Awards & Honors

Beaumont is consistently recognized - nationally and locally and is singled out by diverse and respected organizations and institutions for its strong performance -- in a broad range of categories.

U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospitals" 2011-2012

Beaumont, Royal Oak is ranked in four medical specialties in the 2011-12 "Best Hospitals" lists announced by U.S. News today: Cardiology & Heart Surgery (32), Geriatrics (26), Orthopedics (33) and Urology (44). Along with the national rankings, Beaumont, Royal Oak was identified as "high performing" in eight other specialties by U.S. News, including Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Ear, Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery and Pulmonology.

Beaumont Hospital, Troy also qualified as "high-performing" in eight medical specialties, including Ear, Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology and Urology.

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe qualified as "high-performing" in six specialties, including Diabetes & Endocrinology, Ear, Nose & Throat, Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology.

In regional metropolitan rankings released by U.S. News for 94 metro areas, Beaumont, Royal Oak ranked 3^rd,  Beaumont, Troy ranked 10^th and Beaumont, Grosse Pointe 14^th in metro Detroit.

National Research Corporation (NRC) Consumer Choice Award

Beaumont, Royal Oak was recognized in 2010 for the 15th year in a row as "most preferred hospital" in southeastern Michigan. Beaumont also received the NRC consumer choice award for "best heart care services" provider in both 1999 and 2000. NRC research continues to confirm a 1999 study by the Detroit Free Press that culminated in an article entitled "Metro Detroiters Like Beaumont Best."

Hour Detroit "Top Docs" Award

In 2009, 360 Beaumont doctors were mentioned, and Beaumont was rated No. 1 in six of 18 categories (back pain, childbirth, eating disorders, emergency, heart attack and heart bypass surgery).

U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools"

For the sixth consecutive year the Oakland University/Beaumont Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia was ranked among the top 15 in the nation in the magazine's 2009 edition of "Best Graduate Schools" among nurse anesthesia programs.

Consumer's Checkbook

Top-ranked hospitals, Beaumont, Royal Oak, 2009.

American Nurses Credentialing Association "Magnet Status"

Beaumont, Troy became the second Beaumont hospital to receive the prestigious Magnet^TM designation. Royal Oak was redesignated as a Magnet^TM hospital last year, having been the first hospital in Michigan to receive Magnet^TM status in 2004. Beaumont, Grosse Pointe is in the preparatory phase of Magnet^TM designation.

Nursing Professional Magazine

Top 100 ranked hospitals for nurses, Beaumont, Royal Oak, 2009.

Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals, 2009

Parenting Program recognized as having Extraordinary Volunteer Programs

Automation Alley's "Nonprofit of the Year" Award

In 2005, Beaumont Royal Oak and Troy were named "Nonprofit of the Year" by Automation Alley. This award recognizes unsurpassed dedication to the growth of southeast Michigan as a world-class, technological hub.

American Hospital Association "Quest for Quality"

In 2003, Beaumont Royal Oak and Troy were honored with the "Quest for Quality" award for leadership and innovation in quality and patient safety. Beaumont was one of four hospitals in the country to receive this prize.

American Association of Retired Persons "Top 50 Hospitals"

For the fourth time, Beaumont was selected in 2008 by AARP as one of the nation's "Best Employers for Workers 50 and Over."

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and it's HMO affiliate, Blue Care Network "Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers"

Beaumont, Royal Oak recognized in 2008 for clinical expertise in treating cancer of the bladder, bone, brain, esophagus, head and neck, liver, pancreas, rectum, soft tissue and thyroid.

Modern Healthcare "Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks"

Beaumont was listed among the nation's top health care networks in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006.

Modern Healthcare "100 Top Cardiac Hospitals"

Beaumont, Royal Oak was listed among the nation's top hospitals for heart care for the sixth time in 2008.

Thomson Reuters "100 Top Hospitals - Benchmarks for Success"

Beaumont, Royal Oak: 1997 - 2001, 2003. Beaumont, Troy: 1998, 1999, 2002-2004, 2006, 2007.

Thomson Reuters "100 Top Hospitals - Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success"

Beaumont, Royal Oak: 2007 and 2008; Beaumont, Troy: 2007 and 2009

Crain's Detroit Business "Best Places to Work" Awards

In 2001, Beaumont was the only hospital and one of 10 employers in Southeastern Michigan recognized in the biennial Crain's Best Places to Work Competition. Beaumont was also named to the 1999 list and was a finalist in 2003.

The Leapfrog Group "Top Hospitals" 

Beaumont, Royal Oak is one of 41 U.S. hospitals on The Leapfrog Group 2007 Top Hospitals list for quality and safety.

Metropolitian Detroit's "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" Award

Beaumont Hospitals was recognized as one of the best and brightest companies to work for in 2008 for recognizing employees as its greatest asset.

Integrated Healthcare Networks Top 100, SDI Innovations in Healthcare Analytics, 2009

Top 100 ranked hospitals, Beaumont Hospitals, 2009

Governor's Awards

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe received the Governor's Award for treatment of acute myocardial infarction, 2003-2005; and ambulatory care, 2004, 2005. 

Beaumont, Royal Oak received the Governor's Award for patient safety and quality of care, 2006.

Beaumont, Troy received the Governor's Award of Excellence, 2003; for improved AMI pneumonia, heart failure, surgical infection prevention, 2004, 2005; and for patient safety and quality of care, 2006.

In 2008, all three hospitals received MPRO's Governor's Award for Improving Patient Safety and Quailty in the Hospital Setting.

Excellence at Beaumont

• One of the world's largest interventional cardiology programs and one of the nation's leading centers for cardiac research, including heart attack research that established angioplasty as standard of care and CT angiography best for diagnosis. 
• The only Level 1 trauma designation, by the American College of Surgeons, in Oakland and Macomb counties
• One of Michigan's largest hospital-based continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) programs
• Michigan's largest group of ophthalmology sub specialists and an international referral center for treatment of retinopathy of prematurity
• The only hospital in the U.S. performing nerve rerouting surgery to help paraplegics and children with spina bifida urinate.
• One of the nation's leading centers for treatment of liver disease, hepatitis, ulcers and related disorders
• One of the nation's leading centers for incontinence and interstitial cystitis research
• One of only 50 Community Clinical Oncology Programs in the United States, designated by the National Cancer Institute
• Invented Omnibeam, the most precise technology for radiation treatment.
• Pioneer in refining the practice of brachytherapy to treat many types of cancer and one of the nation's leading centers for radiation oncology research
• The first hospital in America to perform heart valve replacement through a catheter.
• Michigan's first comprehensive preventive and diagnostic center for women's heart disease
• In 2005, Cerner-APACHE recognized Beaumont's four ICUs for Best Demonstrated Practice Intensive Care Units for having outstanding patient survival and highly efficient resource use.
• All three hospitals participate in collaborative patient safety and quality initiatives, including the national 5 Million Lives campaign and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association's Keystone Center for patient safety and quality.
• Accredited as a Level 1 Education Institute by the American College of Surgeons.
• Society of Chest Pain Centers' Chest Pain Center Accreditation - Beaumont, Grosse Pointe and Royal Oak
• Joint Commision's Primary Stroke Center Certification - Beaumont, Grosse Pointe and Royal Oak