Awards & Accreditations
At Merit Health Wesley, providing quality healthcare isn't only our focus - it's also our mission. The following accreditations designate the high level quality of care provided by the members of the medical staff.
National Hospital Accreditation
- The Joint Commission, National Quality Approval
Emergency Medicine
- Level III Trauma Center designation by the Mississippi State Department of Health
Bariatric Surgery
- Accredited Center for Bariatric Surgery by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Cardiac/Stroke
- American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI
- American College of Cardiology Heart Failure Accreditation
- Get with the Guidelines Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target; Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get with the Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus Award with Target: HF and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Imaging Services
- CT accredited by the American College of Radiology
- Mammography accredited by the American College of Radiology and Mammography Quality Standards Act
- MRI accredited by the American College of Radiology
Sleep Medicine
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National Sleep Center Accreditation by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Diabetes Care
- American Association of Diabetes Educators Accreditation and designated Diabetes Center
Maternity Care
- Baby-Friendly birth facility as designated by Baby-Friendly, USA
- Blue Cross Blue Shield awarded Blue Distinction Center of Excellence for Maternity Care
Designation as a Blue Distinction Center means these facilities' overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians and leading professional organizations recommendations. Individual outcomes may vary. To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call your local Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan or go to www.bcbsal.org.