Accreditations

Hospital-wide Accreditations

Bariatric
Heart & Vascular
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Rehabilitation
Sleep Medicine
Surgery
Trauma
Women & Children

The Joint Commission Quality Approval Seal

Accredited by The Joint Commission: In 2024, TMH underwent a system-wide review by The Joint Commission, an accreditor widely considered the gold standard for the healthcare sector. During the review, TMH was found to meet rigorous standards for patient care, safety, and operational excellence. This accreditation is widely recognized as the mark of trust for patients, and it showcases TMH’s commitment to best practices and continuous improvement in services.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has once again been recognized among Florida's leading hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals rankings. In the 2026–2027 rankings, TMH was named one of Florida's Best Hospitals and earned the highest possible rating of "High Performing" for the following procedures and conditions:

A rating of “High Performing” is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings and indicates that TMH was significantly better than the national average for the rated conditions and procedures.

As a Level II Trauma Center, TMH provides the region’s highest level of care for traumas and emergencies. In addition, TMH has the region’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care and the most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic, stroke and surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Bariatric

TMH has earned accreditation by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a joint quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). MBSAQIP is a comprehensive, nationwide surgical quality program aimed at ensuring the safe and effective performance of metabolic and bariatric surgery. Research shows accredited centers experience lower complications, and better outcomes than that of non-accredited facilities. The accreditation exemplifies TMH’s commitment to quality care, with expertly trained staff and the leadership of experienced, fellowship-trained bariatric surgeons.

TMH Physician Partners - Endocrinology, Obesity & Diabetes has received the highest designation possible and is now one of only four Comprehensive Centers with Obesity Medicine Qualifications in the state of Florida. This accreditation comes from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®) and acknowledges TMH’s commitment to providing excellent weight-related and metabolic care.

TMH has been recognized by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with a Blue Distinction® Centers for Bariatric Surgery designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated health care facilities that show a commitment to delivering high quality patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical community and leading accreditation and quality organizations. The Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery program provides a full range of bariatric surgery care; including surgical care, post-operative care, outpatient follow-up care, and patient education.

Heart & Vascular

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has earned the following cardiovascular recognitions and accreditations, demonstrating our Heart & Vascular Center’s continued commitment to providing patients the highest quality of specialized care.

TMH has been named as a top-performing hospital in the United States in the 2026 Modern Healthcare 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® Powered By Premier winners list.

Conducted as part of Premier’s Top Hospitals program, this independent study recognizes outstanding cardiovascular service lines nationwide through an unbiased evaluation of hospitals, using publicly available data. Premier’s cardiovascular assessment uses a balanced set of metrics, encompassing hospital clinical outcomes, cost and process efficiency, and patient experience.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is the first hospital in Florida and ninth in the nation to be designated a Comprehensive Care PE Center of Excellence™ by The PERT Consortium®, a national organization dedicated to improving care for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) through multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERTs) .

TMH has been awarded the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH), in partnership with TMH Physician Partners and Services by Southern Medical Group, has earned the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology (ACC). This prestigious award recognizes TMH’s commitment to providing world-class cardiovascular care and highlights its focus on continuous quality improvement and patient-centered services. TMH is one of only 12 hospitals in Florida and one of just four health systems statewide—and the only hospital in the Panhandle or South Georgia region—to achieve this distinction.

TMH is recognized by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation— the highest level of accreditation for chest pain centers.

The PCI designation means that we use a specialized treatment called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as the primary treatment for acute heart attacks. This ensures that patients experiencing an acute heart attack receive rapid treatment in the cardiac cath lab to minimize damage to the heart muscle. The resuscitation designation refers to our robust hypothermia program for post-cardiac arrest patients, which is designed to temporarily lower a patient's body temperature to reduce the risk of brain damage.

One in four heart attack victims will have a severe enough heart attack to require PCI in order to open clogged arteries and restore blood flow to the heart.

To qualify for the PCI and Resuscitation designation, a hospital must demonstrate its expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide set of stringent criteria. If these requirements are met, the American College of Cardiology then conducts an on-site evaluation.

Criteria for Accreditation:

Integrating the emergency department with the local emergency medical system
Assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients quickly and continually improving treatment processes and procedures
Effectively treating patients with low risk for acute coronary syndrome and no assignable cause for their symptoms
Having a robust hypothermia program for post-cardiac arrest patients
Ensuring Chest Pain Center personnel have a high level of competency and training
Maintaining organizational structure and commitment
Having a functional design that promotes optimal patient care
Supporting community outreach programs that educate the public to promptly seek medical care if they display symptoms of a possible heart attack

TMH has earned accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Transesophageal and Adult Transthoracic, and for Vascular Testing in the area of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing.

Accreditation by the IAC means TMH has undergone an intensive application and review process and is found to be in compliance with the published IAC Standards, thus demonstrating a commitment to quality patient care in echocardiography and vascular testing. Comprised of a detailed self-evaluation followed by thorough review by a panel of medical experts, the IAC accreditation process enables the critical operational and technical components of the facility to be assessed, including representative case studies and their corresponding final reports.

TMH has been recognized for excellence in heart valve repair, replacement by the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

TMH was awarded ACC’s Transcatheter Valve Certification for demonstrating expertise and commitment in treating patients receiving transcatheter valve repair and replacement procedures. The certification is based on an evaluation of the hospital’s ability to meet standards for multidisciplinary teams, formalized training, shared decision-making and registry performance. The ACC’s Transcatheter Valve Certification is an external review and certification process that pairs with established national clinical databases to monitor patient safety and real-world outcomes.

TMH has been designated a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.

Blue Distinction Centers+ for Cardiac Care provide a full range of inpatient cardiac care services; including coronary artery bypass graft surgery, heart valve surgery and angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention). These Centers demonstrate better quality care and improved patient outcomes, including lower complication rates following certain cardiac procedures.

TMH has been recognized for excellence in its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, by the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

TMH was awarded ACC’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Accreditation for its commitment to high-quality cardiovascular care. It recognizes TMH’s innovative educational efforts, particularly in ensuring that all staff are consistently trained on the latest techniques and procedures in the management of cardiac patients. The accreditation follows a comprehensive review by the ACC, which determined that TMH met rigorous quality and safety standards.

Neurosurgery

TMH has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s (AHA/ASA) Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

TMH has been designated the first hospital in the United States to achieve accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Center of Excellence in Neurosurgery. By meeting the high standards to receive the Center of Excellence in Neurosurgery designation, patients receive safer procedures, exceptional care before, during and after surgery, fewer complications and a better overall experience.

Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification

TMH is recognized by the Joint Commission for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification. As an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, our quality of care meets the unique and specialized needs of stroke patients.

Oncology

Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation ensures Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) and the Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center have demonstrated our investment in providing our patients with high-quality, coordinated cancer care, as well as supportive services and resources addressing the full continuum of care in our community. Our organization undergoes an on-site visit and review every three years to ensure compliance with CoC standards.

Rehabilitation

Tallahassee Memorial Rehabilitation Center (TMRC) has earned national recognition for excellence with a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. To achieve accreditation, TMRC demonstrated excellence in leadership, safety, clinical care and continuous improvement during a comprehensive two-day on-site survey. Accredited rehabilitation programs emphasize individualized treatment, track patient outcomes and use feedback to strengthen services.

Sleep Medicine

Since 1977, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Standards for Accreditation have been the gold standard by which the medical community and the public evaluate sleep medicine facilities. Achieving AASM accreditation demonstrates Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s (TMH) commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care through adherence to these standards.

Surgery

TMH is the only hospital in the region to receive accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery and the only hospital in North Florida to receive accreditation in Hernia Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). TMH proudly provides the highest quality of care to its patients undergoing robotic and hernia surgery.

Trauma

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is the region’s only designated Level II Trauma Center and also participates in the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP). The ACS TQIP works to elevate the quality of care for trauma patients. More than 900 participating trauma centers across the U.S. provide trauma data to TQIP, in turn receiving feedback that staff can implement to improve patient outcomes.

Women & Children

TMH is the Big Bend region’s first facility recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a National Certified Gold Safe Sleep Champion – the highest level of infant safe sleep certification. As a Nationally Certified Safe Sleep Hospital, TMH follows the safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and provides training programs for healthcare colleagues and family caregivers in order to help prevent the unfathomable loss of a child due to sleep-related death.

TMH is the only facility in the Big Bend region to be awarded the Asthma-Friendly Hospital designation by the Florida Asthma Coalition (FAC). TMH is one of five hospitals in Florida to be identified as an Asthma-Friendly Hospital by FAC. Asthma-Friendly Hospitals are recognized for creating a safe and healthy environment for their patients with asthma.

The Maternal Levels of Care Verification is a national distinction that designates TMH as a hospital that proves it can care for a mother's health needs during and after delivery. Some moms go through pregnancy and birth with no complications, while others face difficulties. This verification means we have processes and partnerships in place to respond to a mom’s unique health needs quickly and safely.