Penn is regularly recognized both nationally and internationally for its commitment to excellence in heart and vascular clinical care and research.
Best in the Region
In 2012-13, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as best in the Philadelphia region for heart care and heart surgery.
Learn more about U.S. News & World Report's prestigious annual ranking
Best Doctors
The Best Doctors in America® and America's Best Doctors® list more cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, vascular interventional specialists and vascular surgeons from Penn Medicine than any other Philadelphia area hospital or medical center.
HHS Transplant Center Bronze Award
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Transplant Center Awards have awarded the Penn Transplant Institute's Heart Transplant program a Bronze Level Award. Transplant programs were evaluated based on post-transplant survival rates, transplant rates and mortality rates after patients are placed on waiting lists. Penn is the only transplant center in the region and one of a select group of programs in the nation to receive this distinction.
Top Cardiovascular Hospitals – Truven Health Analytics
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, part of Penn Medicine, is the only hospital in Philadelphia to be selected as one of the nation's "50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals" by Truven Health Analytics – formerly known as Thomson Reuters.
Blue Distinction Centers® for Cardiac Care – Independence Blue Cross
In 2012, Independence Blue Cross once again recognized the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center as Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care. These specialty centers offer best practices and standards of care in bariatric surgery, cardiac care and transplant surgery.
Learn more about the IBC's Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care
Magnet® Award for Nursing
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center have achieved Magnet® status—the highest institutional honor awarded for nursing excellence—from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence®
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit has received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The award recognizes the top intensive care units in the country.
Get With The Guidelines® Gold Award
The Heart Failure program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania received the Gold Award from Get With The Guidelines®, a program of the American Heart Association that helps hospital care teams nationwide ensure that care provided to heart failure patients is aligned with the latest evidence-based guidelines. The goal of participating in Get With The Guidelines® is to save lives.
Need an appointment? Request one online 24 hours/day, 7 days/week or call 800-789-PENN (7366) to speak to a referral counselor.