Awards and recognition

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is home to award-winning programs that improve the health of patients and our community. Throughout the years, our hospital’s high standards of service have been recognized both regionally and nationally with numerous accreditations, designations and awards.

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) from the American College of Surgeons

• Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) from the American College of Cardiology
• Accredited Atrial Fibrillation with EPS from the American College of Cardiology
• Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care designation from Blue Cross Blue Shield
• High performing hospital for congestive heart failure and heart attack by U.S. News & World Report (2024-2025)
• America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ from Healthgrades (2024)
• Five-star recipient for coronary interventional procedures (inpatient), heart attack, heart failure and pacemaker procedures from Healthgrades

• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™ from Healthgrades (2025)
• Critical Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades (2024)
• Five-star recipient for diabetic emergencies, respiratory failure and sepsis care from Healthgrades

• Designated Level II Trauma Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services

• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery Award™ from Healthgrades (2025, 2024)
• Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2025, 2024)
• Ranked #3 in Texas for Gastrointestinal Surgery from Healthgrades (2025)
• Five-star recipient for Bowel Obstruction and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery from Healthgrades

• Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2021-2023)

• America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ from Healthgrades (2024)
• Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2024, 2023)
• Top Performer Hospital in Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission
• Designated Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by Infectious Diseases Society of America

• Breast MRI and ultrasound accreditation from the American College of Radiology
• Accreditation in mammography from Texas Department of State Health Services
• Laboratory accreditation from the College of American Pathologists

• Designated Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by the Texas Department of State Health Services
• Ten Step Program: Star Achiever by the Texas Department of State Health Services

• High performing hospital for kidney failure by U.S. News & World Report (2024-2025)

• Comprehensive Stroke Center certified by DNV GL - Healthcare
• Primary Stroke Center certified by The Joint Commission
• Level I Stroke Center designated by Texas Department of State Health Services
• Get With The Guidelines®: Stroke Gold Plus Achievement award with Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll award from the American Heart Association (2024)
• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™ from Healthgrades (2025)
• Ranked #2 in Texas for Cranial Neurosurgery from Healthgrades (2025)
• Neurosciences Excellence Award from Healthgrades (2025)
• Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award from Healthgrades (2025, 2024)
• Stroke Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades (2024)
• Five-star recipient for stroke care and cranial neurosurgery from Healthgrades

• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award™ from Healthgrades (2023-2025)
• America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Award™ from Healthgrades (2025)
• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery Award™ from Healthgrades (2024)
• Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2024, 2023)
• Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2024)
• Five-star recipient for back and neck surgeries (without spinal fusion) from Healthgrades
• Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement designation from Blue Cross Blue Shield

• High performing hospital for COPD by U.S. News & World Report (2024-2025)
• Pulmonary Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades (2025)
• Five-star recipient for COPD from Healthgrades

• America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2023-2025)
• Ranked #4 in Texas for Surgical Care from Healthgrades (2025)

• America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery Award™ from Healthgrades (2025)
• Ranked #2 in Texas for Vascular Surgery from Healthgrades (2025)
• Five-star recipient for carotid procedures from Healthgrades