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Accreditation & Awards

North Vista Hospital is continually prepared for surveys in order to ensure compliance with the highest levels of quality care and patient safety standards as set by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services and many other regulatory, licensing and accrediting agencies.

North Vista Hospital has been recognized for its excellent performance on social responsibility, receiving an “A” Grade on the Lown Institute Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility. The Index is the first ranking to measure social responsibility of more than 3,600 U.S. hospitals nationwide and applies never-before-used metrics such as racial inclusivity, avoidance of overuse, and community benefits.

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Leapfrog Grade A

Congratulations to our entire staff for ranking among the top hospitals in America!

Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award

Healthgrade Awards

Treatment of Diabetic Emergencies

Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleed

Treatment of Heart Failure

Five Star Recipient for Bariatrics

Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award

North Vista has maintained the Center of Excellence in Bariatrics. North Vista is accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. The Surgeons and hospital combine expertise, personalized care, and advanced technology for the Bariatric Program. Along with the Center of Excellence, North Vista has maintained the Blue Distinction Specialty Care Award.

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Anthem Designated Blue Distinction Center+ for Bariatric Surgery

North Vista Hospital is proud to share that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recognized the facility with a BDC+ for Bariatric Surgery designation through the Blue Distinction® Specialty Care program.

Bariatric Surgery Five Star Recipient

North Vista is continued to be prepared for our Bariatric surveys. We ensure that we are compliant with the highest levels of quality care and safety for our Bariatric Patients. North Vista has maintained its compliance with all the Standards that the MBS has implemented for us which has enabled North Vista to receive the Five Star Recipient for 2022.

MBSAQIP-Seal

Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Accreditation & Quality Improvement Program

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) combined their respective national bariatric surgery accreditation programs into a single unified program to achieve one national accreditation standard for bariatric surgery centers, the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®). MBSAQIP works to advance safe, high-quality care for bariatric surgical patients through the accreditation of bariatric surgical centers. A bariatric surgical center achieves accreditation following a rigorous review process during which it proves that it can maintain certain physical resources, human resources, and standards of practice. All accredited centers report their outcomes to the MBSAQIP database.

Patient Safety Excellence Award & Treatment of Sepsis Five-Star Recipient (Healthgrades)

Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. North Vista Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence.

Treatment of Heart Failure Five Star Recipient and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleed Five-Star (Healthgrades

Five-Star awards for Treatment of Heart Failure and GI Bleeds are due to the fact that “Mortality within 30 days” of these conditions is “Better than Expected.”

Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure Silver Plus with Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Recognition

Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure Silver Plus with Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Recognition is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. North Vista Hospital has received the
American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure Silver Plus with Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Recognition. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence.

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Services

North Vista Hospital received its accreditation from the American College of Radiology for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound and Computed Tomography (CT). The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety.

Leapfrog’s 2022 Best Hospitals for Billing Ethics

Hospital stays are always stressful — and that includes the bills you get afterward. The Leapfrog Group’s Best Hospitals for Billing Ethics selected the hospitals that are most likely to keep your wallet in mind.
Leapfrog’s 2022 Best Hospitals for Ethical Billing partnered with renowned hospitals non-profit The Leapfrog Group and used data from their annual survey of more than 2,200 hospitals around the country. North Vista Hospital is in an elite group of 565.

The Joint Commission – Laboratory

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies over 22,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.

Lown Institute Award – Most Racially Inclusive Hospital in Nevada

Lown Institute Award examines racial inclusivity of more than 3,200 U.S. hospitals to assess which are best at serving the people of color in their communities. For the ranking, Lown looked at how well the demographics of a hospital’s Medicare patients matched the demographics of that facility’s surrounding communities. Lown said hospitals received a higher ranking if they had higher patient counts from ZIP codes with greater proportions of nonwhite patients compared to their “community area” radius, defined by “the distance from which about 90 percent of the hospital’s Medicare patients travel.”

National Hospital Organ Donation Campaign Platinum Recognition

For saving and improving lives by promoting the lifesaving gift of organ, eye, and tissue donation amongst colleagues and communities and increasing registered organ, eye, and tissue donors across the country.