Recognition for Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital
Hospital Achievements
The Joint Commission Accreditation 
The Joint Commission accredits healthcare organizations which meet its rigorous performance standards for delivering safe, high quality care.
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U.S. News & World Report Names Southwest Healthcare a High Performing Hospital for Stroke, COPD, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure (2022-2023)
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Southwest Healthcare System as a 2022-2023 High Performing Hospital for Stroke, COPD, Heart Failure, and Kidney Failure. This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures and Conditions ratings.
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"A" Rating in The Leapfrog Group's Hospital Safety Grade Spring 2019
The designation recognizes Southwest Healthcare System’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving healthcare quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care.
Top Hospital Award from The Leapfrog Group (2018)
Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Rancho Springs Hospital was named a Top General Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive.
Rady Children’s at Rancho Springs Medical Center awarded Top Performer from Professional Research Consultants, Inc (2018)
Rady Children’s Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Rancho Springs Medical Center received the Top Performer Award from Professional Research Consultants, Inc. (PRC) for Overall Quality of Care, recognizing the achievement of 100 percent in patient satisfaction scores.
Maternity and NICU Awards
U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care (2024)
Hospitals that receive a High Performing designation as part of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care meet a high standard in caring for parents with uncomplicated pregnancies.
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The Joint Commission Perinatal Care Certification (2019)
Rancho Springs Medical Center, a campus of Southwest Healthcare System, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Perinatal Care Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and comprehensive patient care. Rancho Springs Medical Center is one of only seven hospitals in California to receive this honor.
Rady Children's Certified Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (2019)
This award is the highest level NICU awarded in Southwest Riverside County.
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Award of Excellence for Lactation Care (2019)
This award recognizes Rancho Springs for excellence in lactation care services.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Center of Distinction for Delivering Outstanding Maternity Care (2018)
Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated hospitals that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical community.
Stroke Services Awards
Advanced Primary Stroke Center Re-Certification from The Joint Commission (2019)
The Gold Seal of Approval mark represents a symbol of quality from the Joint Commission.
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American Heart Association/American Stroke 
Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll (2018)
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with tools and resources to increase adherence to the latest research-based guidelines.
Surgery Awards
Surgical Review Corporation Accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery (2023)
This accreditation recognizes Rancho Springs' commitment and high standard of delivery of quality patient care and safety. The hospital is also celebrating its 10th anniversary of being the first hospital in the region to offer robotic surgical procedures to the surrounding communities.