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National Recognition and Awards

UW Health, a comprehensive health system that includes the renowned University of Wisconsin Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital, is recognized as one of the most progressive and prominent medical centers in the country, and the quality of our work is often recognized by influential organizations and media institutions.
 
Use the links below to learn about the major recognition and awards UW Health has garnered.
 
Recent national accolades include the following:
 
American Family Children's Hospital Ranked Among Top 50 Pediatric Hospitals

American Family Children

Madison, Wisconsin - American Family Children's Hospital is ranked among the nation's top 50 pediatric hospitals in six medical and surgical specialties, according to this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of children's hospitals.The hospi...
6/11/2013 | American Family Children's Hospital Ranked Among Top 50 Pediatric Hospitals

UW Hospital and Clinics Again Among "Best Companies for Hourly Workers"

UW Hospital and Clinics Again Among "Best Companies for Hourly Workers"

Madison, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has been named for the fourth year in a row to Working Mother magazine's list of "Best Companies for Hourly Workers." The hospital is one of only 12 employers in the U.S. to receive th...
4/02/2013 | UW Hospital and Clinics Again Among "Best Companies for Hourly Workers"

UW Hospital Named One of Nation's First Certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers

UW Hospital Named One of Nation

Madison, Wisconsin – University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics joins an elite group as one of the first hospitals in the country to receive Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Associatio...
12/05/2012 | UW Hospital Named One of Nation's First Certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers

UW Hospital and Clinics Human Resources VP Receives Honor Roll Designation

UW Hospital and Clinics Human Resources VP Receives Honor Roll Designation

Madison, Wisconsin - Janice K. Bultema, senior vice president, human resources, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, has been named one of Human Resource Executive® magazine's four Honor Roll award recipients for 2012. The award is part ...
10/04/2012 | UW Hospital and Clinics Human Resources VP Receives Honor Roll Designation

UW Hospital and Clinics Awarded for Innovations in Health Information Management

UW Hospital and Clinics Awarded for Innovations in Health Information Management

Madison, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has been nationally recognized for creative approaches in health information management that have benefited both caregivers and patients. The hospital today was awarded the A...
10/02/2012 | UW Hospital and Clinics Awarded for Innovations in Health Information Management

UW Health OPO Named Among Nation's Best

UW Health OPO Named Among Nation

Madison, Wisconsin - The UW Health Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) for being among the highest- performing programs of its kind in the country. The DHS Health...
9/28/2012 | UW Health OPO Named Among Nation's Best

UW Hospital and Clinics Among Most Connected, Wired Hospitals

UW Hospital and Clinics Among Most Connected, Wired Hospitals

Madison, Wisconsin - While UW Hospital and Clinics was recently honored as Wisconsin's No. 1 hospital by US News & World Report, two other national honors reflect the hospital's advances in the use of information technology. In the same issu...
9/18/2012 | UW Hospital and Clinics Among Most Connected, Wired Hospitals

UW Hospital and Clinics Mother of the Year: Two Kids, 80 Staff and a Rowing Team

UW Hospital and Clinics Mother of the Year: Two Kids, 80 Staff and a Rowing Team

Madison, Wisconsin - Christine Williams' day had not gotten off to a good start as she sat with her colleagues during this year's employee appreciation picnic.Before leaving home for work, Williams had a trying morning because her children were ...
9/18/2012 | UW Hospital and Clinics Mother of the Year: Two Kids, 80 Staff and a Rowing Team

Environmental Services Department Named Best in Nation

Environmental Services Department Named Best in Nation

Madison, Wisconsin - The Environmental Services Department (ESD) at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has been named the best in the nation by the Association for Healthcare Environment (AHE) and Health Facilities Management, the offi...
9/12/2012 | Environmental Services Department Named Best in Nation

American Family Children's Hospital Physicians Honored As Top Doctors

American Family Children

Madison, Wisconsin - For its annual Top Doctors feature, Madison Magazine asked doctors in the Madison area which local physicians they would recommend to their friends, family and loved ones. In the 13 pediatric specialties, the overwhelmi...
8/22/2012 | American Family Children's Hospital Physicians Honored As Top Doctors

UW Health Providers Dominate Madison Magazine's Top Doctors Lists

UW Health Providers Dominate Madison Magazine

Madison, Wisconsin - For its annual Top Doctors feature, Madison Magazine asked doctors in the Madison area which local physicians they would recommend to their friends, family and loved ones. In nearly all of the 57 adult specialties, the ...
8/22/2012 | UW Health Providers Dominate Madison Magazine's Top Doctors Lists

UW Hospital and Clinics Named Top Hospital in Wisconsin

UW Hospital and Clinics Named Top Hospital in Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin - In its first-ever ranking of hospitals by state, U.S. News & World Report magazine has named University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics the top hospital in Wisconsin - and among the nation's top 50 hospitals in seven medica...
7/16/2012 | UW Hospital and Clinics Named Top Hospital in Wisconsin