Awards & Certifications
'A' Rating from The Leapfrog Group - Spring 2024
Adventist Health Glendale has earned 19 consecutive "A" grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. This accolade recognizes Adventist Health Glendale as one of only 38 hospitals in the country and seven in California to earn an “A” Grade continuously since 2015. We are the only hospital in our community, including Glendale, Pasadena, La Cañada, and Burbank, with a current “A” rating. The Leapfrog Group assigns an “A” through “F” grade to all general hospitals across the country on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. It is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on preventable medical errors, injuries, and infections that can harm and even kill. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
View our most recent grade and scorecard from the Leapfrog Group.
America's 250 Best Hospitals
Adventist Health Glendale has been recognized as one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals™ for three years in a row by Healthgrades, ranking it in the top 5% of hospitals in the country and an overall leader in clinical excellence. Healthgrades evaluates hospital quality for conditions and procedures based solely on clinical outcomes to help patients understand and compare hospital performance to support their care choices.
Additional Healthgrades awards earned by Adventist Health Glendale include:
Patient Safety Excellence Award™
Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications.
America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™
Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications.
Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™
Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia.
Stroke Care Excellence Award™
Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke.
View our most recent Healthgrades awards and ratings for patient experience, quality, and safety.
5-Star Quality Rated
For four consecutive years, Adventist Health Glendale has earned five stars, the highest-possible rating, through the Overall Hospital Star Ratings program by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Ratings are based on performance across seven quality performance areas: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging.
View our CMS overall and patient survey ratings.
Magnet Designation
Adventist Health Glendale is recognized as a Magnet-designated organization by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest and most prestigious international distinction that a healthcare organization can receive for nursing. We are the first health care facility in Glendale to receive this distinction. Less than 9% of U.S. hospitals are Magnet-recognized.
View the ANCC’s directory of Magnet-designated locations.
Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke
Adventist Health Glendale has received multiple awards and recognition from the American Heart Association, including the Get With The Guidelines®️ - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its our to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Other award from from the American Heart Association include:
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Honor Roll – Awarded to hospitals meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster alteplase.
Target: Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll - Earned by meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Ensures patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.
Get With The Guidelines: Gold Plus Achievement
Recognized for two or more consecutive calendar years of 85% or higher adherence on all achievement measures applicable and 75% or higher adherence with additional select quality measures in stroke.
Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll Elite Plus
Recognized for treating 75% or more of their eligible stroke patients in 45 minutes or less* AND 50% of their eligible stroke patients in 30 minutes or less,* in addition to their current Gold or Silver Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke status. *Door to Treatment Time
Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
A national honor roll program for hospitals participating in Get With The Guidelines® (HF, Stroke) to reinforce evidence-based guidelines with hospitals that qualify for a Silver level or higher achievement award in the related Get With The Guidelines module. These hospitals must be able to demonstrate adherence for 12 consecutive months (calendar year) for the “Overall Diabetes Cardiovascular Initiative Composite Score” measure in the selected module.
Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
A national honor roll program for hospitals participating in Get With The Guidelines® (HF, Stroke) to reinforce evidence-based guidelines with hospitals that qualify for a Silver level or higher achievement award in the related Get With The Guidelines module. These hospitals must be able to demonstrate adherence for 12 consecutive months (calendar year) for the “Overall Diabetes Cardiovascular Initiative Composite Score” measure in the selected module.
Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll Advanced Therapy
In addition to participating in Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke measuring, these hospitals are recognized for Door To Device (DTD) times in at least 50% of applicable patients within 90 minutes for direct arriving and within 60 minutes for transfers.
10-Year Recognition
Recognized for 10 or more consecutive calendar years of Gold Plus achievement in Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke and/or Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure.
View Adventist Health Glendale’s the American Heart Association ranking among California hospitals.
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Adventist Health Glendale is accredited as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, according to DNV-GL Healthcare USA, Inc. DNV stroke certification verifies that an organization's stroke care programs are meeting or exceeding standards of care in the delivery of quality stroke care. This certification recognizes Adventist Health Glendale as having the personnel, infrastructure, and expertise to diagnose and treat stroke patients, who require intensive medical and surgical care, specialized test or interventional therapies. A Comprehensive Stoke Center (CSC) delivers the highest quality of care to the most complex cases, offering evidence-based treatments with cutting edge research protocols.
View information about DNV’s stroke care certification programs.
STEMI Receiving Center
Adventist Health Glendale is designated a STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Receiving Center. This designation, given by L.A. County's Emergency Medical Services, recognizes hospitals that are specially equipped and staffed for the rapid, quality care of heart attack patients.
Chest Pain Center
Adventist Health Glendale is one of the few accredited chest pain centers in the region. The accreditation is awarded by the American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center to medical centers that combine evidence-based science, quality initiatives, guidelines and clinical best practices into effective care for patients with chest pain.
Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program
Accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program. This accreditation is given to facilities who meet the requirements for patient-centered care and focus on improving quality and patient outcomes.
Pink Ribbon Facility
Adventist Health Glendale's Cancer Center is designated a Pink Ribbon Facility by Hologic. Pink Ribbon Facilities are digital imaging centers recognized as providing excellence in breast health paired with their exceptional commitment and support to the women of their community.