performance in Orthopedics, 2011
US News & World Report
REHABILITATION
Rehabilitation Accreditation, 2012
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Top Performer Award for Clinical Outcomes, 2011
Top 2 Percent of U.S. Rehabilitation Programs
Uniform Data Systems for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR)
STROKE
Advanced Primary Stroke Center, 2007-2012
Disease-Specific Care Certification
The Joint Commission
Get With the Guidelines Stroke
Gold Sustained Performance Award – 2009
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
SURGERY
Exemplary Outcomes for Surgical Patient Care, 2012
American College of Surgeons
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®)
UROLOGY
High Performance in Urology, 2011, 2012
US News & World Report