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Vassar Brothers Medical Center Awards and Accreditations

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Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) has long been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, earning numerous awards and accreditations for its commitment to patient-centric care, quality and innovation. As part of Nuvance Health®, VBMC is the only hospital in the Hudson Valley recognized in the Top 1% of hospitals in the U.S. by Healthgrades. Other distinctions including its designation as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, reflect its leadership in stroke care. Housing the region’s only Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and offering groundbreaking procedures like robotic orthopedic surgery and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), VBMC continues to set the standard for exceptional, patient-centered care.
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Vassar Brothers Medical Center, part of Nuvance Health, is proud to receive the America's Top 50 Best Hospitals award from Healthgrades.

Awards
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Recognized as a best regional hospital for excellence by U.S. News & World Report with high performing ratings for several categories
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Recognized for high performance in treatment of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma
HG 50 award

Recipient of Healthgrades® 'America's 50 Best Hospitals' Award™
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Recognized for high performance in lung cancer surgery
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Designated by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Robotic Center of Excellence
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Recognized for high performance in pneumonia treatment
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Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
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Recognized for high performance in stroke treatment


 

Overall Quality

The Leapfrog Group

  • 'B' rating for quality and patient safety — Fall 2024

Healthgrades

  • America's 50 Best Hospitals' Award™  for 9 years in a row— 2017–2025      

  • America's 100 Best Hospitals' Award™  for 10 years in a row— 2014–2024

  • America's 250 Best Hospitals' Award™ for14 years in a row  — 2011–2024

  • America's 100 Best Critical Care Award™ — 2025

U.S. News and World Report

  • Best Regional Hospital — 2022–2025

High performing:

  • Colon cancer surgery — 2020–2025

  • COPD – 2022–2025

  • Diabetes — 2023–2024

  • Heart attack — 2016–2025

  • Heart failure — 2021–2025

  • Kidney failure — 2023–2025

  • Lung cancer surgery — 2023–2025

  • Pneumonia — 2022–2025

  • Pulmonary and lung surgery — 2023–2025

  • Stroke — 2022–2025

  • Treatment of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma — 2024–2025

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • Three-star rating for quality of care — October 2024

  • Three-star HCAHPS patient survey rating

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

  • Age-friendly health system participant

Women's Choice Award

  • Women's Choice Award Best Hospital — 2025

    • Heart care — Top 5% of hospitals

Cancer Care

American College of Radiology

  • Accredited center for radiation oncology

American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC)

  • Cancer program accreditation – Integrated network cancer program for Nuvance Health (in conjunction with Norwalk Hospital, Putnam Hospital and Vassar Brothers Medical Center) – Three year accreditation: 2023–2026

  • National accreditation program for rectal cancer – Three-year accreditation: 2022–2025

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)

  • Three year accreditation —2022–2025

U.S. News and World Report

  • High performing in leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma — 2024–2025

  • High performing in colon cancer surgery — 2020–2025

  • High performing lung cancer surgery — 2023–2025

Diabetes

U.S. News & World Report

  • High performing in diabetes treatment — 2023–2024

Digestive Health

Healthgrades

  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™ — 2024

  • Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ — 2023–2024

  • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery Award™ — 2023

Heart and Vascular Care

American College of Cardiology

  • Transcatheter valve certification — 2024

Healthgrades

  • 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care  Award™ — 2023–2024

  • Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ —2023–2024

  • Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ —2023–2024

  • Named among the top 5% in the nation for cardiology services — 2024

  • Named among the top 10% in the nation for cardiology services for 2 years in a row — 2023–2024

  • Named among the top 10% in the nation for coronary interventional procedures for 2 years in a row — 2023–2024

  • Five-star recipient for treatment of heart attack for 9 years in a row — 2016–2025

  • Five-star recipient for treatment of heart failure for 4 years in a row — 2021–2025

U.S. News & World Report

  • High Performing — 2024–2025

    • Heart attack

    • Heart bypass surgery

    • Heart failure

Imaging and Radiology

American College of Radiology

  • Ultrasound accreditation — Expiration: 12/2026

  • Breast imaging center of excellence — Expiration: 3/21/2025

  • Breast health program accreditation — Expiration: 7/25

  • FDA/MQSA approved mammography facility — Expiration: 7/15/2025

  • CT scan accreditation — Expiration: 12/2026

  • Nuclear medicine accreditation— Expiration: 4/2025 

  • Accredited in ultrasound – OB, small parts, abdomen and general studies

Neuroscience and Stroke Care

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

  • Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll — 2023–2024

Joint Commission

  •  Advanced thrombectomy capable stroke center through July 2025

U.S. News & World Report

  • High performing in stroke treatment — 2022–2025

Pathology

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

  • Accreditation through 10/2024

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

  • Certifies and ensures clinical labs meet strict quality control standards — Accreditation through 10/2024

Pulmonary Care

Healthgrades

  • Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ — 2024

  • Named among the top 10% in the nation for overall pulmonary services — 2024

  • Five-star recipient for treatment of pneumonia for 13 years in a row —2012–2024

U.S. News & World Report

  • High performing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — 2024–2025, 2022–2023

  • High Performing in pneumonia — 2022–2025

  • High Performing in pulmonology and lung surgery — 2023–2025

     

Sleep Medicine

  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited through 7/13/2027

Surgical Services

General Surgery

American College of Surgeons

  • NYSQIP hospital — 2024

AORN

  • Center of excellence in surgical safety: Smoke evacuation facility, AORN Go Clear Award™ — 2024

Healthgrades

  • Named among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for surgical care — 2024

  • Named among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for surgical care — 2024

Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)

  • Robotic Center of Excellence

  • Robotic Surgeon of Excellence, Dr. Choi and Dr. Farber — 2024–2027

U.S. News and World Report

  • High performing in heart bypass surgery — 2024–2025

  • High performing in lung cancer surgery — 2023–2025

  • High Performing in colon cancer surgery — 2020–2025

Trauma

  • Designated level II trauma center by American College of Surgeons/Active TQIP Center — Expiration: 6/2026

Wound Care

Undersea Hyperbaric and Medical Society (UHMS)

  • Hyperbaric unit for wound care re-accreditation — Achieved on 9/30/2024, next re-accreditation is by 10/15/2027