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Awards and recognition
Nationally recognized care since 1872
Regions has received awards from many nationally recognized organizations, making us a leading hospital in the Upper Midwest. This recognition is evidence of our dedication to our patients, to the highest standards of care, and to our community.
2025-26 Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
For another year, U.S. News & World Report has named Regions Hospital a 2025-26 Best Regional Hospital. We were also recognized as a High Performing Hospital in 12 procedures and conditions, including stroke, heart bypass surgery and heart and kidney failure. Rankings are based on a range of factors such as quality of nursing and discharge rates.
Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award
Practice Greenhealth Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award in 2026 for superior performance in environmental sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities, and a Circles of Excellence for finishing the Top 10 in the category of Food.
Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus achievement award
When it comes to stroke care, we’re dedicated to providing patients with the best possible outcomes. That’s why we’re part of the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® program, which makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis.
We were recently recognized with the Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus achievement award, the highest level of award recognition. This means we reached an aggressive goal of treating patients with 85% or higher compliance to Association core standard levels of care for the past two years. We were also awarded the highest level of recognition with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus with Advanced Therapy, which recognizes impressive stroke treatment times, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
Certifications and grants
- Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center
- The highest patient safety ranking from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Awarded an “A” grade in Social Responsibility for 2022 by the Lown Institute Hospitals Index
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Center that has been CARF certified for more than 20 years, with certifications in general program, stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury
- Minnesota Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System (MN Regional SCIMS) partner and recipient of a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
- Minnesota’s first Comprehensive Stroke Center, certified by the Joint Commission
- The Minnesota Department of Health’s 2022 Stroke Quality Improvement Award for Outstanding Achievement, received for our Comprehensive Stroke Center’s work in reducing time between emergency room arrival and start of endovascular treatment
- One of only eight Burn Centers in the nation that have been continuously verified by the American College of Surgeons and the American Burn Association since 1995
- Quality Oncology Practice Initiative, certified by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, certified by the American College of Radiology
- Joint Replacement Program Gold Seal of Approval, certified by the Joint Commission
- Outstanding care for geriatric hip fracture patients, certified by the International Geriatric Fracture Society
- Earned a 2025 Own the Bone Star Performer designation for outstanding commitment to improving bone health.
Medical support for the pros and their fans
Regions is proud to provide on-site medical coverage during Minnesota Wild, St. Paul Saints and Minnesota Vikings home games.
Preferred hospital of the Minnesota Wild
Since 2000, Regions has provided specialty services for the team, including cranial facial and neuropsychology care.
Official hospital of the St. Paul Saints
Regions provides fun and educational activities around important and relevant health topics at Saints home games throughout the season.
Sideline support for the Minnesota Vikings
A Regions Hospital Emergency Medicine physician and Emergency Medicine resident have been on the sideline of every Vikings home game since 2008.