Our Health Care Awards and Accreditations
2024 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- The Leapfrog Group honored five Baptist Memorial Hospitals with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2024, recognizing their achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. Baptist Golden Triangle earned its 25th consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade, and Baptist Union County received its 12th consecutive “A” grade. Leapfrog also awarded “A” grades to Baptist Carroll County, Baptist Union City and NEA Baptist Hospital, which received its fifth consecutive “A” grade. Baptist Golden Triangle is the only hospital in Mississippi and one of only 15 in the country to earn an “A” grade in every Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade cycle.
- U.S. News and World Report’s 2024–2025 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings honored seven Baptist Memorial hospitals.
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center ranked first in Mississippi and in Jackson for the sixth year in a row and earned “high performing” ratings in 13 medical specialties.
- Baptist Memphis ranked first in the Memphis metro area, second in Tennessee and earned “high performing” ratings in 14 medical specialties.
- Baptist DeSoto and NEA Baptist each earned “high performing” ratings in six medical specialties.
- Baptist North Mississippi earned “high performing” ratings in four medical specialties.
- Baptist Golden Triangle and Baptist Anderson each earned a “high performing” rating in one medical specialty.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
- Vizient ranked Baptist North Mississippi first among 168 large, specialized complex care medical centers for quality and accountability in the U.S. The rankings, based on the Vizient Quality and Accountability scorecard, measure performance on the quality of patient care in domains including mortality, efficiency, safety, patient centeredness and equity.
2023 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- U.S. News and World Report’s 2023–2024 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings honored six Baptist Memorial Hospitals.
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center ranked first in Mississippi and in Jackson for the fifth year in a row.
- Baptist Memphis ranked 4th in Tennessee and 2nd in the Memphis metro area
- NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital ranked 2nd in Arkansas
- Baptist DeSoto ranked 2nd in Mississippi and 3rd in the Memphis metro area
- Baptist North Mississippi earned two High Performing ratings in procedures and conditions
- Baptist Golden Triangle earned a High Performing rating in one condition
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Baptist Leake and Baptist Union County five stars for quality, the agency’s highest distinction. The hospitals are two of only four in Mississippi and 483 in the nation that received five stars. The ratings are based on 46 quality measurements from five categories: mortality, safety, readmissions after treatment of common conditions, patient experience, and timely and effective care.
- (Fall 2023 Survey) The Leapfrog Group honored five Baptist Memorial Hospitals with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade to recognize their achievements in protecting patients from harm and error: Baptist Carroll County, Baptist Golden Triangle, Baptist Union City, Baptist Union County and NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. Baptist Golden Triangle is one of only 18 hospitals in the country to earn an “A” Hospital Safety Grade on every survey ever conducted by The Leapfrog Group.
- (Spring 2023 Survey) The Leapfrog Group honored Baptist Carroll County, Baptist Golden Triangle, Baptist Union County and NEA Baptist with “A” Hospital Safety Grades to recognize their achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only ratings program for hospitals that’s based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harms to patients. Baptist Golden Triangle continued its streak of earning an “A” in every Leapfrog survey ever conducted.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala
- The National Rural Health Association recently named Baptist Attala among the top 20 critical access hospitals for Best Practice in Quality. To receive the quality designation, hospitals must achieve success on hospital performance across rural-relevant process of care measures.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
- BlueCross BlueShield named Baptist Memphis’ bone marrow/stem cell transplant center a Blue Distinction Center. This allows increased reimbursement and network access for the transplant program.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County
- In its list of the best hospitals in each state, Newsweek named Baptist Union County Mississippi’s best hospital, joining esteemed health care institutions such as Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. Newsweek calculated scores for each hospital by weighing recommendations from peers, patient experience based on publicly available data, Medicare and Joint Commission hospital quality metrics and patient-reported outcome measures.
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
- The Leapfrog Group and Money.com recently named Mississippi Baptist Medical Center one of the top 101 hospitals in the nation for bariatric surgery. MBMC is the only Mississippi facility to receive this designation. Leapfrog and Money.com reviewed more than 2,200 hospitals for the honor. To make the list, hospitals had to meet Leapfrog’s bariatric surgery and safe surgery checklist standards. Hospitals also had to have a Leapfrog safety grade of B or higher and a standardized infection ratio of less than 1 for central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections to be considered for the recognition.
Baptist Health Sciences University
- Baptist Health Sciences University earned high rankings in two higher education publications. It ranked number 3 in the nation on University Magazine’s “Best Colleges for the Money” list. A few months later, Intelligent.com ranked the University 8th in Best Online Accelerated RN-to-BSN Degree Programs, 16th in Best Online Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration Degree Programs, and 26th in Best Online Colleges in Tennessee.
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2022 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- Baptist Memorial hospitals and Baptist Medical Group clinics were recognized for their commitment to meeting the highest standards for patient experience, employee engagement and physician engagement with Press Ganey’s 2022 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville has earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for quality—the highest distinction from the federal agency
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County recognized for ACC Accreditation Services, Chest Pain Base Accreditation
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County receives “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Among Nation’s Top-Performing Hospitals for Heart Attack Treatment (the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award)
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care. (American Heart Association’s Get With The Guideline — Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite)
- U.S. News and World Report Names Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Among Best in Several Conditions
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto earns Premier’s QUEST Hero Award
- The Joint Commission awards Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Primary Stroke Center Certification
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Designed an Aetna Institute of Quality
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Nationally Recognized with Straight ‘As’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score (November 21)
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle earns ‘A’ rating for care from national safety organization for 10th year in a row (Leapfrog, May 2022)
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Among Nation’s Top-Performing Hospitals for Heart Attack Treatment (the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award)
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle makes U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list: Recognized as a High Performing Hospital
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis named Best Hospital in Memphis on 2022 U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis receives American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the sixth year in a row
- American College of Cardiology accredited Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis for its cardiac catheterization lab, the first cardiac catheterization lab in Tennessee to earn this prestigious accreditation
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi makes U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list: Recognized as a High Performing Hospital
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Among Nation’s Top-Performing Hospitals for Heart Attack Treatment (the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award)
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi earns ‘A’ rating for care from national safety organization (Leapfrog)
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City has earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for quality—the highest distinction from the federal agency
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a High Performing Hospital
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City receives “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a High Performing Hospital for its orthopedic procedures focused on hip fractures
- The Leapfrog Group awards Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County an “A” Safety Grade for its achievements in protecting patients from harm in the hospital for spring 2022
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center earned Magnet™ designation from the American Nurses' Credentialing Center, an affiliate of the American Nurses Association.
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center has earned the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the second year in a row
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital and the No. 1 hospital in Jackson and Mississippi by U.S. News & World Report for the fifth year in a row
- The Leapfrog Group awards Mississippi Baptist Medical Center an “A” Safety Grade for its achievements in protecting patients from harm in the hospital for spring 2022
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center has earned the Silver Award from Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Echocardiography for accreditation since 1999 or 25 years in a row
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
- NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a High Performing Hospital for congestive heart failure, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), heart attack, kidney failure, knee failure and stroke
- NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital has earned the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the fourth year in a row
- The Leapfrog Group awards NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital an “A” Safety Grade for its achievements in protecting patients from harm in the hospital for spring 2022
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2020 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- Baptist Union County, Baptist DeSoto, Baptist North Mississippi, Baptist Golden Triangle and Mississippi Baptist Medical Center received the Baby Friendly® hospital designation. This prestigious international award recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County were awarded “A” ratings in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Baptist Golden Triangle achieved an “A” for the eighth consecutive year and is the only hospital in Mississippi to have received “A’s” every year for patient safety since Leapfrog began grading hospitals in 2012.
- Baptist Booneville, Baptist Union County, Baptist North Mississippi, Baptist Union City and Baptist Golden Triangle were recognized by Premiere Inc.'s 2020 QUEST Awards for high-value health care.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville has been rated as a top hospital in Mississippi by Becker’s Hospital Review for patient experience. Baptist Booneville is one of only three hospitals in the state to receive a five-star rating.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton was one of only 18 hospitals recognized as “BEST for Babies” for efforts to reduce infant deaths by the Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee Hospital Association.
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2019 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- Baptist Carroll County, Baptist North Mississippi, NEA Baptist Hospital, Baptist Golden Triangle Baptist Memphis and Baptist DeSoto have earned American College of Cardiology chest pain center accreditation. Hospitals receiving the accreditation must take part in a multi-faceted clinical process that includes a rigorous onsite review and monitoring for sustained success. They also have organized a team of doctors, nurses, clinicians and other administrative staff that support efforts leading to better patient education and improved patient outcomes.
- Baptist DeSoto, Baptist Memphis and Baptist North Mississippi won American Heart Association (AHA) Get With the Guidelines Stroke Awards for following the AHA's treatment guidelines for stroke care.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County earned ‘A’s’ on The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Baptist Golden Triangle achieved an “A” for the seventh consecutive year and is the only hospital in Mississippi – and one of only 41 in the United States – to have received “A’s” for patient safety since Leapfrog began grading hospitals in 2012.
Baptist Centers for Good Grief
- The Collierville Chamber of Commerce's "Excellence in Business Awards 2019" recognized Baptist Centers for Good Grief as the Healthcare Provider of the Year. This award recognizes an organization that reflects extraordinary efforts in healthcare
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center was included in Becker's Healthcare's list of "100 great hospitals in America." The hospitals included on this list have been recognized nationally for excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes, and staff and physician satisfaction. These institutions are industry leaders that have achieved advanced accreditation and certification in several specialties. The list also includes industry innovators that have sparked trends in health care technology, hospital management and patient satisfaction.
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2018 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups.
- Baptist Golden Triangle, Baptist North Mississippi, Baptist Union City, Baptist Union County and Mississippi Baptist Medical Center earned “A’s” on The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade recognizes hospitals’ efforts in meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their ability to maintain patient safety in the hospital.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto
- U.S. News & World Report ranked Baptist DeSoto No. 1 in the state for gastroenterology
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
- U.S. News & World Report ranked Mississippi Baptist Medical Center the No. 1 hospital in the state and the No. 1 hospital in the state for orthopedics.
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
- Baptist Women’s Hospital won the Large Business of the Year award from the Germantown Chamber of Commerce.
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2017 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- Baptist became the first organization in the world to receive a 10-star rating from Epic, one of the largest electronic health record providers in the nation. The distinction means that Baptist has adopted more of Epic’s nearly 700 “Gold Star items” than any other health care organization.
- Premier Inc., a leading health care improvement company, awarded Baptist Collierville, Baptist Golden Triangle, Baptist Huntingdon, Baptist Tipton, Baptist Union City, Baptist Union County and Baptist Women’s Hospital the 2017 QUEST® award for consistently providing outstanding patient care and setting a high standard in clinical excellence.
- Baptist Golden Triangle, Baptist North Mississippi, Baptist Union City and Baptist Union County earned four consecutive A's on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Scores survey. Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care.
- Baptist Medical Center earned Magnet™ designation from the American Nurses' Credentialing Center, an affiliate of the American Nurses Association.
- Baptist Medical Center was recognized in 2017 by Healthgrades as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals™ for orthopedic surgery, joint replacement and prostate surgery.
NEA Baptist
- NEA Baptist received both the Outstanding Patient Experience Award and the Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals across the country.
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2016 Awards
Baptist Memorial Health Care
- Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City earned the Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction® Centers for Maternity Care designation.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi and Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto received full chest pain accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, an international not-for-profit organization that focuses on transforming cardiovascular care.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County earned “As” in the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Scores survey.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City, and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County earned QUEST Awards for high-value health care.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City earned the Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction® Centers for Maternity Care designation.
- The Universal Parenting Place was among four programs from across the nation named a Program of Promise through the Hospital Charitable Services Awards, a national program sponsored by Jackson Healthcare.
- The American Heart Association recognized hospitals across the country that successfully participates in its health care quality programs. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis and Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto were recognized for their stroke care. Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle earned recognition for their heart care through the AHA’s Mission Lifeline program.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun
- The Mississippi Rural Health Association named Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun as one of the state’s top rural hospitals.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville received the Press Ganey 2016 Guardian of Excellence Award® for outstanding scores in an outpatient services care setting.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto received the 2016 Mission: Lifeline® Receiving Center Silver Recognition Award for adhering to all STEMI Receiving Center Performance Achievement indicators at least 85 percent of the time for 12 consecutive months and complying with each performance measure at least 75 percent of the time.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto was named a Blue Distinction Center of Excellence for cardiac care by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Center Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the AHA for the treatment of patients who suffer STEMIs.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle received the East Mississippi Community College’s Workforce Services “Best Practices Award”.
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
- NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital was recognized as a Blue Distinction Center (Center of Excellence) for maternity by Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
- The ambulance service at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMIs).
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County was one of only three hospitals in the nation that received the Quest award for achieving top performance in all seven of the areas measured in Premier’s Quest collaborative, including: cost and efficiency, inpatient and outpatient evidence-based care, mortality, safety, patient experience, and appropriate hospital use.
Joint Commission Accreditation
Baptist Memorial Hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission and are committed to providing high quality care and patient safety at all times. If you have concerns about the quality of care and/or patient safety provided in this organization that have not been resolved through the organization's administration, please feel free to contact Joint Commission:
- At Joint Commission's Report a Patient Safety Concern or Complaint page
- By mail to:
The Office of Quality and Patient Safety (OQPS)
The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
Receiving accreditation from the Joint Commission offers many benefits to our hospitals:
- Helps to organize and strengthen our patient safety efforts
- Provides deeming authority for Medicare certification
- Recognized by insurers and other third parties
Division of Accreditation Operations
Office of Monitoring
Joint Commission
1 Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Fax: 630-792-5636