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Awards & Recognition

  • For an unprecedented 14 years, we were named one of the Top 100 Hospitals and Top Five "Major Teaching Hospitals" by Thomson Reuters. NorthShore is the only hospital system in the country to ever have achieved this consistency of performance nationwide.
  • The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) formally designated NorthShore University HeathSystem as a "Magnet" hospital in March 2010. Magnet designation represents the highest available honor for nursing excellence. The Magnet Recognition Program is based on five model components – transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements, and empirical quality results.
  • NorthShore ranked No. 9 in the nation among Comprehensive Independent Research Hospitals in funding from the National Institutes of Health. We continue to rank No. 1 in Illinois.
  • On the technology front, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) named NorthShore as one of the top six healthcare provider organizations nationwide for successful implementation of a fully automated electronic medical records (EMR) system.
  • For the fifth year in a row, NorthShore was named one of the nation's Most Wired hospital systems. Our national leadership in EMR enabled key patient care benefits.
  • In recognition of our commitment to patient safety, NorthShore received the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for our methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Reduction Program, acknowledging our national leadership in attacking this serious threat to healthcare safety.
  • For the second time, NorthShore received both accreditation and an outstanding designation award for the quality of our cancer-related programs from the Commission on Cancer (CoC). Fewer than 10 percent of U.S. healthcare systems receive this recognition. The CoC-accredited hospitals comprise just 25 percent of all U.S. hospitals but care for 80 percent of the cancer patients across the country.
  • The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recognized the NorthShore Medical Group for its innovation and demonstrated track record in providing patients with access to safe, efficient and patient-centered care. This honor distinguishes our Medical Group as one of America's best for demonstrated success in implementing superior patient care.