Awards and Recognitions

Awards and recognitions provide important benchmarks in our progress and help to motivate our staff to reach for even higher quality and safety goals.

Leapfrog Top Hospital (2009)

For the fourth year in a row, California Pacific has been recognized by the Leapfrog Group as one of the Top Hospitals in the nation for Quality and Safety. We are one of only three hospitals in the nation to be included in this prestigious list for four consecutive years. This voluntary survey of more than 1,200 hospitals in 41 states provides the most complete picture of hospital quality and safety available in the U.S. For more details, go to the Leapfrog Group site.

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American Stroke Association's Gold Performance Achievement Award (2008)

Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Performance Achievement AwardCalifornia Pacific received the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award by reaching the goal of treating stroke patients with 85% or higher compliance to core standard levels of care.

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Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Disorders (2008)

California Pacific was named one of America's Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Disorders by U.S. News & World Report, ranking 45th out of a total of 5,453 hospitals. Our GI team earned recognition for "making liver transplants safer, deciphering the genetics of obesity and upping the colonoscopy rate among current targets."

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NCQA Back Pain Recognition Program (2007)

 

Four of our neurosurgeons at the California Pacific Neuroscience Institute received the Physician Recognition Award from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) - Back Pain Recognition Program (BPRP). NCQA recognizes physicians who deliver superior care to millions of Americans who suffer from low back pain.

NCQA Award Winning Surgeons
(left to right) Peter Weber, M.D., Bruce McCormack, M.D., Brian Andrews, M.D., Charles Cobbs, M.D.


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VHA West Coast Performance Awards (2007)

California Pacific was selected for six Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA) West Coast Performance Awards in 2007. The awards included those for outstanding performance in heart attack, congestive heart failure (CHF), and surgical care. VHA also recognized our Community Benefit programs, which are designed to meet the unique needs of our community. California Pacific was also recognized for our outstanding achievement in Clinical Performance Improvement and High Reliability. VHA is an alliance of more than 2,400 non-profit health care organizations, including 1,400 hospitals.

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ACS NSQIP Special Quality Award (2007)

California Pacific received a Special Quality Award from the Joint Commission for our participation in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP), a nationally validated, risk-adjusted, outcomes-based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care. Hospitals participating in this program are involved in the following key components relating to improving the quality of surgical care: Data Collection, Data Monitoring and Validation, Report Generation, Data Analysis, Focus on Systems, and Feedback.

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Primary Stroke Center Certification (2006)

California Pacific was certified by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center in December 2006. This certification demonstrates our commitment to excellence in stroke management. We make exceptional efforts and exceed national standards and guidelines in significantly improving outcomes for stroke patients. There are almost 300 certified Primary Stroke Centers currently in the United States and we are one of only two certified centers in San Francisco.

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Accreditation by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (2006)

The Society of Chest Pain Centers is a patient-centric, non-profit, international organization focused on improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes and other maladies. It inaugurated an accreditation process through which they evaluate Chest Pain Centers across the country in order to ensure that these centers meet or exceed quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine. Accreditation was granted to California Pacific in May 2006.

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UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Designation (2006)

California Pacifics received the noteworthy designation as a UnitedHealth Premium cardiac specialty center for both quality and efficiency, the only hospital in Northern California with both. This designation program identifies hospitals and specialists nationwide that are leaders in providing cardiac care.

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