Awards

2023

U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital 2023-2024

Adventist Health St. Helena garners prestigious U.S. News & World Report accolades in its 2023-2024 rankings. Proudly earning the title, High Performing Hospital (the highest level of ranking per category) for Heart Attack Treatment, Hip Surgery, Knee Surgery and Pneumonia Treatment.

Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA)

Adventist Health St. Helena received GEDA accreditation. This accreditation acknowledges our dedication to providing older patients with well-coordinated, quality care through the work in our Emergency Department and beyond.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-Star Rating

Adventist Health St. Helena has been recognized for the third year in a row as a top performer in quality and safety. The CMS 5-Star rating program has become a trusted resource consumers can rely on in evaluating organizations dedicated to safe and high-quality patient care. The CMS Overall Star Rating assigns 1-5 stars based on a hospital’s performance across five quality performance areas: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timeliness and effectiveness of care.

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® - Knee & Hip Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena’s Coon Joint Replacement Institute has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. The award is a symbol of the highest quality, safety and care, and recognizes compliance with The Joint Commission’s strict national standards.

2023 Women’s Choice Award®

Adventist Health St. Helena has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Emergency Care, Heart Care, Stroke Care, and Minimally Invasive Surgery by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare.

2022

Women’s Choice Award®

Adventist Health St. Helena has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Emergency Care, Heart Care, Stroke Care, and Minimally Invasive Surgery by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-Star Rating

Adventist Health St. Helena has been recognized for a second year as a top performer in quality and safety. The CMS 5-Star rating program has become a trusted resource consumers can rely on in evaluating organizations dedicated to safe and high-quality patient care. The CMS Overall Star Rating assigns 1-5 stars based on a hospital’s performance across five quality performance areas: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timeliness and effectiveness of care.

Nationally Recognized for "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Adventist Health St. Helena received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022. This national distinction recognizes Adventist Health St. Helena’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. Adventist Health St. Helena has been recognized with an ‘A’ rating three times running for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group and is the only Hospital in Napa County to receive this recognition.

Healthgrades

Received four Healthgrades quality awards, including five-star recipient for total knee replacement for 10 years in a row (2012-2022), five-star recipient for carotid procedures for 2 years in a row (2020-2022), five-star recipient for treatment of sepsis in 2022 and five-star recipient for treatment of pneumonia in 2022.

2021

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-Star Rating

Adventist Health St. Helena has been recognized as a top performer in quality and safety. The CMS 5-Star rating program has become a trusted resource consumers can rely on in evaluating organizations dedicated to safe and high-quality patient care. The CMS Overall Star Rating assigns 1-5 stars based on a hospital’s performance across five quality performance areas: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timeliness and effectiveness of care.

Nationally Recognized for "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Adventist Health St. Helena received an "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall and Spring 2021. This national distinction recognizes Adventist Health St. Helena’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital.

Blue Distinction® Center + Designation

Adventist Health St. Helena has been named a Blue Distinction Center+ (BDC+) for knee and hip replacement by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. This designation means we have proven expertise in total knee and total hip replacement surgeries, with lower complication rates and fewer hospital readmissions.

Healthgrades

Received two Healthgrades quality awards, including five-star recipient for total knee replacement for 9 years in a row (2012-2021) and five-star recipient for carotid procedures for 2 years in a row (2020-2021).

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Knee & Hip Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena’s Coon Joint Replacement Institute has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. The award is a symbol of the highest quality, safety and care, and recognizes compliance with The Joint Commission’s strict national standards.

Accredited Center By The Commission On Cancer Of the American College of Surgeons

The Commission on Cancer (Coc), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Cancer Program Accreditation to the Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center at Adventist Health St. Helena. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, the Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center met 100 percent of the 24 CoC quality care standards, demonstrating a level of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.

Joint Commission Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena completed the Joint Commission’s stroke survey and is now recognized for meeting the necessary standards to support better outcomes related to stroke care. The Joint Commission’s accreditation for Advanced Primary Stroke Center at Adventist Health St. Helena validates the hospital’s abilities and practices in preventing and treating strokes.

2020

Healthgrades

Received two Healthgrades quality awards, including five-star recipient for total knee replacement for 8 years in a row (2012-2020) and five-star recipient for carotid procedures in 2020.

2019

Healthgrades

Received four Healthgrades quality awards, including America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award, Joint Replacement Excellence Award, Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award. We also received five Healthgrades 5-star ratings for the following services: total knee replacement, total hip replacement, treatment of heart failure, pacemaker procedures and treatment of gastrointestinal bleed.

2018

Healthgrades

Received four Healthgrades quality awards, including America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award, Joint Replacement Excellence Award, Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award. We also received four Healthgrades 5-star ratings for the following services: total knee replacement, treatment of heart failure, pacemaker procedures and treatment of gastrointestinal bleed.

2017

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Knee & Hip Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. It is the second hospital in California to receive the prestigious certification for its orthopedic program. The award is a symbol of the highest quality, safety and care, and recognizes compliance with The Joint Commission’s strict national standards.

Healthgrades

Received four Healthgrades quality awards, including America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award, Joint Replacement Excellence Award, Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award. We also received two Healthgrades 5-star ratings for the following services: total knee replacement and treatment of heart failure.

2016

Healthgrades

Received four Healthgrades quality awards, including America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award, Joint Replacement Excellence Award, Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award. We also received two Healthgrades 5-star ratings for the following services: total knee replacement and treatment of heart failure.

2015

Healthgrades

Received four Healthgrades quality awards, including America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award, Joint Replacement Excellence Award, Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement Award. We also received two Healthgrades 5-star ratings for the following services: total knee replacement and defibrillator procedures.

2014

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Knee Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena is proud to be the recipient of the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for the Coon Joint Replacement Institute knee replacement program. The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. SHNV has demonstrated compliance with the Joint Commission's high national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care.

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Hip Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena is proud to be the recipient of the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for the Coon Joint Replacement Institute hip replacement program.

American Diabetes Associations Education Recognition Certificate

Awarded the American Diabetes Associations Education Recognition Certificate for a quality Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program.

Healthgrades

Received nine Healthgrades 5-star ratings and 4 Healthgrades quality awards (Healthgrades Overall Hospital Award – Women’s Health Excellence Award, Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Award- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, Patient Experience Award – Outstanding Patient Experience.

Women’s Choice Award

Adventist Health St. Helena rated as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for overall patient experience.

Medicare

Medicare rates Adventist Health St. Helena in the top 1% for hip and knee joint replacement.

2013

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center Receives Top Honors for Surgery Safety and Outcomes from Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports has rated U.S. hospitals on patient safety during and after surgery. St. Helena Hospital has received top honors regarding Surgery Safety and Outcomes. Consumer Reports’ Surgery Ratings are based on an analysis of billing claims that hospitals submitted to Medicare for patients 65 and older, from 2009 through 2011, and cover 2,463 hospitals in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center was ranked in the top 10% of California hospitals and as a high performer in Orthopedics, according to the 2013-2014 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals

In addition, of the 19 hospitals in Napa and Sonoma counties, only St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley met the standards for strong performance. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center was rated with twelve, 5-star ratings for Clinic Quality from Healthgrades®

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center recently received twelve 5-Star ratings and 2 special awards from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The 5-Star ratings include Cardiac, Critical Care, Orthopedic, and Pulmonary care. The special awards are for Outstanding Patient Experience and Pulmonary Care Excellence. These ratings are based on actual results patients experienced while in St. Helena Hospital. Healthgrades objectively measures hospital quality based on the number of patients who experienced complications as a result of their procedure or treatment. For each procedure, treatment, and specialty area, Healthgrades rates hospitals based on their performance. Your risk of complications can be significantly lower at hospitals recognized with 5 stars.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center was awarded the Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ from Healthgrades®

The Outstanding Patient Experience Award recognizes hospitals for patient satisfaction based on 27 questions related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions. Higher patient ratings can indicate higher quality of care with lower rates of medical errors.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center was awarded the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades®

The Pulmonary Care Excellence Award recognizes hospitals for superior outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia. COPD is a serious lung disease and a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Pneumonia is a life-threatening condition resulting from inflammation and fluid in the lungs. Patients needing pulmonary care have a lower risk of dying at hospitals recognized with the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award.

Adventist Health Named by Becker's Hospital Review as part of 100 Integrated Health Systems to Know for 2013

The Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected health systems based on rankings by healthcare analytics company IMS Health, as well as health systems' financial, clinical and operational strength. Health systems do not pay and cannot pay to be included on this list. There are never fees involved in Becker's Hospital Review lists. Recognized health systems are free to note their inclusion through marketing materials, website promotion, press releases and other media materials without paying a fee.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center Named by Becker's Hospital Review as 5th Best Performing Hospital for Postoperative Blood Clot Rating

St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review with the fifth lowest rate of serious blood clots after surgery of over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals in the United States. The serious blood clot rate is based on an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety indicator — postoperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate.

Blue Distinction for Specialty Care® – Hip Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to be the recipient of the Blue Distinction award for the Coon Joint Replacement Institute hip replacement program. Blue Distinction® Centers meet overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. Blue Distinction® Centers also meet cost measures that address consumers’ need for affordable healthcare.

Blue Distinction for Specialty Care® – Knee Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to be the recipient of the Blue Distinction award for the Coon Joint Replacement Institute knee replacement program. Blue Distinction® Centers meet overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. Blue Distinction® Centers also meet cost measures that address consumers’ need for affordable healthcare.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center Recognized Top Performer in Patient Care Program

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is one of 12 hospitals out of 450 in the Premier Hospital Engagement Network to receive Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) recognition as top performer in 6 or more measures tracked in a pilot program, Partnership for Patients (PFP).

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to be the recipient of Becker’s Hospital Review Top 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

The list names hospitals in the country exhibiting excellence in heart care and research, selected based on clinical accolades, outstanding local and national reputations, recognition for quality care, and contribution to the field of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to have ranked as one of the top hospitals in the nation in terms of the value that we provide to our community by Cleverley + Associates.

Measurements for this award suggest that hospitals operating with a high degree of community value are those that are low cost, low charge, and use a strong financial position to reinvest back into the provision of care at their facility.

2012

Adventist Health Home Care Among Nation’s Home Care Elite

Adventist Health Home Care Services in Lake County were named to the 2012 HomeCare Elite list compiled by Outcome Concept Systems, Inc. (OCS), a Seattle-based company providing data products and benchmark services for home health, hospice and private duty agencies. The performance criteria included: quality of care, quality improvement, patient experience, and process measure implement.

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Knee Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center proud to be the recipient of the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for the Coon Joint Replacement Institute knee replacement program. The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. SHNV has demonstrated compliance with the Joint Commission's high national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care.

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Hip Certification

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to be the recipient of the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for the Coon Joint Replacement Institute hip replacement program.

Top In The West Path to Excellence

September 19, 2012, St. Helena, CA. NRC Picker, a division of National Research Corporation (NRCI), has awarded St. Helena Hospital-Napa Valley its 2012 Path to Excellence award for “Top performing hospital with 100 to 300 beds.” Patients rated St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley higher than any other of its size in the western United States.

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Accreditation

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to the recipient of the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services programs.

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center Rated in the Top 1% Nationwide for the Shortest Average Emergency Wait Times

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center's No Wait ER was Rated in the Top 1% Nationwide for the Shortest Average Emergency Wait Times Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - January 2012 - March 2012 by Becker's Hospital Review.

Dr. Thomas Coon Recognized Among 125 Knee Surgeons to Know in the Nation

Thomas Coon, MD – Founder and Medical Director at Coon Joint Replacement Institute at St. Helena Hospital has been recognized among 125 knee surgeons to know in the country according to Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Review. Dr. Coon and other recognized knee surgeons were selected based on awards they received from major organizations in the field, leadership in those organizations, work on professional publications and positions of service at hospitals and surgery centers. All physicians selected for this elite list undergo substantial review from Becker’s editorial staff.

2011

The Coon Joint Replacement Institute Named in 60 Orthopedic Programs by Becker's Hospital Review, Rating in the Top 1%

Becker’s highly-regarded lists are compiled independently based on extensive staff research and recommendations from outside sources. The review highlights the Coon Joint Replacement Institute’s national best-practice length of stay, availability of advanced technologies such as the RIO Robotic Arm, and the quality of our surgeons.

2010

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Hospital Accreditation

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to the recipient of the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for the hospital.

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ - Home Care Accreditation

Adventist Health St. Helena Medical Center is proud to the recipient of the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for the Home Care Services program.