Awards and Achievements

We're dedicated to a healthier community and a healthier you, and we’re proud to make a difference for the people and the communities we serve. Please take a moment and allow us to share our achievements with you.

• System Awards and Achievements
• Atrium Medical Center Awards and Achievements
• Miami Valley Hospital Awards and Achievements
• Upper Valley Medical Center Awards and Achievements
• Fidelity Health Care Awards and Achievements

All Premier Health Hospitals Earn 'A's from the Leapfrog Group

For the second consecutive period, all five Premier Health hospitals received “A” safety grades from Leapfrog for spring 2025. Statewide, only 28 hospitals achieved an “A” grade, and Premier Health was one of only two Ohio health systems whose hospitals all received an “A” grade.

The Leapfrog Group has awarded an "A" safety grade for fall 2024 to all Premier Health hospitals: Atrium Medical Center, Miami Valley Hospital, Miami Valley Hospital North, Miami Valley Hospital South, and Upper Valley Medical Center.

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

Premier Health Hospitals Honored for Excellence in Stroke Treatment

2025 – For the first time all five Premier Health hospitals have received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Quality Achievement Awards for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.

Miami Valley Hospital, Miami Valley Hospital South, Atrium Medical Center, and Upper Valley Medical Center received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Miami Valley Hospital North received the Get With The Guidelines – Bronze Quality Achievement Award. 

Additionally, Miami Valley Hospital received the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. Atrium Medical Center received Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. Upper Valley Medical Center received the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll and the Target: Stroke Honor Roll recognitions.

Dayton Business Journal 2023 Diversity in Business Awards Honor Individuals

Stacey Lawson, Sharon White, and Danotta Hamilton have been named 2023 Dayton Business Journal Diversity Champions. Individuals are honored within the community from for-profit and nonprofit organizations who have shown outstanding initiative to promote diversity and inclusion either in the organization or community, making a positive difference in others’ lives through contributions to social justice, equality, and diversity.

Premier Health Named Winner of Dayton Business Journal 2024 Diversity in Business Awards

The Dayton Business Journal 2024 Diversity in Business Awards recognize organizations that have contributed to harnessing diversity within their work forces and actively taking the lead to promote and champion the business case for diversity within the community or their industries. Premier Health has been named the 2024 large company winner.

Modern Healthcare Recognizes Premier Health for Leading in Diversity

Premier Health is one of nine organizations across the nation being recognized by Modern Healthcare as a top diversity organization in 2022. The organizations are being recognized for demonstrating a commitment to diversity in their workforces, including at an executive and board level, according to Modern Healthcare.

Premier Health First in Ohio, Second in Nation to Achieve System-Wide Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

October 2023 – Premier Health has again been awarded a system-wide Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). This distinction recognizes emergency departments that provide excellent care for older adults. The health system previously achieved this accreditation in 2020 and was the first system in Ohio and the second in the nation to do so.

The bronze standard Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation applies to Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Miami Valley Hospital Austin Boulevard Emergency Center in Miamisburg, Miami Valley Hospital Jamestown Emergency Center in Jamestown, Miami Valley Hospital North in Englewood, Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, and Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy; and now also includes Miami Valley Hospital Beavercreek Emergency Center, which opened in 2022.

2024 Healthiest Employers of Ohio

Premier Health has been ranked 12th in the 5,000+ employee category for the Healthiest Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers® for its investment in the health and well-being of employees. This award honors organizations that demonstrate care for their people by investing in health and well-being solutions and initiatives.

Premier Health Workplace Diversity Award

In 2017, the Greater Dayton Workplace Diversity Award was renamed to the Premier Health Workplace Diversity Award, honoring Premier Health, the award’s first winner. Premier Health was recognized as the gold standard for diversity in the workplace, a role model in the community, and a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion. The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the National Conference for Community & Justice of Greater Dayton have presented this award since 2006 to companies that foster an inclusive work environment in which all employees are inspired to contribute through different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

40 Under 40 Award

Amber Washington, Vice President of Hospital Operations Miami Valley Hospital, and Erin Covey, System Director of Operations Premier Health Foundations, were awarded the Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 for 2025, which is determined largely by community service and professional accomplishments.