About Newport Hospital

Recent Awards

2008

Named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care honor roll
College of American Pathologists accreditation of clinical laboratory
Joint Commission accreditation
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities accreditation
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer approval with commendation
Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories accreditation

2007

VHA Leadership award for clinical excellence
Named a Stage 6 hospital by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics, making Newport Hospital one of six in the country
Rhode Island Quality Partners Hospital Innovations in Health Care award for patient safety
Gold Workplace award from the Rhode Island Department of Health for breastfeeding support
Accreditation by the American Association of Blood Banks

2006

VHA Leadership award for clinical excellence

2005

VHA Leadership award for clinical excellence
Gold Well Workplace designation from the Wellness Council of America

American Association of Blood Banks certification for the Newport Hospital laboratory blood bank

Barnet Fain Quality award for the deep-vein thrombosis team

Advancing Excellence in Health Care award from Rhode Island Quality Partners

2004

World Health Organization and UNICEF “Baby Friendly” designation, making Newport one of only 40 hospitals in the country to receive such status

Silver Well Workplace award from Wellness Council of America

Magnet designation from the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center.

2003

American Association of Blood Banks certification for the Newport Hospital laboratory blood bank

2002

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities ranks Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center in the nation’s top 3 percent.
Silver Well Workplace award from Wellness Council of America

2000

The Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center was ranked in the top two percent compared with more than 200 hospitals' obstetrics departments by national marketing researcher Parkside Associates
Physician care was significantly higher than the national norm, while nursing care garnered an exceptionally high score of 96.8 percent, also by Parkside Associates.