Vanguard Weiss Memorial Hospital is proud to share the recent honors, awards and distinctions its staff, volunteers, departments and clinical programs have earned:
- 2013 BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Blue Distinction Center+ for Quality and Efficiency in Knee and Hip Replacement
- 2012 Gift of Life Award from the National Kidney Foundation
- 2012 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures recognition from The Joint Commission
- 2012 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Chicago metro area rankings (27th)
- 2012 Purnendu Gupta, MD, medical director of the Chicago Spine Center at Weiss, was recognized by Becker’s Orthopedic & Pain Management Review as “One of the 207 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know.”
- 2012 Orthopedic surgeon Henry Finn, MD, and plastic surgeon Lawrence Zachary, MD, were recognized in Chicago Magazine’s “Top Doctors” issue
- 2011 Press Ganey Top Improver Award: Patient Satisfaction—Emergency Department
- 2011 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Chicago metro area rankings (34th)
- 2011 Aetna Institute of Quality
- 2011 BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Blue Distinction Center
- 2011 Purnendu Gupta, MD, medical director of the Chicago Spine Center at Weiss, was recognized by Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review as one of the nation’s top 100 spinal specialists
- 2011 Practice Greenhealth Partner Recognition Award
- 2011 Governor’s Home Town Award: Volunteer-run Uptown Farmers Market and Urban Rooftop Farm
- 2011 U.S.News Midwest Top Doctors List: 17 Weiss physicians in 13 specialties are recognized by their peers
- 2010 Lincoln Bronze Award for Commitment to Excellence
- 2010 Press Ganey Top Improver Award: Patient Satisfaction—Outpatient
- 2010 Gallup Great Workplace Award and ranked top 10 percent nationally of all facilities in Gallup Engagement scores
- 2010 Excellence through Insight award for “Overall Physician Satisfaction” by HealthStream Research
- 2010 Top Employee Engagement (Vanguard Health), 90th percentile
- 2010 Orthopedic surgeon Henry Finn, MD, and plastic surgeon Lawrence Zachary, MD, recognized in Chicago Magazine’s “Top Doctors” issue