Tanner Health is nationally and internationally recognized among the best hospitals and healthcare systems.

Best Places to Work

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top Workplaces Award, Tanner Health (2025)
• Energage 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award, Tanner Health (2025)
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top Workplaces Award, Tanner Health (2018)
• Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best Places to Work, large/extra-large employer category, Tanner Health (2005-2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016-2018, 2022-2023)
• Becker's Hospital Review list of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare, Tanner Health (2015)
• Modern Healthcare magazine, one of the nation's Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Tanner Health (2007, 2017) 

Best Specialty

• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, which recognizes leadership, practice, education and advocacy that resulted in improved patient care and staff well-being, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton and Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2025)
• Healthgrades: Five Star Awards, one for Coronary Interventional Procedures and one for Treatment of Heart Attack; and a Coronary Intervention Excellence Award, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2025).
• Healthgrades Honors for Cardiac – The Tanner Heart and Vascular Center at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton offers some of the best cardiac care in the country, according to the nation’s leading independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings, Healthgrades. The hospital earned:
• Healthgrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award (2017)
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2017)
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2017)
• Five-Star Rated for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2017)
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Attack (2017)
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure (2017)
• Five-Star Rated for Peripheral Vascular Bypass (2019-2020)
• Healthgrades Honors for Orthopedics – The Tanner Ortho and Spine Center at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton offers some of the best orthopedic care in the country, according to the nation’s leading independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings, Healthgrades. The hospital earned:
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award (2012-2019)
• Healthgrades’ Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award (2008-2019)
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the nation for Overall Orthopedic Services (2009-2019)
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the nation for Overall Orthopedic Services (2008-2019)
• Five-Star Rated for Hip Fracture Treatment (2005-2019)
• Five-Star Rated for Spinal Fusion Surgery (2018-2020)
• Five-Star Rated for Total Hip Replacement (2012-2016, 2019)
• Five-Star Rated for Total Knee Replacement (2009-2019)
• Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2014)
• Newsweek's Top Maternity Hospitals, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2022)

Community Leadership

• Georgia Hospital Association's Community Leadership Award, Tanner Health (2025)
• Georgia Hospital Association’s James Shepherd Lifetime Achievement Award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton Administrator Deborah Matthews (2023)
• Georgia Trend magazine’s “Georgia 500,” which includes 500 of the state’s most influential leaders, Tanner Health System President and CEO Loy Howard (2022-2023)
• Finalist, International Hospital Federation’s Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility, Get Healthy, Live Well (2017)
• American Hospital Association's NOVA Award, Get Healthy, Live Well (2016)
• Healthy Georgia Award's Community Innovation Award, Get Healthy, Live Well (2016)
• West Georgia Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)'s annual Environment Award, Tanner Health (2015)
• Finalist, International Hospital Federation’s Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility, Get Healthy, Live Well (2017)
• Georgia Hospital Association Community Leadership Award, Tanner Health (2010, 2014)
• Finalist, American Hospital Association Foster G. McGaw Award, Get Healthy, Live Well (2018)

Executive Leadership

• Georgia Trend magazine’s 100 Most Influential Georgians, Tanner Health President and CEO Loy Howard (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Atlanta Business Chronicle "Most Admired CEOS, Tanner Health President and CEO Loy Howard (2022)
• Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals (GACH) CEO of the Year, Tanner Health President and CEO Loy Howard (2018)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 135 Nonprofit Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know, Tanner Health President and CEO Loy Howard (2016)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know, Tanner Health Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carol Crews (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 190 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know, Tanner Health Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carol Crews (2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 38 Rural Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know, Tanner Health Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carol Crews (2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 110 Women Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know, Tanner Health Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carol Crews (2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 180 Chief Medical Officers to Know, Tanner Health Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer Benjamin J. Camp, MD (2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 118 Rural Hospital and Health System Presidents and CEOs to Know, Tanner Health President and CEO Loy Howard (2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 207 Community Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know, Tanner Health President and CEO Loy Howard (2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 207 Community Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know, Vice President of Supply Chain for Tanner Health Chuck Wright (2025)
• Georgia Hospital Association Chairman's Award, Tanner Health System President and CEO Loy Howard (2014)
• Georgia Hospital Association Hospital Heroes Award, William Waters IV, MD, intensivist, Tanner Health (2009)
• Georgia Hospital Association Hospital Heroes Award, Wayne Senfeld, Ed.S., LPC, administrator of Willowbrooke at Tanner (2012)
• Georgia Hospital Association Hospital Heroes Award, Nancy Pollard, Ed.D., patient advocate at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2012)
• Georgia Hospital Association James Shepherd Lifetime Achievement Award, Tanner Health Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Deborah Matthews, RN, 2023

Quality & Accreditation

• ANCC Pathway to Excellence® Designation, which recognizes healthcare organizations that create a positive practice environment for nurses, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2025)
• American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2024)
• American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2024)
• Level One designated maternity center from the Georgia Department of Health (DPH) and The Joint Commission, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2024)
• District leaders and members of The Indian Springs District of the Boy Scouts of America awarded the Shining Light Award, Tanner Health (2024)
• Level I and Level II Emergency Cardiac Care Center (ECCC) designations by the Georgia Department of Public Health Office of EMS and Trauma, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton and Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2023)
• SHPBest “Premier Performer” Caregiver Satisfaction Award, Tanner Hospice Care (2022)
• Truven Health Analytics, 15 Top Health Systems in the nation, Tanner Health (2012, 2014-2016)
• Truven Health Analytics, 100 Top Hospitals in the nation, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2014-2015)
• Truven Health Analytics, Everest Award, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2014)
• Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) Superior Performer, Tanner Hospice Care (2019)
• Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta's Top 25 Hospitals, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2015-2018)
• Atlanta Business Chronicle, Top 25 Physician Group Practices, Tanner Medical Group (2013-2022)
• Leapfrog Group's Hospital Safety Score, "A" Rating for Patient Safety, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2012-2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2021); Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (Fall 2017, Spring 2020, Spring 2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 100 Great Community Hospitals, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2016); Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2014-2015)
• Georgia Trend, Top Hospitals in Georgia, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2012-2022)
• The Joint Commission's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, Higgins General Hospital (2012-2015)
• National Rural Health Association (NRHA), Top 20 Best Practice in Financial Stability, Higgins General Hospital (2014-2015)
• Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals' Hospital of the Year, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2014)
• Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) Quality Honor Roll, Chairman’s Category, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, Higgins General Hospital (2014)
• Georgia Trend, Top Hospitals in Georgia, Higgins General Hospital (2012-2014)
• iVantage Health Analytics, Index of HEALTHSTRONG Hospitals, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2014)
• Women's Choice Award from WomenCertified Inc. for treating heart disease in women, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2014)
• Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2014)
• Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus Healthcare facility, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2020)
• American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2020, 2021, 2022)
• SHPBest Premier Partner for patient satisfaction, Tanner Hospice Care (2021, 2022)
• Vermont Oxford Network's (VON) Centers of Excellence in Education and Training for Families Affected by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton and Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2022)
• Georgia Health Department, The Joint Commission Level One Designation, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, Maternal Services (2024)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, "Birthing-Friendly" Hospital Designation, Tanner Medical Center Carrollton/Villa Rica, Maternal Services (2025)
  Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, Large Hospital of the Year, Tanner Health (2025)
• Becker's Hospital Review,Becker's 508 Hospitals with the Lowest CAUTI Rates, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2026)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 100 Critical Access Hospitals to Know, Higgins General Hospital (2026)
• Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), Echocardiography: Adult Transthoracic, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, Higgins General Hospital (2026)
• Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), Nuclear/PET: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2026)
•  Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), CT: Maxillofacial, Carrollton Ear, Nose & Throat, Villa Rica Ear, Nose & Throat (2026)
• Heartflow CT for Coronary Imaging Quality Award, Tanner Health (2025, 2026)

Patient Experience

• Press Ganey Human Experience (HX) Pinnacle of Excellence Award, Higgins General Hospital (2024)
• Healthgrades’ Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2011-2019); Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2018)
• Healthgrades' Top 5% in the nation for Outstanding Patient Experience, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2019)
• Healthgrades' Top 10% in the nation for Outstanding Patient Experience, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2011-2019), Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2018)
• Healthgrades' Top 15% in the nation for Outstanding Patient Experience, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2011-2019), Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2018)
• Press Ganey Human Experience (HX) Pinnacle of Excellence Award, Higgins General Hospital, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Press Ganey Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award, Higgins General Hospital, 2022, 2023
• Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award, Higgins General Hospital (2015-2020); Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2014-2015)
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award, Higgins General Hospital (2015-2018, 2022); Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton (2013-2015)
• Becker's Hospital Review, 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Engagement, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (2014)
• SHPBest Premier Partner for Patient Satisfaction, Tanner Hospice Care (2024)
• SHP-Best “Premier Performer” Caregiver Satisfaction Award, Tanner Hospice Care (2024)