The American Medical Association has honored 92 hospitals, health systems and medical groups through its 2026 Joy in Medicine program.
The Joy in Medicine program recognizes healthcare organizations for their commitment to “reduce burnout and improve the professional fulfillment physicians find in caring for patients,” according to an Oct. 7 news release from the AMA.
There are three levels of recognition in the program, gold, silver and bronze, which are valid for two years. Find the hospitals and health systems honored in the AMA’s 2025-26 Joy in Medicine program here.
Here are the 92 organizations that earned the AMA’s 2026-27 Joy in Medicine distinction, by state:
Alabama
- Cahaba Medical Care (Centreville) – Bronze
Arizona
- El Rio Health (Tucson) – Gold
- HonorHealth (Scottsdale) – Gold
- TMCOne and TMC Health (Tucson) – Bronze
California
- Amazon One Medical (San Francisco) – Bronze
- Family Health Centers of San Diego – Bronze
- MemorialCare Medical Foundation (Fountain Valley) – Bronze
- Olive View-UCLA Medical Center (Sylmar) – Bronze
- Providence Mission Heritage Medical Group (Mission Viejo) – Bronze
- Rady Children’s Health Orange County (Orange) – Bronze
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group (San Diego) – Bronze
- Sutter East Bay Medical Group (Oakland) – Bronze
- Sutter Health (Sacramento) – Gold
- Sutter Independent Physicians (Sacramento) – Gold
- Sutter Medical Center Sacramento – Bronze
- UC Davis Health (Sacramento) – Bronze
- UC San Diego Health – Gold
- University of California Irvine – Bronze
- Valley Children’s Healthcare (Madera) – Bronze
Colorado
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group (Denver) – Bronze
- Denver Health Medical Center – Silver
Connecticut
- Stamford Health – Bronze
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (West Haven) – Bronze
Florida
- AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs) – Bronze
- ChenMed (Miami Gardens) – Gold
- Nemours Children’s Health (Jacksonville) – Silver
- Pediatric Associates Family of Companies (Plantation) – Bronze
Georgia
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Gold
- South Georgia Medical Center (Valdosta) – Bronze
Idaho
- St. Luke’s Health System (Boise) – Gold
Illinois
- Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Health Care System (Westchester) – Bronze
- Endeavor Health Medical Group (Evanston) – Silver
- Oak Street Health (Chicago) – Gold
Iowa
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System – Bronze
Kentucky
- Owensboro Health – Bronze
- UK College of Medicine and UK HealthCare (Lexington) – Gold
Louisiana
- Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans) – Bronze
Maryland
- Adventist HealthCare (Gaithersburg) – Bronze
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (Baltimore) – Silver
Massachusetts
- Boston Medical Center – Gold
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston) – Bronze
- Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s (Wellesley Hills) – Bronze
- Southcoast Health (New Bedford) – Bronze
- Sturdy Health (Attleboro) – Bronze
- VA Boston Healthcare System – Gold
Michigan
- Henry Ford Health (Detroit) – Silver
- MyMichigan Health (Midland) – Bronze
- Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital (Ypsilanti) and Trinity IHA Medical Group (Ann Arbor) – Silver
- University of Michigan Health-Sparrow (Lansing) – Bronze
Minnesota
- Allina Health (Minneapolis) – Bronze
- Essentia Health (Duluth) – Bronze
- Gillette Children’s (St. Paul) – Bronze
- HealthPartners (Bloomington) – Silver
Montana
- Benefis Health System (Great Falls) – Bronze
Nebraska
- Bryan Medical Center (Lincoln) – Bronze
- Nebraska Medicine (Omaha) – Gold
New Jersey
- Atlantic Health (Morristown) – Bronze
- Capital Health (Trenton) – Bronze
- Cooper University Health Care (Camden) – Gold
- RWJBarnabas Health Community Medical Center (Toms River) – Bronze
- RWJBarnabas Health Monmouth Medical Center (Long Branch) – Bronze
New York
- Catholic Health (Buffalo) – Silver
- Northwell Health (New Hyde Park) – Gold
- NYC Health + Hospitals (New York City) – Silver
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Buffalo) – Silver
- Talkiatry (New York City) – Bronze
- University of Rochester Medicine – Gold
North Carolina
- ECU Health (Greenville) – Bronze
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas (Pinehurst) – Bronze
- Novant Health (Winston-Salem) – Gold
Ohio
- The Christ Hospital Health Network (Cincinnati) – Bronze
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus) – Gold
Oregon
- Samaritan Health Services (Corvallis) – Bronze
- Sky Lakes (Klamath Falls) – Bronze
- VA Portland Health Care System – Bronze
South Carolina
- Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) – Bronze
Tennessee
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis) – Bronze
Texas
- Legacy Community Health (Houston) – Bronze
- Methodist Health System (Dallas) – Bronze
- Texas Children’s Pediatrics (Houston) – Gold
- Texas Oncology (Dallas) – Bronze
- UMC Health (Lubbock) – Bronze
- University of Texas Health San Antonio – Bronze
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) – Gold
Utah
- Intermountain Health (Salt Lake City) – Bronze
Virginia
- Trusted Doctors (Fairfax) – Bronze
- UVA Health (Charlottesville) – Bronze
- VCU Health MCV Physicians (Richmond) – Bronze
Washington
- MultiCare Health System (Tacoma) – Silver
- Vancouver Clinic – Bronze
Wisconsin
- Children’s Wisconsin (Milwaukee) – Bronze
- Froedtert ThedaCare (Menomonee Falls) and Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) – Gold
