Awards and Accreditations of Baptist Health Hardin
Baptist Health Hardin is a member of Baptist Health, Kentucky’s largest healthcare system. We are proud of the following awards and accreditations:
- U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for COPD, Diabetes, Heart Failure and Stroke, 2023.
- Get with the Guidelines – Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, 2022.
- American College of Cardiology Chest Pain – MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award, 2022.
- Lung Screening Center of Excellence, GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, 2021.
- Designated SANE Ready Hospital, for its sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program, Office of the Inspector General.
- Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2018.
- U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for Heart Failure, Kidney Failure and Stroke, 2021.
- Outstanding Oncology Research award, University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Research Network, 2019.
- Standard & Poor’s A- grade.
- Healthgrades Patient Safety award, 2019.
- Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates Platinum Status, 2019, 2020.
- Patient Safety Excellence award™, Healthgrades, 2017.
- Women’s Choice Award® for Patient Safety, 2017.
ACCREDITATIONS
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Sleep Center.
- American Association of Blood Banks.
- American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, cardiac and pulmonary rehab.
- American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Center of Excellence for CT, mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound, and breast MRI.
- American College of Radiology for MRI body, head, MRA, musculoskeletal and spine.
- American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Cancer Care Center.
- Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, vascular laboratories.
- The Joint Commission’s Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement certification, first in Kentucky.
- The Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center certification.
U.S. News & World Report Honors



