UPMC is renowned both nationally and internationally for providing exemplary, lifesaving stroke care, and it has garnered numerous accolades and recognition for excellence in this field.
Stroke care awards and recognitions by region and hospital include:
Southwest Pa.
UPMC East
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines (R) - Stroke Silver Plus Award.
UPMC McKeesport
- Acute Stroke Ready Hospital (ASRH) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Mercy
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll, and Target Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll.
- Thombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Passavant–Cranberry
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Passavant–McCandless
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Presbyterian
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll, and Target Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll.
- Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Shadyside
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award and Target Stroke Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC St. Margaret
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Silver Plus Award.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Washington
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) by the Joint Commission.
Northwest Pa. and Western New York
UPMC Hamot
- American Heart Association/Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll, and Target Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll.
- Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Jameson
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines (R) - Stroke Bronze Award.
UPMC Northwest
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) by The Joint Commission.
Central Pa.
UPMC Carlisle
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Elite Honor Roll, and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Community Osteopathic
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Honor Roll, and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Disease-specific certification by The Joint Commission for stroke, heart failure, total hip replacement, total knee replacement, and spine surgery (with UPMC Harrisburg and UPMC West Shore).
- Healthgrades Specialty Clinical Quality Awards — America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification from The Joint Commission.
UPMC Hanover
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Elite Honor Roll, and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Harrisburg
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Honor Roll, and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- American Stroke Association Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready Certification.
- Gold Seal of Approval® by The Joint Commission.
- Healthgrades Specialty Clinical Quality Awards — America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™.
- Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) certification from The Joint Commission.
UPMC Lititz
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Memorial
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Honor Roll, and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC West Shore
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Honor Roll, and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification from The Joint Commission.
North Central Pa.
UPMC Cole
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Rural Stroke Bronze.
UPMC Muncy
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Rural Stroke Gold.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Outpatient Emergency Department in Lock Haven
- Gold Seal of Approval® by The Joint Commission.
- Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready Certification from the American Stroke Association.
UPMC Wellsboro
- Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by The Joint Commission
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Silver Plus Awards, and Rural Stroke Bronze.
UPMC Williamsport
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Bronze Award.
- Healthgrades Specialty Clinical Quality Awards — Stroke Care Excellence Award™.
- Successful recertification surveys from The Joint Commission for Stroke, Brain Injury, and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (2023).
West Central Pa.
UPMC Altoona
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award, Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll, Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, and Target Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll.
- Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
UPMC Bedford
- Acute Stroke Ready Hospital (ASRH) certification from The Joint Commission.
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
UPMC Somerset
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Elite Honor Roll, and Rural Stroke Gold Award.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification from The Joint Commission.
Maryland and West Virginia
UPMC Western Maryland
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Award, Target Stroke Honor Roll, and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification by The Joint Commission.
