Awards and Recognition

Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

UAB Medicine was designated Health Care Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation receiving a perfect score in each of the four scoring categories.

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Outstanding Patient Experience Award

Healthgrades recognizes hospitals for providing an outstanding patient experience based on patient survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care

Healthgrades recognizes hospitals for superior clinical performance and patient outcomes. Patients receiving this care have a lower risk of death at hospitals receiving this distinction.

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America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award

Healthgrades recognizes hospitals for superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery. Patients receiving this care have a lower risk of death at hospitals receiving this distinction.

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Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare

Becker’s Hospital Review recognizes UAB Medicine for emphasizing employee health and wellness, and providing a variety of services available to employees.

Best Family Eye Care

UAB’s Callahan Eye Center was ranked highest by Birmingham Magazine in the Best of Birmingham Family and Kids edition.

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Best Women’s Health Facility

UAB’s Women’s and Infants Center was ranked highest by Birmingham Magazine in the Best of Birmingham Family and Kids edition.

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Health Care’s Most Wired

Consistently recognized by the American Hospital Association for being a leader in leveraging IT to improve performance for value-based health care.

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100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience

The Women’s Choice Award recognizes UAB Medicine for the highest standards of patient care.

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Worksite Innovation Award

The American Heart Association recognizes UAB Medicine’s efforts to creatively implement programs to promote physical activity in the workplace and/or community.

Best Hospital NICU

Alabama Baby and Child magazine recognizes UAB Medicine’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for providing the highest and most comprehensive care in Alabama.

Consumer Choice Award

Recognized by the National Research Corporation with this honor that is considered the nation’s most comprehensive consumer assessment of the health care industry.

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US News & World Report

UAB Medicine is ranked no. 1 in Alabama and among the top institutions in the Southeast and the nation with 10 nationally-ranked medical programs

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Best Doctors

More than 350 UAB Health System physicians are honored with the designation that is reserved for the top 4% of physicians in America.

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"A" Grade in Patient Safety

The Leapfrog group has award both University Hospital and UAB Hospital-Highlands the Patient Safety Grade A.

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100 Great Hospitals in the United States

Becker’s Hospital Review named UAB Hospital as the only hospital in Alabama to make the list.

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Supply Chain Performance Excellence

Vizient recognizes UAB Medicine as one of the Top 5 Academic Medical Centers to provide cost-effective, patient-centered care.

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Fifth Consecutive Magnet Designation

UAB was granted recognition as a Magnet-designated organization for the fifth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program®.

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50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals

Fortune/IBM Watson Health consistently ranks UAB Medicine among the 50 top hospitals in the United States for cardiovascular care.