Vassar Brother Medical Center Awards and Accreditations
View the full listVassar 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.Read more
Recognized as a best regional hospital for excellence by U.S. News & World Report with high performing ratings for several categories
Recipient of Healthgrades® 'America's 50 Best Hospitals' Award™
Designated by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Robotic Center of Excellence
Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Recognized for high performance in treatment of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma
Recognized for high performance in lung cancer surgery
Recognized for high performance in pneumonia treatment
Recognized for high performance in stroke treatment
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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
Women's Choice Award
- Women's Choice Award Best Hospital — 2025
- Heart care — Top 5% of hospitals
- 'B' rating for quality and patient safety — Fall 2024
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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
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Diabetes
U.S. News & World Report
- High performing in diabetes treatment — 2023–2024
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Digestive Health
Healthgrades
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™ — 2024
- Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ — 2023–2024
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery Award™ — 2023
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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
U.S. News & World Report
- High Performing — 2024–2025
- Heart attack
- Heart bypass surgery
- Heart failure
- 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
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Imaging and RadiologyAmerican 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
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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
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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
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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
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Sleep Medicine
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited through 7/13/2027
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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
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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