Nationally Recognized for Quality, Patient Experience and More

At Ridgeview, quality and safety are top priorities. Recognition for the following achievements is a direct result of a staff that never loses sight of these priorities:

• Outstanding Patient Experience Award™
• One of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics by Women’s Choice Award
• One of America’s Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement and Surgical Care
  
• Five-star rating by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Waconia and Chaska hospital campuses’ designation as Acute stroke ready Hospitals
• Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (Waconia Campus)
• Cardiac Rehabilitation certification (Waconia Campus) 
• Emergency Department at Two Twelve Medical Center designated Level 4 Trauma Hospital

Accreditations

Ridgeview is accredited by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), ensuring that certain health and safety requirements are met to best serve patients. DNV's accreditation program is based on innovation and accountability and requires continual quality improvement. Learn how to report a concern about Ridgeview to our accrediting agency.

Ridgeview’s Sleep Medicine program includes a sleep clinic that is one of only 21 accredited sleep centers in Minnesota.

Ridgeview's Oncology program is nationally recognized by the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) Commission on Cancer.

Imaging services are accredited in MRI, ultrasound and mammography by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR evaluates images submitted by facilities and issues accreditations to those that achieve high performance and quality standards.

Partnerships for Quality

Ridgeview is aligned with several key organizations dedicated to ongoing health care industry improvements such as:

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world. Founded in 1991, IHI is a reliable source of energy, knowledge and support for a continual campaign to improve health care worldwide. The Institute helps accelerate change in health care by cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care and turning those ideas into action.

Vizient is a health care provider alliance of more than 2,400 not-for-profit, community-based health care organizations. It helps members deliver safe, effective and cost-efficient care through both national and local support. Founded in 1977, Vizient's mission is to improve members’ clinical and economic performances by providing industry-leading, supply-chain management services and facilitating the development of member networks to drive sustainable results.

More Information

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a consumer website called Hospital Compare. Here you can find information about how Ridgeview and other hospitals nationwide treat patients with three of the most common medical conditions requiring hospitalization. These conditions are heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia.