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2020 Awards & Recognition
2020 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Craig earns U.S. News & World Report top 10 ranking for 31 consecutive years
In July 2020, U.S. News & World Report announced that Craig Hospital was ranked a top 10 rehabilitation hospital in the U.S. for the 31st consecutive year! Craig has ranked in the top 10 every year since the rankings began in 1990. This year’s annual rankings were gathered by evaluating data on nearly 5,000 hospitals in 16 adult medical specialties, 9 adult procedures or conditions, and 10 pediatric specialties. According to U.S. News & World Report, to be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the most medically complex patients, and Craig was designated No. 8 (tied with Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia) in the U.S. for rehabilitation. “We’re honored that our outcomes continue to set Craig apart for the outstanding care we provide to people who have sustained a spinal cord or brain injury,” says Jandel Allen-Davis, MD, president and CEO of Craig. “This recognition demonstrates not only the exceptional clinical care that our dedicated staff devotes to our patients and families but also our focus on research and patient outcomes.”
In May, Craig Hospital was named a 2020 Top Workplace by the Denver Post. The rankings are based solely on employee feedback, and this year marks the seventh time Craig Hospital has been named a Top Workplace since 2012. “We’re very proud to be named a 2020 Top Workplace and to be listed alongside other incredible organizations,” says Stacy Abel, Vice President of People and Culture at Craig Hospital. “Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and this award is a testament to the amazing team we have here at Craig and the culture we have built together.”
2020 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
In September 2020, Craig Hospital was granted recognition as a Magnet-designated organization for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. The designation represents sustained and demonstrated patient care outcomes that are a result of superior nursing and interdisciplinary care. “Magnet re-designation is a vigorous process that becomes more difficult with each consecutive five-year application,” says Diane Reinhard, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Craig. “We’re honored to achieve Magnet recognition once again for excellence and achievements in nursing and patient care at Craig. Our nurses continue to raise the bar within the brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation specialty, and this designation is a testament to their passion and dedication to our patients and excellence in nursing.”
In December, Craig was awarded the 2020 NDNQI Award® for Outstanding Nursing Quality® by Press Ganey. The award recognizes a top-performing rehabilitation hospital that has achieved excellence in overall performance in nursing quality indicators. The NDNQI Award® for Outstanding Nursing Quality honors hospitals that have made impressive and measurable improvements in nursing performance and patient outcomes. The award is given annually to the topperforming organization across 17 quality measures, and the highest-ranking hospital in each category receives the award.
Craig awarded JCAHO accreditation
In 2020, we were proud to be awarded Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation once again. Thank you to our staff for their continued hard work in keeping our hospital safe for our patients!
