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Virginia Hospital Center Receives Magnet^® Recognition

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has granted Virginia Hospital Center Magnet recognition, thereby giving Virginia Hospital status as a Magnet-recognized Hospital.

Named one of the Nation's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals^®

Virginia Hospital Center named one of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® by Truven Health Analytics. The only hospital in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region to be so honored.

Named one of the Nation's 100 Top Hospitals^®

Virginia Hospital Center, a leading comprehensive healthcare facility in the Washington Metropolitan area, has been named one of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals^® by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters.

Recognized by Joint Commission as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures^® for 2012

Virginia Hospital Center recognized for the following measures: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care. As a Top Performer, Virginia Hospital Center is among 1,099 hospitals being recognized this year.

Medical Services

• Named one of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. Virginia Hospital Centeris the only hospital in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region to be so honored  – 2014
• Virginia Hospital Center named one of the Top 100 Hospitals with Great Orthopedic Programs for 2013 by Becker’s Hospital Review
• Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™ for
  Primary Stroke Center, Total Joint Replacement (Hip & Knee), Advanced Palliative Care Program  – 2012-2014
• Inpatient Rehabilitation Center at Virginia Hospital Center has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International for both the Inpatient Rehab Hospital Program and the Rehab Stroke Specialty Program – 2013-2016
• The Emergency Department at Virginia Hospital Center has been selected as a Lantern Award recipient by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) – 2013
• Awarded a three-year accreditation in Radiation Oncology by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) – 2012-2015
• The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and the Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) have granted Virginia Hospital Center full approval and official recognition as an ACS BSCN Level 1 Accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center
• First Hospital in Virginia & DC (one of the first 23 nationwide) to receive NAPBC designation for Reinsch Pierce Family Center for Breast Health – original designation received in 2009; recertified for an additional three years – 2012
• NICU achieved Level III B status
• Arlington Pediatric Center received certification as a Level III Patient-Centered Medical Home by theNational Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)