Awards & Recognition
Every day, the team at Beaufort Memorial delivers award-winning service across our network of services in Beaufort and Jasper Counties. Our purpose is centered on you and your health care needs. We work tirelessly to ensure that you and your loved ones have access to safe, high quality, patient-centered care when you need it. This partial list of awards and accreditations illustrates our commitment to our mission to enhance the quality of life in the Lowcountry through improved health, innovative partnerships and superior care.
Quality & Safety
- Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital, Outpatient and Physician Practices
- South Carolina Zero Harm Awards
- Drive to Zero Suicide Award
- Drive to Zero Workplace Violence
- Drive to Zero Disparities
- SSI Colon Surgery
- SSI Hip Replacement
- CLABSI 3T & 4T
- Becker’s Hospital Review Great Community Hospital
- Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™
Orthopedics
- Joint Commission Advanced Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement
- U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for Knee Replacement
- Blue Distinction Centers+ for Knee and Hip Replacement
Cancer Care, Breast Health & Surgery 
- American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Accreditation
- National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
- ACR Designated Comprehensive Breast Imaging Center
- American College of Surgeons Surgical Quality Partner
Heart Disease, Stroke & Diabetes
- American Heart Association
- Get With The Guidelines: Gold Plus Achievement Stroke
- Mission Lifeline: NSTEMI Gold
- Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
- National Cardiovascular Data Registry Chest Pain - MI Platinum
- Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Advanced Certification
- Joint Commission Chest Pain Core Certification
- American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certification
- U.S. News & World Report High Performing Hospital for Stroke
Laboratory & Imaging Services
- American College of Radiology Accreditation:
- Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Computed Tomography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mammography
- College of American Pathologists Accredited Laboratory
Workforce Excellence
- Two Palmetto Gold Nurse Recognition Award Winners in 2025 (27 BMH nurses have received this prestigious honor since 2002)
- Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare member
- South Carolina Hospital Association Working Well Initiative
