We are privileged to serve our community and honored to be recognized for our high-quality care and community commitment.
Foster G. McGaw Prize
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is the recipient of the 2018 Foster G. McGaw Prize. The award recognizes health care organizations that are committed to community service through programs that demonstrate a passion and continuous commitment to making communities healthier and more vital. One health care organization from across the country is honored each year.
Joint Commission Certification
Certification from the independent, nonprofit Joint Commission is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. Lancaster General Hospital has received a number of Joint Commission certifications, including in hip and knee replacement, hip fracture, and advanced certification in stroke care and ventricular assist device.
Magnet Recognized Hospital for Nursing Excellence
Lancaster General Hospital attained four-year Magnet® recognition for the fifth time in 2021, as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing and is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
Healthgrades' America's 50 Best Hospitals
Lancaster General Hospital is named to Healthgrades’ America’s 50 Best Hospitals list for 2023. The list is based on clinical quality outcomes and rewards excellence over a multiyear time period. Hospitals named to the list are in the top 1 percent of hospitals in the nation for providing overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of conditions and procedures consistently for at least six consecutive years.
CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings
Lancaster General Hospital earned a five-star rating—the highest available—from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in its Hospital Compare Star Ratings. The rating system summarizes more than 50 inpatient and outpatient quality measures to help patients make decisions regarding where to receive care, while also encouraging hospitals to continually improve the quality of care they provide.
Blue Cross | Blue Shield Blue Distinction Specialty Care
Lancaster General Hospital is recognized by Independence Blue Cross as a Blue Distinction Center for proven expertise, high quality care and patient results in these specialties: cardiac care, hip replacement, knee replacement and bariatric surgery.
Lancaster General Hospital is recognized by Capital Blue Cross as a Blue Distinction Center for bariatric surgery and cardiac care, and a Blue Distinction Center+ for knee and hip replacement, maternity care, and spine surgery.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration VPP Star
Lancaster General Hospital is recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with VPP (Voluntary Protection Programs) Star Status. This prestigious honor includes Lancaster General Hospital and facilities and services associated with its license, including BURLE, Women & Babies Hospital and 14 outpatient centers, including the Downtown and Suburban pavilions. VPP recognizes organizations and employees for implementing effective safety and health management systems and maintaining injury and illness rates below national averages.
HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award for Electronic Medical Records Use
Lancaster General Hospital attained the acute care Stage 7 award for an advanced patient record environment from Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics. Stage 7 is the highest level on the Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model℠ (EMRAM), which is used to track Electronic Medical Record (EMR) progress at hospitals and health systems. Stage 7 hospitals operate in a paperless environment and represent best practices in implementing EMR.
"Most Wired" Hospitals
Lancaster General Hospital has earned the 2021 College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a certified level 8 in the acute and ambulatory categories. Most Wired health-care organizations effectively apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs to improve health and care in their communities.
Three-Star Rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Lancaster General Health has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Lancaster General among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States and Canada.
The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs across the United States and Canada. The star rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant.
Approximately 20 percent of participants receive the three-star rating for isolated CABG surgery. The latest analysis of data for CABG surgery covers a 3-year period, from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023.