Awards and Achievements
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System Awards and Achievements
All Premier Health Hospitals Earn 'A's from the Leapfrog Group
The Leapfrog Group has awarded an "A" safety grade for fall 2024 to all Premier Health hospitals: Atrium Medical Center, Miami Valley Hospital, Miami Valley Hospital North, Miami Valley Hospital South, and Upper Valley Medical Center.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
Premier Health Hospitals Honored for Excellence in Stroke Treatment
2024 - Several Premier Health hospitals have received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Quality Achievement Awards for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
Miami Valley Hospital and Miami Valley Hospital South received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Atrium Medical Center and Upper Valley Medical Center received the Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Additionally, Miami Valley Hospital received the Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll. Atrium Medical Center, Miami Valley Hospital and Upper Valley Medical Center also received the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll recognition.
Dayton Business Journal 2024 Diversity in Business Awards Honor Individuals
Stacey Lawson, Sharon White, and Danotta Hamilton have been named 2024 Dayton Business Journal Diversity Champions. Individuals are honored within the community from for-profit and nonprofit organizations who have shown outstanding initiative to promote diversity and inclusion either in the organization or community, making a positive difference in others’ lives through contributions to social justice, equality, and diversity.
Premier Health Named Winner of Dayton Business Journal 2024 Diversity in Business Awards
The Dayton Business Journal 2024 Diversity in Business Awards recognize organizations that have contributed to harnessing diversity within their work forces and actively taking the lead to promote and champion the business case for diversity within the community or their industries. Premier Health has been named the 2024 large company winner.
Modern Healthcare Recognizes Premier Health for Leading in Diversity
Premier Health is one of nine organizations across the nation being recognized by Modern Healthcare as a top diversity organization in 2022. The organizations are being recognized for demonstrating a commitment to diversity in their workforces, including at an executive and board level, according to Modern Healthcare. Premier Health was recognized specifically for:
- its emerging talent academy, which provides potential new leaders an opportunity to participate in a 12-week leadership development program.
- its seven employee resource groups, which provide opportunities for community engagement, networking, leadership development, and fostering a sense of inclusion and belonging.
Premier Health First in Ohio, Second in Nation to Achieve System-Wide Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation
October 2023 – Premier Health has again been awarded a system-wide Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). This distinction recognizes emergency departments that provide excellent care for older adults. The health system previously achieved this accreditation in 2020 and was the first system in Ohio and the second in the nation to do so.
The bronze standard Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation applies to Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Miami Valley Hospital Austin Boulevard Emergency Center in Miamisburg, Miami Valley Hospital Jamestown Emergency Center in Jamestown, Miami Valley Hospital North in Englewood, Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, and Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy; and now also includes Miami Valley Hospital Beavercreek Emergency Center, which opened in 2022.
Premier Health Among 2022 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America
For the second year in a row, Premier Health has been named one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers® for its investment in the health and well-being of employees. This award honors organizations that demonstrate care for their people by investing in health and well-being solutions and initiatives.
Premier Health Workplace Diversity Award
In 2017, the Greater Dayton Workplace Diversity Award was renamed to the Premier Health Workplace Diversity Award, honoring Premier Health, the award’s first winner. Premier Health was recognized as the gold standard for diversity in the workplace, a role model in the community, and a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion. The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the National Conference for Community & Justice of Greater Dayton have presented this award since 2006 to companies that foster an inclusive work environment in which all employees are inspired to contribute through different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
40 Under 40 Award
Dr. Fadi Tayim was awarded the Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 for 2024, which is determined largely by community service and professional accomplishments.
Atrium Medical Center Awards and Achievements
Rehabilitation Nationally Ranked By U.S. News & World Report
2022 - Among all hospitals nationwide, Atrium Medical Center was ranked 50th in the nation for rehabilitation services, according to U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News & World Report Quality Awards
Atrium Medical Center achieved a “high performing” designation from U.S. News & World Report in Maternity Care for 2024-2025.
2024 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™
This award ranks Atrium Medical Center among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for patient safety. The Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recognizes hospitals for their performance in safeguarding patients from serious and potentially preventable complications during their hospital stay.
Miami Valley Hospital Awards and Achievements
Ranked Ninth In Ohio By U.S. News & World Report
Miami Valley Hospital ranked ninth among Ohio’s hospitals in the 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. For the eighth consecutive year, the hospital achieved the highest ranking in the Dayton metropolitan area. The distinction includes Miami Valley Hospital North in Englewood and Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville.
U.S. News & World Report Quality Awards
Miami Valley Hospital achieved a “high performing” designation from U.S. News & World Report in Maternity Care for 2024-2025.
Healthgrades Quality Awards
Miami Valley Hospital has earned a five-star rating for Treatment of Heart Failure for nineteen years in a row (2007-2025).
Upper Valley Medical Center Awards and Achievements
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report Upper Valley Medical Center achieved a “high performing” designation from U.S. News & World Report 2022 for treatment of kidney failure for the second consecutive year.
2024 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™
This award ranks Upper Valley Medical Center among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation for patient safety. The Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recognizes hospitals for their performance in safeguarding patients from serious and potentially
preventable complications during their hospital stay.
2025 Healthgrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™
The Healthgrades Stroke Excellence Award™ places Upper Valley Medical Center in the top 10% in the nation for treatment of stroke for 2025.
View all Upper Valley Medical Center Awards and Recognition.
Fidelity Health Care Awards and Achievements
Fidelity Health Care was named to the Top 500 of the 2019 HomeCare Elite, the 12th consecutive year Premier Health’s home health agency has been recognized on the list of top-performing home health agencies in the United States. HomeCare Elite compiles the most successful Medicare-certified home health providers in the country. This annual review identifies top agencies by measuring performance in quality outcomes, implementation of best practices, patient experience, quality improvement and consistency, and financial health.
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