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NYU Langone Medical Center has a heritage of greatness that we are reinventing every day. We take deep pride in all that our exceptional faculty and staff have achieved for the benefit of our patients, our students, our community, and the world beyond. They prove, every day, that excellence is its own specialty. Ours. In our quest for uncompromising excellence, the Medical Center and our faculty and staff have received several distinguished awards, including:
U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" 2011-2012
Ranked in the top 10 in the US for Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology
Ranked # 11 in the US for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Nationally ranked in 15 specialties
U.S. News & World Report "Best Regional Hospitals" 2011-2012
Ranked #2 in "Best Regional Hospitals" list, New York Metropolitan Region, 2011-2012
Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardio Hospitals 2012
NYU Langone Medical Center is a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals 2012 Award winner and the only hospital in New York State with this distinction
New York Magazine
More than 120 physicians at NYU Langone Medical Center included in New York magazine’s 2011 "Best Doctors" listing
Castle Connolly “America’s Top Doctors”
130 physicians at NYU Langone Medical Center were recognized as nationally leading medical experts by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. in the 11th edition of “America's Top Doctors.” Additionally, 371 physicians were recognized among the leading doctors in the region by Castle Connolly in its Top Doctors: New York Metro Area 2012 guide.
Gold Seal of Approval by The Joint Commission
Received 2010 Gold Seal of Approval by The Joint Commission, reflecting our commitment to high-quality care
Magnet Recognition
Tisch Hospital and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine were redesignated as Magnet sites for nursing excellence, a distinction earned by fewer than 6% of all U.S. hospitals
CARF Accreditation
In 2009, the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center was for reaccredited for a three-year period by the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs - Hospital (Adults), Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs - Hospital (Pediatric Specialty Program), and Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs - Hospital: Stroke Specialty Program (Adults). The Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center was reaccredited in Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs - Hospital (Adults) and Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs - Hospital: Brain Injury Program (Adults).
Nigara Health Quality Coalition
Recipient of the Niagara Health Quality Coalition’s (NHQC) New York State Hospital Report Card Honor Roll for patient safety and quality in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Also recognized on 2011 NHQC America’s Safest Hospitals (SM) list, honoring hospitals that performed better than the state average in New York.
Becker’s Hospital Review
Ranked in the top 1% of all orthopaedic programs in the country according to Becker's Hospital Review "60 Hospitals with Great Orthopedic Programs" 2011 listing
Named one of America’s 10 Best Hospitals in 2009 by Becker’s Hospital Review
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 2011 "Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure" Silver Performance Achievement Award for commitment to high-level, consistent care of its heart failure patients using the latest clinical and scientific, evidence-based guidelines supported by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 2011 “Get With the Guidelines- Stroke” Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for these national quality achievement indicators and measures of quality established by the AHA/ASA. NYULMC achieved Gold Performance in 2010 and Silver Performance in 2009
Full Accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. (AAHRPP)
NYU School of Medicine is committed to the most comprehensive protections for research participants and the highest quality research, and our Human Research Protections Program has been awarded full accreditation by the AAHRPP.
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NYU Langone Medical Center is the recipient of 10 HealthGrades Quality awards including: Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ 2012; Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award™ 2010/2011, 2009/2010; Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ 2012, 2011; Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ 2012, 2011, 2010; Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ 2012; Maternity Care Excellence Award™ 2011, 2010/2011; Neurosciences Excellence Award™ 2012; Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ 2012; Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ 2012; and Stroke Care Excellence Award™ 2012, 2011, 2010
NYU School of Medicine’s Human Research Protections Program receives full accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. (AAHRPP)
NYU Langone Medical Center receives Bronze Star from the Department's Tobacco-Free Hospitals Campaign. NYU Langone Medical Center’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center is recognized by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers’ (NAEC) as a Level 4 epilepsy center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.
