Quality Awards for Quality Care
Healthgrades evaluates hospital quality for conditions and procedures based solely on clinical outcomes to help consumers understand, compare and evaluate hospital performance.
Outstanding Patient Experience Award™
Healthgrades evaluates patient experience performance based on 10 patient experience measures, using data collected from surveys of the hospital’s own patients. Hospitals in the top 15% with the highest overall patient experience scores are recognized as Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ recipients. Click here for an overview, or read our full methodology. For some quick statistics, check out our Press Release!
Award Winners Near Seattle (madison Park)
- UW Medical Center-Montlake
- Virginia Mason Medical Center
- Jefferson Healthcare
- Confluence Health Hospital | Mares Campus
- Confluence Health Hospital | Central Campus
- Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
- Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
- Providence Portland Medical Center
- Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center
- OHSU Hospital-Marquam Hill Campus
- Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
- Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
- Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Why Hospital Quality Matters
Healthgrades evaluates hospital quality for conditions and procedures based solely on clinical outcomes to help consumers understand, compare and evaluate hospital performance.
How We Evaluate Hospital QualityPatient Safety Excellence Award™
The Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recognizes hospitals that have the lowest occurrences of 14 preventable patient safety events, including injuries, infections, and other serious conditions. These hospitals are in the top 10% in the nation for patient safety.
Award Winners Near Seattle (madison Park)
- Evergreenhealth Medical Center-Kirkland
- Swedish Edmonds Campus
- Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
- PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
- Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
- OHSU Hospital-Marquam Hill Campus
- Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
- Lourdes Medical Center
- Salem Hospital
- Providence Holy Family Hospital
- Providence Medford Medical Center
- West Valley Medical Center
- Shasta Regional Medical Center
- Enloe Medical Center
America’s Best Hospitals™
Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals™ consistently exhibit exceptional, comprehensive quality care. This premier distinction is based solely on clinical quality outcomes for 31 conditions and procedures. Simply put, patients are more likely to have a successful treatment without major complications—and have a lower chance of dying—at America’s Best Hospitals. See here for more information, and prior year's materials.
Award Winners Near Seattle (madison Park)
- Evergreenhealth Medical Center-Kirkland
- Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
- Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
- Enloe Medical Center
- Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center
- Sutter Roseville Medical Center
- Sutter Medical Center-Ose Adams Medical Pavilion
- UC Davis Medical Center
- Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
- St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Campus
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
- CPMC Van Ness Campus
- St. Mary's Medical Center
Find a Hospital
Specialty Excellence Awards™
Healthgrades recognizes hospitals that deliver superior patient outcomes for 16+ specialties. Click below to see recipients for each specialty, including the latest results for our NEW Outpatient Prostate Care Award. To see Healthgrades' complete inpatient and outpatient methodologies, click here.
Specialty Categories
- Cardiac Care
- Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Intervention
- Cranial Neurosurgery
- Critical Care
- Gastrointestinal Care
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Joint Replacement
- Neurosciences
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Outpatient Joint Replacement
- Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery
- Outpatient Prostate Care
- Prostate Surgery
- Pulmonary Care
- Spine Surgery
- Stroke Care
- Surgical Care
- Vascular Surgery
America’s 50 & 100 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care™
New for 2025: Healthgrades recognizes America's 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Prostate Care™!
Within the Specialty Excellence recipient lists, we further distinguish the nation’s top hospitals for specialty care. In 11 specialty areas, we highlight hospitals that stand out as America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care™. For Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Care, and Vascular Surgery, we spotlight recipients among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care™.
Specialty Categories
- Cardiac Care
- Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Intervention
- Cranial Neurosurgery
- Critical Care
- Gastrointestinal Care
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Joint Replacement
- Neurosciences
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Outpatient Joint Replacement
- Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery
- Outpatient Prostate Care
- Prostate Surgery
- Pulmonary Care
- Spine Surgery
- Stroke Care
- Surgical Care
- Vascular Surgery
Specialty State Rankings
Healthgrades releases State Rankings for many of our Specialty Excellence Awards categories. Click here for our methodology and here for a listing of all recipients.
State Rankings for WA
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care Excellence Awards™
Each year, Healthgrades analyzes the quality of care of patients during and after childbirth, and for the most common gynecologic procedures at U.S. hospitals. Patients who deliver or have gynecologic procedures at recognized hospitals have a lower risk of experiencing a complication during their hospital stay.
Award Winners Near Seattle (madison Park)
- Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award
- Labor And Delivery Excellence Award
- Obstetrics And Gynecology Excellence Award
Health Systems
Half of all Americans who see a doctor annually visit healthgrades.com—will they choose your health system? Learn more about how you can attract new patients as a Healthgrades partner.