Accreditations & Awards

North Colorado Medical Center has distinguished itself in many ways. Here are some of our most recent accrediations and awards:

General Excellence:

• Truven Health Analytics Top 100 Hospital 2013
• Ranked No. 5 in Colorado and recognized among the Best Hospitals in northeastern Colorado by U.S. News and World Report. NCMC was also ranked high-performing in eight specialties.
• Healthgrades® America’s 100 Best Hospitals
• Healthgrades® 2012 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™
• Healthgrades® 2012 Emergency Medicine Excellence Award™
• Healthgrades® 2011 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™
• Healthgrades® 2011 Emergency Medicine Excellence Award™
• 2010 Banner Health, Top 10 Health System designation by Thomson Reuters
• Banner Health's "Best of the Best" Hospital Award for outstanding quality and performance
• JCAHO — Accredited
• Colorado Performance Excellence (CPEx), Timberline Award

Bariatrics

• Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

Burn Center

• Union Colony Fire Authority Award to the Western States Burn Center for the support of community and firefighter education

Cancer Care

• Comprehensive Community Cancer Program designation by the American College of Surgeons
• Cancer Data Registry receives 8th consecutive Gold Award, State of Colorado Central Cancer Registry

Community Involvement

• Winners’ Circle Award, Greeley Chamber of Commerce

Emergency Care

• Healthgrades® 2011 Emergency Medicine Excellence Award™
• North Colorado Med Evac, air medical transport, is accredited through CAMTS

Heart Care

• American Heart Association “Get with the Guidelines” recognition for Heart Failure and Coronary Arterial Disease
• 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals®: Cardiovascular Benchmarks
• Open heart program recognized as Banner’s Best
• Cardiac Alert awarded Healthcare Hero Award and Banner Health Vision Award
• Ranked top 1 percent in the United States for Heart Attack Care based on Medicare Core Measures
• Echocardiography Department receives accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories
• Cardiac Rehabilitation certified with American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Hosptial Care

• Respiratory Care Department wins Best Department Annual Achievement Award, ADVANCE for Managers of Respiratory Care
• Care science Select Practice National Quality Leaders in the category of Heart Failure, Ischemic Stroke, and Pneumonia

Wellness

• WELCOA, Well-Workplace Gold Award
• Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence - ICU, 2010, 2011
• Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence - CVCU, 2011