Quality, Awards, and Accreditations

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital is committed to providing high quality healthcare. We are proud to share highlights of some of the awards and recognition our organization has recently received:

  • Nanticoke is the only hospital in Delaware to be nationally recognized by Healthgrades with the Patient Safety Excellence Award™.
  • Nanticoke Memorial Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health™. Nanticoke is one of only 20 hospitals with less than 100 beds included on this year’s list.

Joint Commission GoldSeal

 

  • American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®―Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke℠ Honor Roll for 2018 & 2019
  • American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®―Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2018 & 2019
  • American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award for 2019

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital also holds several certifications from various national organizations, ensuring the highest quality care for our patients and their families:

If you would like to see how Nanticoke compares to other hospitals in the state of Delaware for core quality measures or to find state healthcare resources, visit the website for Quality Insights of Delaware. You can also easily compare hospitals with Hospital Compare. Hospital Compare is a consumer-oriented website sponsored by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services which provides information on how well hospitals provided recommended care to their patients.

Nanticoke is proud of the quality of care provided by our team. Nanticoke Memorial Hospital was the first on Delmarva to receive a four-star rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To see how we compare to other hospitals in the area, visit Hospital Compare, the official U.S. Government site for Medicare.