For the fifth consecutive year, RMH was recognized in 2009 as a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading healthcare ratings company. This award places RMH among the nation’s top 5 percent of hospitals for overall clinical excellence. RMH is among only 82 hospitals across the country that have
achieved this milestone for five consecutive years.

Other RMH awards:

• Recipient of the HealthGrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (sixth consecutive year)—Ranked among the top 5 percent in the nation and best in Virginia for overall pulmonary services.
• Recipient of the HealthGrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ (fourth consecutive year)—Ranked among the top 5 percent in the nation and best in Virginia for coronary intervention procedures.
• Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ (third consecutive year)—Ranked among the top 10 percent in the nation and #4 in Virginia for overall GI services.
• Recipient of the HealthGrades Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™ (third consecutive year)—Ranked among the top 5 percent in the nation and #2 in Virginia for GI surgery.