UH Portage Medical Center Awards and Recognitions

Stroke Center Certification

UH Portage Medical Center is certified by The Joint Commission and has been approved for the Get With the Guidelines® Stroke Silver Plus award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite. This recognition is from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for meeting rigorous quality measures and providing the latest, evidence-based treatments for stroke patients.

Awards & Recognitions for UH Portage Medical Center Include:

• Level III Trauma Center reverification by the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• Certified Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
• DNV Advanced Chest Pain Certification
• Continuing Medical Education Program awarded re-accreditation by the Ohio State Medical Association
• Accredited Laboratory by the College of American Pathology
• Awarded re-accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of (adult) Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL)
• Accredited Hospital by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Accredited Ultrasound by the American College of Radiology
• Accredited Nuclear Medicine by the American College of Radiology
• Ohio Department of Health Cardiac Catheterization Lab
• Accredited Lab by the American Association of Blood Banks