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Safety and Quality Awards

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We are proud of the patient quality and safety awards that we’ve garnered. The table below lists some of the awards that we’ve received.

Award Sponsor Date
Get with the Guidelines Stroke Performance Achievement

American Heart Association and American Stroke Association 2010
AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Citation of Merit for Duke University Hospital

American Hospital Association 2009
Hallmark Healthy Workplace for Nurses award: Duke Raleigh Hospital and Durham Ambulatory Surgical Center North Carolina Nurses Association June 2009
AHA NOVA Award for Duke Raleigh Hospital American Hospital Association June 2009
Thomson Reuters Top 100 Performance Improvement Leader

Thomson Reuters 2008
Level 3 Advancement Award for Duke University Hospital

North Carolina Award for Excellence

North Carolina State Industrial Extension Service December 2008
America's Most Customer Friendly Hospitals Award

 

American Alliance of Healthcare Providers 2007-2008
Continued Full Accreditation

The Joint Commission

The Joint Commission 2006-2007
Leapfrog Top Hospitals The Leapfrog Group October 2006
Magnet Accreditation

Magnet Accreditation

American Nurses Association

Duke University Hospital: 2006

Durham Regional Hospital: 2008

Duke Raleigh Hospital: 2009

North Carolina Award for Excellence (based on National Baldridge award program and criteria)

North Carolina Award for Excellence

North Carolina State Industrial Extension Service August 2006
Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence -- Cardiac Care American Association of Critical Care Nurses (National award) February 2006
Second Annual Circle of Influence Diversity Awards -- Large Business Award Winner Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Multicultural Business/Professional Network (Local award) October 2005
Family Friendly Employer Carolina Parent Magazine (State award)
September 2005
Consumer Choice Award for providing quality health care Modern Healthcare Magazine (National award) September 2005
Most Wired Hospital Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine (National award) July 2005
Honor Roll of Best Hospitals US News & World Report (National award) 2005. 2006. 2007, 2008
Great 100 Nurses North Carolina Nurses Association (State award) July 2005
Best in Class Diversity Program -- Honorable Mention IQPC and Human Resources IQ (National award) April 2005
Primary Stroke Center

The Joint Commission

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations March 2005
2004 Secretary’s Innovation in Prevention Award -- Healthy Workforce, Large Employer (Live for Life Program) US Department of Health and Human Services (National award)
December 2004
John L. McDonald, MD Life Flight Special Recognition for Outstanding Critical Care Transport Program Bell/Agusta Aerospace Corporation (National award) November 2004
Best Doctors Business North Carolina Magazine (State award) July 2004
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Updated: Sept. 2, 2011
Published: Nov. 10, 2006
URL: http://www.dukehealth.org/about_duke/quality/safety_and_quality_awards