Certifications and Honors

Certifications

• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC), the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the American College of Radiology, the Texas Department of Health and Lamaze International for childbirth education.
• In 2011, Texas Health Dallas successfully achieved Magnet designation for the second time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), an honor that recognizes hospitals for excellence in nursing services. Texas Health Dallas joins only about 3 percent of U.S. hospitals to be honored with Magnet re-designation.
• Texas Health Dallas was the first hosptial in the city to receive Cycle IV Chest Pain Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, a prestigious designation attained after meeting stringent evaluation. The hospital has also received accreditation for emergency stroke care by the Joint Commission.
  Texas Health Dallas has been designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS), one of the highest distinctions for weight-loss surgery programs in the United States.

Honors, Awards and Recognition

• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has been awarded the 2011 Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons, one of the highest honors for cancer programs in the United States. The honor is the highest accreditation given by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
• In 2012, Texas Health Dallas’ laboratory services was named Advance Magazine’s Laboratory of the Year.
• 229 physicians with active privileges on the medical staffs at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas were recognized on the 2011 D magazine "Best Doctors" list.
• In 2012, the Texas Nurses Association named 10 nurses on staff to its annual list of "Great 100 Nurses."
• In 2012 Texas Health Dallas was named “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Dallas County by DallasChild magazine readers.
• Texas Health Dallas is the first hospital in Texas and only the second in the nation to receive accreditation for Stroke Specialty Programs by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
• In 2007, Texas Health Dallas is proud to be recognized as a U.S. News and World Report Best Hospital for Digestive Disorders, Neurology and Neurosurgery and Orthopedics specialties.
• The Assisted Reproductive Technology Services (ARTS) Program, was named one of the "10 Best Fertility Centers" in the United States, as researched by Child magazine.
• Five Texas Health Dallas nurses received the prestigious Circle of Excellence Member Awards from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.