THERE ARE MANY REASONSTO MAKE THE VALLEY HOSPITAL YOUR HOSPITAL

Here are the Top 10Award-Winning Reasons

The Valley Hospital is honored to receive awards that recognizethe excellence of our physicians, nurses, employees, andvolunteers. However, our goal is not to win awards, but ratherto provide award-winning care to our patients and their families.

Valley accomplishes this goal every day as we are purposeful inour mission to“remain committed to excellence in clinical care andservice delivery; be responsive to community needs; and invest inour people, programs, services, facilities, and technology. We willprovide superior service to patients, their families, our doctors,and each other.”

Focusing on our mission results in award-winning care, drivingThe Valley Hospital toward one thing – a healthier you.

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Valley has been named by HealthGrades as one of America’s100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care, Cardiac Surgery,Coronary Intervention, and General Surgery.

Valley has been recognized for quality and patient safety byThe Leapfrog Group as one of its top hospitals for the fifth time.In 2012, only 89 hospitals in the country were able to reachthis gold standard for patient safety and quality.

Valley has earned an impressive 11 Gold Seals of Approvalfor healthcare quality from The Joint Commission, placing itamong a prestigious group of hospitals to achieve this numberof Disease-Specific Certifications.

Valley has received the Distinguished Hospital Award forService Excellence from J.D. Power and Associatesfor providing “An Outstanding Inpatient Experience” and“An Outstanding Emergency Department Experience.”

Valley is a two-time recipient of the prestigious MagnetDesignation for Nursing Excellence from the American NursesCredentialing Center.

Valley’s Intensive Care, Intermediate Care, Cardiac SurgeryIntensive Care, and Coronary Care units have received theBeacon Award for Excellence from the American Associationof Critical-Care Nurses.

The Society for Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has developed acomprehensive rating system for the quality of cardiac surgeryamong hospitals across the country. In the period coveringJuly 2011 to June 2012, Valley’s cardiac surgery program’sperformance was in the highest quality tier, receiving anSTS 3-star rating.

Valley has received Excellence Awards from HealthGradesin Cardiac Care, Cardiac Surgery, Coronary Intervention,Gastrointestinal Care, and General Surgery.

Valley received a grade of “A” for patient safety in a reportreleased by The Leapfrog Group that measures performancein keeping patients safe from infections, injuries, andmedicalandmedication errors. Valley is one of only 453 hospitals toearn an “A” twice.

Valley was ranked #1 in New Jersey for OverallCardiac Services, Cardiac Surgery, andCoronary Interventional Proceduresby HealthGrades.

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