Awards and Accreditations

Learn about the awards and accreditations earned by Palmdale Regional Medical Center.

Accredited by The Joint Commission

Named a 2022-2023 High Performing Hospital for Kidney Failure, Heart Failure and COPD by U.S. News & World Report

Stroke Care

Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission

American Heart Association® Mission: Lifeline and Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 
 

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines^®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval^® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers

Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery

Blue Distinction® Center+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries (2021)

Blue Distinction® Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement by Anthem Blue Cross (2020)

Weight-Loss Surgery

Accredited as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®)

Aetna Institutes of Quality® for Bariatric Surgery

Anthem Blue Cross® Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery

Cardiology

American Heart Association® Mission: Lifeline and Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 
 

Named a 2022-2023 High Performing Hospital for Heart Failure by U.S. News & World Report

American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines^®-Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award 

Spine Surgery

Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery by Blue Shield of California and Anthem Blue Cross