Independent Measures of Excellence

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval

The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the U.S. and is recognized nationally as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting performance standards. Wake Forest Baptist is fully accredited with no recommendations for compliance improvement.

America's Best Hospitals

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is ranked among the nation's best hospitals for Cancer, Gynecology, Kidney Disorders, Urology in U.S. News & World Report's 2011-2012 Best Hospitals, online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals. (July 2011)

America’s Top Doctors

In 2011, Castle Connolly partnered with U.S. News & World Report to develop their annual "Top Doctors" list. 94 physicians from Wake Forest Baptist are named on it-- 53 of those are cited among the best in the nation.  (July 2011)

Most Connected Hospitals

U.S. News & World report recognizes Wake Forest Baptist as one of the 188 "Most Connected Hospitals" in the country for our use of electronic medical records. (July 2011)

 Best Doctors in America

The 2011-2012 Best Doctors in America® database includes 293 physicians from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 36.9 percent increase from the 2009-2010 list.

See who is on the list.

Magnet Nurse Award

Recognizing quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice, ANCC’s Magnet Recognition Program^® provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care that they can expect to receive. Nursing at WFBMC is in the top 2% of Magnet facilities designated in 1999, 2003 and 2009.

NRC Consumer Choice Award

Since 1999, Wake Forest Baptist has been selected by area residents as their Top Consumer Choice for hospital care. The award is determined by an independent survey from the National Research Corporation based on overall quality, best image and reputation, and best doctors and nurses.