Awards and Accreditations
Recognition for Sierra Medical Center
Hospital Achievements
Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) Staff Ratings
Northern Nevada Regional Medical Center has a 5-star staffing rating based on the DPBH and the Bureau of Healthcare Quality and Compliance (HCQC) criteria.
Stroke Services Awards
Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus – Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll and Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus – Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2024)
The Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll was awarded for compliance of door-to-needle times within 45 minutes for at least 75% of applicable patients and door-to-needle times within 30 minutes for at least 50% of applicable patients. SMC was awarded the Target: Type 2 Diabetes by demonstration of compliance for 24 consecutive months for required measures, including smoking cessation for patients with diabetes and intensive statin prescription at discharge for patients with diabetes.