Accolades
Accolades Like These Are Just One More Reason Why You Can Count On Covenant Health
At Covenant Health, we provide high-quality care, and industry experts agree. Our hospitals are consistently recognized for excellence in areas like quality, patient safety and advanced medical care. As a health system, we are regularly awarded for our use of technology and being a top employer. This partial list of accolades is a testament to our dedication to excellence.
Covenant Health
- Named a “Best Employer” numerous times by Forbes, including “Best Large Employer” (2026), “Best Employer for New Graduates” (2026), “Best-in-State Employer” (2023, 2024, 2025) and “Best Employer for Healthcare Professionals” (2025)
- Named five times to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” list
- Named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces” by Newsweek a dozen times, including lists for Diversity; Women; Gen Z; and Culture, Belonging and Community
- Multiple “Most Wired” designations for effective use of computer technology, acute category
- Named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Neuroscience and Spine Programs” list (2023, 2025)
- Named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs” list (2023)
- Named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopedic Programs” list (2023)
Covenant HomeCare
- Recognized as a “Best Home Health” organization in the high performing category by U.S. News & World Report (2026)
Covenant Medical Group
- Multiple “Most Wired” designations for effective use of computer technology, ambulatory category
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Recognition as Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Covenant Health Claiborne
- Named one of “America’s Best-in-State [Tennessee] Hospitals” by Newsweek (2024)
- Stroke
- Acute Stroke Ready Hospital designated by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Rural Stroke Silver (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines®Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Rural Bronze Award (2023, 2024, 2025)
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last nine semesters
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 5-Star Ratings: Physician Communication, Nurse Communication, Staff Responsiveness, Cleanliness
- The Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ as a “100 Hospital for Patient Experience” (2026)
Covenant Health Claiborne Rehabilitation
- Five-star rating on Nursing Home Compare (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
- American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living Commitment to Quality Award – Silver
- Named one of “America’s Best Nursing Homes 2025” by Newsweek
- Named one of “Best Nursing Homes” by U.S. News and World Report (2025, 2026)
Cumberland Medical Center
- Named a “Top Hospital” by Forbes (2026)
- Named one of “America’s Best-in-State [Tennessee] Hospitals” by Newsweek (2025)
- Stroke
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designated by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Rural Stroke Silver (2026)
- Cardiology
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Silver (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Bronze (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease Rural STEMI Silver (2026)
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last six semesters
- Surgery:
- American College of Surgeons accreditation
- Sleep Center: American Academy of Sleep Medicine accreditation
- Maternity Care:
- Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care by BlueCross BlueShield
- Gold Cribs for Kids® National Safe Sleep Hospital
Covenant Health Fort Loudoun
- Named a “Top Hospital” by Forbes (2026)
- Named one of “America’s Best-in-State [Tennessee] Hospitals” by Newsweek (2024)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-Star Rating
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last nine semesters
- Cardiac Rehabilitation: American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation accreditation
- Stroke:
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designated by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
- Named one of “America’s Best-in-State [Tennessee] Hospitals” by Newsweek (2025, 2026)
- Named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Great Hospitals in America” list (2024)
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last seven semesters
- Stroke:
- Comprehensive Stroke and Rehabilitation Center designated by The Joint Commission and CARF
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Advanced Therapy and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
- Cardiology:
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Excellence
- Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement by BlueCross BlueShield
- Bariatrics:
- Blue Distinction Center+ for Bariatric Surgery by BlueCross BlueShield
- “America’s Best Weight Loss Clinics and Centers” by Newsweek (2025)
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CROP): certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
- Maternity Care:
- BEST for Babies Award, Tennessee Hospital Association and Tennessee Department of Health (2019)
- Safe Sleep Certified – Bronze
- Commission on Cancer Accredited
- Transitional Care Unit: 5-star overall rating, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- “Best Nursing Homes of America” by U.S. News and World Report (2025, 2026)
- Multiple The Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ (2025, 2026)
Covenant Health LeConte
- Named a “Top Hospital” by Forbes (2026)
- Named one of “America’s Best-in-State [Tennessee] Hospitals” by Newsweek (2024, 2025, 2026)
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last five semesters
- Stroke:
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designated by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Rural Stroke Gold (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
- The Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ – Best Mammogram Imaging Center (2025)
- The Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ – Patient Safety (2026)
Methodist Medical Center
- Named a “Top Hospital” by Forbes (2026)
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last six semesters
- Stroke:
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designated by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
- Cardiology:
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines®Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Cancer:
- Commission on Cancer Accredited
- Knee and Hip Surgery: Blue Distinction Center+ by BlueCross BlueShield
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CROP): certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
- Maternity Care: Safe Sleep Certified – Gold
- Multiple The Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ (2025, 2026)
Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last five semesters
- Stroke:
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designation by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
- Cardiology:
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Breast Imaging Center:
- American College of Radiology Center of Excellence accreditation
- Cancer Services:
- Commission on Cancer accreditation
- Blue Distinction Center+ in Knee and Hip Replacement by BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Distinction Center+ in Maternity Care by BlueCross BlueShield
- Stroke: Advanced Primary Stroke Center designation by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
Parkwest Medical Center
- Named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Great Hospitals in America” list (2024)
- Stroke:
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designated by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2026)
- Cardiology:
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes (2026)
- Orthopedics:
- Blue Distinction Center+ in Knee and Hip Replacement by BlueCross BlueShield
- Bariatrics:
- Blue Distinction Center by BlueCross BlueShield
- Sleep:
- Accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Multiple semesters of “A” Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group
- “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy)” by U.S. News and World Report (2025)
- Multiple The Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ (2025, 2026)
Covenant Health Roane
- Named one of “America’s Best-in-State [Tennessee] Hospitals” by Newsweek (2025, 2026)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-Star Rating
- The Leapfrog Group, “A” Safety Grade last eight semesters
- Stroke:
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center designated by The Joint Commission
- Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite (2026)
- Get With The Guidelines® Rural Stroke Silver (2026)
