There are no higher priorities at Huntsville Hospital than providing quality care and excellent service to our patients and their families. Our efforts are evaluated and confirmed by several outside organizations and agencies. Among our recent certifications, recognitions and awards are:
- Full accreditation by The Joint Commission
- Named a 2026-27 Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report and rated “High Performing” in 11 clinical areas: leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; colon cancer surgery; gynecological cancer surgery; lung cancer surgery; abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); heart bypass surgery; hip replacement; pacemaker implantation; prostate cancer surgery; and ear, nose and throat surgery.
- Named "America's Best-In-State-Employers" by Forbes, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- Newsweek named Huntsville Hospital one of "America's Greatest Workplaces," 2026
- Newsweek named Huntsville Hospital one of "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women," 2025
- Newsweek named Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children among “America’s Best Maternity Hospitals,” 2024 & 2025
- Earned Huntsville Best Place for Working Parents® business designation from The Best Place for Working Parents®
- Named the first (and only) Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence in Alabama, 2026
- Accredited by American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer®
- Received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association 2025 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus with Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite, Advanced Therapy and Target: Type II Diabetes Honor Roll Status.
- Received perfect scores on the inspections of the Breast Centers at Huntsville Hospital and Madison Hospital
- Near perfect scores in the evaluation of the Laboratory, one of the largest and most technologically advanced laboratories in the U.S., by the College of American Pathology
- First in Alabama to be awarded advanced certification with The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) program
- Certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
- Recertified as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center providing Thrombectomy Services by the Joint Commission.
- Received the American Heart Association’s 2025 Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus.
- Healthgrades recognized Huntsville Hospital for the following clinical achievements:
- America's 50 Best Cardiac Surgery for 9 years in a row (2015-2023)
- Five-Star Distinction for Coronary Bypass Surgery for 15 years in a row (2008-2022)
- Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award (2014-2021)
- Five-Star Distinction for Defibrillator Procedures (2020-2021)
- Five-Star Distinction for Repair of Abdominal Aorta (2021)
- Five-Star Distinction for Spinal Fusion Surgery for 3 years in a row (2017-2019)
- Five-Star Distinction for Total Knee Replacement in 2019
- Named by Becker’s Review as “One of the Top 100 Hospitals in the Nation with Great Heart Programs”
- One of two hospitals in Alabama given the highest rating for knee replacement surgery by Consumer Reports magazine
- Awarded Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blue Distinction Center+ recognition for cardiac care, spine surgery, bariatric surgery (gastric band and gastric stapling) and maternity care programs
- Wound Care Center awarded Center of Distinction 2025 by Healogics
- American Heart Association® 2026 Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award
- Named one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026
