Awards and Accreditations

Learn about the awards and accreditations earned by Palmdale Regional Medical Center.

Accredited by The Joint Commission

Awarded an 'A' for Patient Safety in Leapfrog's Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grade

Stroke Care

Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission

American Heart Association® Mission: Lifeline and Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 
 

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines^®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval^® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers

Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery

Blue Distinction® Center+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries (2021)

Blue Distinction® Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement by Anthem Blue Cross (2020)

Weight-Loss Surgery 

Aetna Institutes of Quality® for Bariatric Surgery

Accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program         

Anthem Blue Cross® Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery

Cardiology 

American Heart Association® Mission: Lifeline and Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 
 

Best Hospital 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report (Heart Failure)
 

American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines^®-Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award 

Spine Surgery

Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery by Blue Shield of California and Anthem Blue Cross