Awards

The table below lists some of the patient safety and health care quality awards that Duke has received.

Note: For most of these, only the most recent year the award was received is included.

Recognition & Awards Year Sponsor Entity
Best Hospitals in North Carolina 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Duke University Hospital (1)
Duke Regional Hospital (9)
Best Hospital in Raleigh-Durham Metro Area 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Duke University Hospital (1)
Duke Regional Hospital (4)
Healthcare Equality Index Leader 2024 2024 Human Rights Campaign Duke University Hospital
Duke Regional Hospital
Duke Raleigh Hospital, a Campus of Duke University Hospital
Get With The Guidelines - Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll quality achievement award 2022 American Stroke Association and American Heart Association Duke University Hospital
Duke Raleigh 
Get With The Guidelines - Stroke SILVER PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll quality achievement award 2022 American Stroke Association and American Heart Association Duke Regional Hospital
Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure Gold Plus Award with Target: HF and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 2022 American Heart Association Duke University Hospital
Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Gold PLUS 2022 American Heart Association Duke University Hospital
Mission: Lifeline NSTEMI Gold 2022 American Heart Association Duke University Hospital
Meritorious Outcomes 2022 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital
Hospital Safety Score "A" 2012-2023 The Leapfrog Group Duke University Hospital
Duke Raleigh 
Duke Regional Hospital ("B" in 2017)
Best Hospitals in North Carolina 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report Duke University Hospital (1)
Duke Regional Hospital (11)
Best Hospital in Raleigh-Durham Metro Area 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report Duke University Hospital (1)
Duke Regional Hospital (4)
Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll quality achievement award 2021 American Stroke Association and American Heart Association Duke University Hospital
Duke Raleigh 
Magnet Nursing Accreditation 2006-Present American Board of Nursing Specialties Duke University Hospital
Duke Regional Hospital
Duke Raleigh 
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Accreditation 2015 - Present American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Duke Regional Hospital
Advanced Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Certification 2020 The Joint Commission Duke Raleigh 
5 Stars for Overall Hospital Star Ratings 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Duke Regional Hospital
Duke Raleigh