Accreditations

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.

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.

NorthBay Health Medical Center has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital by U.S. News & World Report in the following specilaties and procedures: COPD, Diabetes, Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma, and Stroke. The U.S. News Procedures & Conditions rating is based entirely on objective measures of quality such as risk-adjusted outcome rates, volume, quality of nursing and other care-related indicators.

NorthBay Health Medical Center was named a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation, underscoring our commitment to delivering the highest quality and safest care in cutting-edge, robotic-assisted surgeries.

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.

NorthBay Health Medical Center has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry for two consecutive years (2024 and 2025) and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures to receive the 2026 American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain–MI Registry Performance Achievement Award. We are proud to be among only 440 hospitals nationwide to earn this recognition. This award recognizes sustained achievement in key performance measures within the Chest Pain–MI Registry and reflects our commitment to delivering guideline-directed care for heart attack patients. Participation in the registry supports continuous quality improvement through datadriven insights.

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.

NorthBay Health'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.

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.

NorthBay Health 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® - 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.

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.

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.