Awards and Recognition

2011
U.S. News Media & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings recognized Newton- Wellesley as high performing in Urology. Learn More

Newton-Wellesley was designated as an Aetna Institutes™ of Quality for Bariatric Surgery. Aetna recognizes hospitals and facilities in its network that offer specialized clinical services for certain health conditions. Facilities are selected for consistently delivering evidence-based, safe care. Learn More

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts recognized Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) with a Blue Distinction® Designation for demonstrating reliability in delivering spine surgery with better overall outcomes for patients. Learn More

Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s medical oncology partner, New England Hematology/Oncology Associates (NEHOA), became one of the first oncology practices in the nation to be recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Learn More

Newton-Wellesley Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award. The award recognizes Newton-Wellesley’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. Learn More

Fifty-four physicians affiliated with NWH appear on the Best Doctors in America® list for
2011-12. This widely respected list, created by Best Doctors, Inc., results from exhaustive polling of more than 40,000 physicians in the U.S. Doctors in more than 400 subspecialties of medicine appear on this year’s list. Learn More 

Newton-Wellesley named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the fourth annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. Learn More

2010
The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) recognized Newton-Wellesley Hospital as one of 26 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals in the United States that have achieved exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care. Learn More

Newton-Wellesley Hospital received The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Triple Gold Performance Achievement Award for achievement in coronary artery disease, stroke and/or heart failure treatment. Learn More

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts recognized Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) with a Blue Distinction® Designation for demonstrating reliability in delivering knee/hip replacement with better overall outcomes for patients. Learn More

Boston Magazine featured Newton-Wellesley Hospital in their annual “Top Doctors” issue as a top community hospital outside of Boston. The article also features 24 Newton-Wellesley Hospital physicians as top doctors in the state. Learn More

Newton-Wellesley named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the third annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. Learn More