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Elkhart General Healthcare System Awards

Over the years, Elkhart General Healthcare System has received numerous National awards and recognition.

 

2010 - Joint Replacement Excellence Award from HealthGrades, Inc.

Other 2010 HealthGrades, Inc. awards include: 

• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Joint Replacement
• Ranked Among the Top 10 (#6) in Indiana for Overall Orthopedic Services
• Ranked Among the Top 5 (#5) in Indiana for Joint Replacement
• Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement
• Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement
• Five-Star Rated for Total Hip Replacement
• Ranked Among the Top 10 (#9) in Indiana for Overall Cardiac Services
• Ranked Among the Top 10 (#8) in Indiana for Cardiology Services
• Five-Star Rated for Valve Replacement Surgery
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure

2009-2010 - Recipient of National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award.

Consumers in Elkhart County selected Elkhart General as the hospital which had the best doctors, the best nurses, and the best overall quality.

2009 - Ranked among the top hospitals in Indiana for overall cardiac services, including cardiac surgery by HealthGrades, Inc.

Other 2009 HealthGrades, Inc. awards include:

• Best Rated in the South Bend Area for Overall Cardiac Care (Three years in a row)
• Best Rated in the South Bend Area for Cardiology (Three years in a row)
• Best Rated in the South Bend Area for Cardiac Surgery
• Ranked Among the Top 5 in Indiana for Cardiac Surgery (Ranked among the Top 10 for 6 years in a row)
• Ranked Among the Top 10 in Indiana for Overall Cardiac Services
• Five-Star Rating for Treatment of Heart Failure
• Five-Star Rating for Valve Replacement Surgery

2008- American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award

Presented to Elkhart General Hospital's Regional Center for Cancer Services for the second consecutive time, the only cancer program in Northern Indiana to be so honored.  This award represents more than five years of sustained excellence in cancer care.

 

2008 - Ranked among the top hospitals in Indiana for overall cardiac services, including cardiac surgery by HealthGrades, Inc.

Five-Star Ratings Awards for:

• Coronary bypass surgery
• Treatment of heart failure
• Treatment of sepsis (infection of the blood)

 

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