Awards & Accreditations - Garnet Health Medical Center
Award-Winning Hospital Services
Our progress in maintaining the highest standards of care is reflected in our accreditations, rankings, and awards.
Each of these distinctions reinforces our mission to improve the health of our community by delivering exceptional healthcare. These prestigious distinctions also honor our caregivers for their excellence and commitment to providing extraordinary care every day. Providing the safest and highest quality care to our community.



Age-Friendly Health System Participant by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Our hospital has been recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). This significant achievement underscores our commitment to providing safe, high-quality health care tailored to the individual needs of older adults.
DNV GL - Healthcare Accreditation
By earning DNV GL - Healthcare accreditation, Garnet Health Medical Center has demonstrated it meets or exceeds patient safety standards (Conditions of Participation) set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Most Wired® Hospital - Acute 2024
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has awarded Garnet Health Medical Center and Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills with the 2024 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition for the eighth year. The achievement was received in the “Acute” survey selection.
Centers of Excellence
We receive many awards & accreditations across the service lines offered at Garnet Health Medical Center- click to view:
Other Accredited Programs
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- Designated Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence™ (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR) - representing the pinnacle of medical imaging care to recognize best-quality imaging practices and diagnostic care
- Our Wound Healing Center is accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) as a hyperbaric facility that demonstrates commitment to patient care and facility safety
- The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) awarded Garnet Health Medical Center’s Emergency Department the bronze standard — Level 3 of their Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. This accreditation recognizes those emergency departments that provide excellent care for older adults.
- Our Stroke Center has been nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Sleep Center accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

System Awards & Accreditations
Our progress in maintaining the highest standards of care is reflected in our accreditations, rankings and awards. View more awards received throughout the Garnet Health system.
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