The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has certified 12 hospitals and health systems as Centers of Excellence in medication-use safety and pharmacy practice. The designation recognizes high-quality pharmacy services and a commitment to medication safety, continual improvement and advanced pharmacy practice, and lasts three years.
The certified organizations, in alphabetical order:
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Sutter Health (Oakland, Calif.): The first Sutter medical center to earn the designation.
- City of Hope (Duarte, Calif.)
- Froedtert ThedaCare (Wisconsin): The fourth multi-hospital system in the country to be certified and the first in Wisconsin. Its certification covers eight hospitals.
- Infirmary Health (Mobile, Ala.)
- Keck Medicine of USC (Los Angeles)
- Lee Health (Fort Myers, Fla.): The first multisite health system to earn it.
- Legacy Health Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver, Wash.)
- Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, Ore.)
- OSF HealthCare (Peoria, Ill.): The first mid-to-large integrated health system to earn it.
- Saint Luke’s Hospital (Kansas City, Mo.)
- UC San Diego Health
- UChicago Medicine (Chicago): Center for Care and Discovery Hospital, Comer Children’s Hospital and Mitchell Hospital.
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