NorthBay Health is proud of the accreditations and awards on this page and how they reflect our commitment to excellence. The rigorous accreditation process allows us to meet national quality and care standards established by expert organizations — so you can feel confident you’re receiving the best care possible.
The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission is the predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. The commission has developed professionally-based standards and evaluated the compliance of health care organizations against these benchmarks. NorthBay Medical Center, VacaValley Hospital and NorthBay Health at Home are all certified by the Joint Commission. Additional information may be obtained through their website at www.jointcommission.org.
Magnet® Recognition
NorthBay Health's hospitals in Vacaville and Fairfield have earned the coveted Magnet®Recognition. It means we're all about delivering the best patient experience possible. From safety and comfort to healing and innovations, you'll find the best care at NorthBay Health.
American College of Surgeons (ACoS) - Level II Trauma Verification
For patients in need of trauma care, time is of the essence. NorthBay's Medical Center is a verified Level II trauma center by the American College of Surgeons, assuring that critically injured patients receive the highest level of trauma care available outside a university medical center. This means 24-hour coverage by surgeons, anesthesiologists, radiologist and a critical care team to treat trauma injuries.
American College of Cardiology - Chest Pain Center
NorthBay is the first and only accredited Chest Pain Center in Solano County, a designation it has held since 2009. This prestigious Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI designation from the American College of Cardiology means that our cardiovascular teams are focused on the most efficient and effective care of acute coronary syndrome patients. Learn more about this accreditation here.
Chest Pain - MI Registry®
NorthBay Health Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025, one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes NorthBay Health's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that we have reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations. Learn more about this achievement here.
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
NorthBay's Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation program is nationally certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Consequently, this means our program meets the gold standard for rehabilitative care we provide to our patients in following the high standards established and enforced by the AACVPR.
American College of Radiology (ACR)
NorthBay Health's Diagnostic Imaging service and Women's Diagnostic Imaging services are accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) the highest accreditation in medical imaging. In addition to being named a Breast Imaging Center for Excellence, we are accredited in the following: MRI (breast, head, spine, body, musculoskeletal, and MR angiography); Computed Tomography (adult and pediatric head/neck, chest and abdomen; mammography, stereotactic biopsy), PET (Oncology), breast ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided breast biopsy. We are also recognized by ACR as a designated center for Low-Dose CT scans for lung cancer screening.
American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer
First accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer in 1996, the NorthBay Cancer Center was the first non-military accredited cancer program in Solano County. The Commission is dedicated to improving health care for people with cancer through standard setting which promotes cancer prevention, research, education and comprehensive quality care. For further information, visit www.facs.org.
2021 Honor Roll Award for Maternity Care
NorthBay is a 2021 Honor Roll Award for Maternity Care recipient from the California Health and Human Services Agency, Hospital Quality Institute and Cal Hospital Compare for having met or surpassed the statewide target aimed at reducing births via cesarean section (C-section) in first-time mothers with low-risk pregnancies. Learn more here.
Newsweek: Best Maternity Hospitals 2020
NorthBay is proud to be recognized as a Newsweek Best Maternity Hospital 2020. This designation recognizes hospitals having met Leapfrog’s highest standard for safety and quality for maternity care. Learn more here.
Baby-Friendly USA: The gold standard of care
NorthBay Medical Center is the first in Solano County to be designated a Baby-Friendly Hospital, meaning NorthBay staff are trained in educating, encouraging and supporting patients in their breastfeeding experiences. Learn more about what this means for you as a NorthBay patient here.
Get with the Guidelines, Gold Plus 2022 - American Heart Association
Get with The Guidelines® - Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to the latest scientific treatment guidelines. Numerous published studies demonstrate the program's success in achieving measurable patient outcome improvements. NorthBay's Gold Plus award recognizes our consistent compliance with AHA Quality Measures. Learn more about this award here.
Integrated Healthcare Association
For the second year in a row, NorthBay Medical Group is one of just a few provider organizations statewide to earn the 2021 Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA). This award recognizes provider organizations for strong results in clinical quality, patient experience, and cost measures. To achieve this recognition, organizations must perform in the top 50 percent of these measures. In addition, IHA also honored NorthBay Medical Group with an award for achieving the 90th percentile or above in IHA’s patient experience measurements.
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
NorthBay is accredited by Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for our specialty pharmacy services’ adherence with a comprehensive set of national standards. This means that NorthBay is committed to compliance and quality patient care for our pharmacy services.
URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Program
NorthBay Health is proud to announce that it has earned URAC accreditation for Specialty Pharmacy. URAC is the independent leader in promoting health care quality by setting high standards for clinical practice, consumer protections, performance measurement, operations infrastructure and risk management. By achieving this status, NorthBay Health has demonstrated its commitment to quality care, enhanced processes, patient safety and improved outcomes.
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