Huntsville Hospital Health System proudly showcases our systemwide and hospitals’ awards and certifications, demonstrating our collective commitment to excellence and service.
Recognitions
Evidence of our commitment to excellence
Recognized for Excellence
Huntsville Hospital Health System ranks among the nation’s best employers. Forbes, 2022, 2024 & 2025
Huntsville Hospital
- Full accreditation by The Joint Commission
- Named the best hospital in North Alabama, number two hospital in the state and rated “High Performing” in 12 clinical areas — hip fracture, hip replacement, knee replacement, heart bypass surgery, aortic valve surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, pacemaker implantation, colon cancer surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), gynecological surgery, lung cancer surgery, gynecological surgery, and leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma — for 2025-26 by U.S. News and World Report
- Named “America’s Best-In-State-Employers” by Forbes, 2022, 2024 & 2025
- Newsweek named Huntsville Hospital one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women,” 2025
- Newsweek named Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children among “America’s Best Maternity Hospitals,” 2024 & 2025
- Healthgrades recognized Huntsville Hospital for the following clinical achievements:
- America’s 50 Best Cardiac Surgery for 9 years in a row (2015-2023)
- Five-Star Distinction for Coronary Bypass Surgery for 15 years in a row (2008-2022)
- Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award (2014-2021)
- Five-Star Distinction for Defibrillator Procedures (2020-2021)
- Five-Star Distinction for Repair of Abdominal Aorta (2021)
- Five-Star Distinction for Spinal Fusion Surgery for 3 years in a row (2017-2019)
- Five-Star Distinction for Total Knee Replacement in 2019
- Recertified as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center providing Thrombectomy Services by the Joint Commission
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Received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association 2025 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus with Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite, Advanced Therapy and Target: Type II Diabetes Honor Roll Status
- Received the American Heart Association’s 2025 Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus.
- Named by Becker’s Review as “One of the Top 100 Hospitals in the Nation with Great Heart Programs”
- One of two hospitals in Alabama given the highest rating for knee replacement surgery by Consumer Reports magazine
- Awarded Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blue Distinction Center+ recognition for cardiac care, spine surgery, bariatric surgery (gastric band and gastric stapling) and maternity care programs
- American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer® accredited program
- Received perfect scores on the inspections of the Breast Centers at Huntsville Hospital and Madison Hospital
- Near perfect scores in the evaluation of the Laboratory, one of the largest and most technologically advanced laboratories in the U.S., by the College of American Pathology
- First in Alabama to be awarded advanced certification with The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) program
- Earned Huntsville Best Place for Working Parents® business designation from The Best Place for Working Parents®
- Certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
Athens-Limestone Hospital
- Full accreditation by The Joint Commission
- Accreditation for Laboratory by The Joint Commission
- BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama Tier One Hospital
- Zero MRSA infection rate recognized by Becker’s Healthcare 2024
- Alabama Performance Excellence Tier One 2019, Tier Two 2021, 2023
- Alabama Performance Excellence Tier Two winner
- BlueCross Blue Shield of Alabama designated Blue Distinction + for Knee and Hip Replacement
- BlueCross Blue Shield of Alabama designated Blue Distinction + Maternity
- HCAHPS Patient Experience CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) 4-star rating
- HCAHPS Quality CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) 4-star rating 2023
- American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines Resuscitation Program Bronze Award 2023
- Alabama Department of Public Health Certificate of Excellence for Newborn Screenings
- Sleep Center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Designated American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Center
- NAACP Award for Community Service 2020
Decatur Morgan Hospital
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Full accreditation by Joint Commission
- BlueCross Blue Shield of Alabama designated Blue Distinction for knee and hip replacement
- BlueCross Blue Shield of Alabama designated Blue Distinction for maternity care
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Laboratory Services Accredited by CLIA and CAP
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Zero MRSA Infection Rate Becker’s Healthcare 2024
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Zero CLABSI (one of only five hospitals in AL) Becker’s Healthcare 2024
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Sleep Disorders Center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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Certified by American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
DeKalb Regional Medical Center
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Top Performer on Key Quality Measures: Heart Attack, Pneumonia and Surgical Care, The Joint Commission, 2012, 2013
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Top Performer on Key Quality Measures: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care, The Joint Commission, 2012
- American Heart Association 2024 Get With The Guidelines Rural Stroke Silver Quality Award
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American Heart Association 2023 Get With The Guidelines Rural Stroke Bronze Quality Award
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2023 American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center Seal
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2023 & 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Seal
Helen Keller Hospital
- Joint Commission Certified
- Center of Distinction Award for the Keller Wound Healing Center from Healogics
- Designated Blue Distinction + for knee and hip replacement and maternity care by BlueCross Blue Shield of Alabama
- Sepsis treatment program received Joint Commission certification
Highlands Medical Center
- Joint Commission Certified
- Rated 4-star in quality by Medicare (medicare.gov/care-compare)
- 89% of our Emergency Room patients rated their experience as “good or very good” according to Press Ganey.
- BlueCross Blue Shield of Alabama designated Blue Distinction + for Knee and Hip Replacement
Lincoln Medical Center
- Emergency Medical Services program was surveyed with no recommendations for improvement.
- Home Health agency is recognized as a National Best Practice Agency
- Pharmacy Department had no findings on its inspection by the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy’s Institutional Compliance
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Mary Beth Seals, President, was recognized by Becker’s Healthcare on their “Rural hospital and health system CEOs to know” list.
Marshall Medical Centers
- Joint Commission Certified
- Marshall Medical Center North had the lowest cesarean birth rate of any hospital in the state in 2020, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health
- Wound Healing Center earned a fifth consecutive Center of Excellence Award