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 the best hospital in North Alabama, number two hospital in the state and rated "High Performing" in 12 clinical areas -- hip fracture, hip replacement, knee replacement, heart bypass surgery, aortic valve surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, pacemaker implantation, colon cancer surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), gynecological surgery, lung cancer surgery, gynecological surgery, and leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma -- for 2025-26 by U.S. News and World Report
- Named "America's Best-In-State-Employers" by Forbes, 2022, 2024 & 2025
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Accredited by American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer®
- 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
- Earned Huntsville Best Place for Working Parents® business designation from The Best Place for Working Parents®
- Certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
