Awards and Recognitions

U.S. News & World Report Names Riverside Healthy Living Community – Smithfield a 2019-20 Best Nursing Home
The home earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating.
(Press Release, 1/31/2020)
U.S. News & World Report Names The Convalescent Center at Patriots Colony a 2019-20 Best Nursing Home
The home earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating.
(Press Release, 1/31/2020)
U.S. News & World Report Names Francis N. Sanders Nursing Home at Sanders Retirement Community in Gloucester a 2019-20 Best Nursing Home
The home earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating.
(Press Release, 1/31/2020)
Inside Business Names Riverside’s Nancy Littlefield, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Among Top Women in Business
Littlefield was profiled in a special issue of the publication and presented with the prestigious award on Dec. 10, 2019.
(Press Release, 12/11/2019)
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Three Riverside Health System Hospitals Named to Virginia Living Magazine’s Top Hospitals List for 2019
(Press Release, 11/27/2019)

Boy Scouts Honor Riverside’s William Downey as a Person Who Moves America
(Press Release, 11/19/2019)

Riverside Health System Hospitals Earn Top Safety Grades in Fall 2019 Leapfrog Report
(Press Release, 11/7/2019)

Lise Lapointe-Murer, PT at Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg Named Health System Champion of the Year
(Press Release, 10/25/2019)

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg President Adria Vanhoozier Named to 2019 Top 40 Under 40 List by Inside Business
(Press Release, 10/15/2019)

Riverside Health System Named “Most Wired” for 15 Consecutive Years
(Press Release, 9/19/2019)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Earns Blue Distinction® Centers+ Designation for Cardiac Care
(Press Release, 8/26/2019)

Riverside Health System Honored by Virginia School Boards Association with 2019 Business Honor Roll Award
(Press Release, 8/15/2019)

Riverside Recognized by Forbes, Named Among Best Employers in Virginia
(Press Release, 8/15/2019)

Riverside Health System Middle Peninsula Practices and Hospital Honored in 2019 “Best of Virginia” Reader Survey by Virginia Living Magazine
(Press Release, 7/17/2019)

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg First in Virginia to Earn Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation
(Press Release, 7/11/2019)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Again Receives Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
(Press Release, 6/20/2019)

Riverside Health System Receives Supply Chain Excellence Award from Premier Inc.
(Press Release, 6/19/2019)

Riverside Honored with GHXcellence Award for U.S. Health Care Provider of the Year – Small to Medium
(Press Release, 5/30/2019)

Riverside Health System Chairman Alan S. Witt Receives 2019 Excellence in Governance Award
(Press Release, 5/13/2019)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Again Earns Four Stars from Medicare
(Press Release, 4/9/2019)

Riverside Health System President and CEO William B. “Bill” Downey Named Among 50 Most Influential Virginians
(Press Release, 4/1/2019)

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg Earns Top Spot in Patient Satisfaction Survey
(Press Release, 1/11/2019)

Riverside Facilities Earn “Best Nursing Home” Ratings from U.S. News & World Report
(Press Release, 1/10/2019)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital earns Pathways to Excellence designation
(Press Release, 10/18/2018)

Riverside Shore Wins National Patient Experience Excellence Award
(Press Release, 9/21/2018)

Riverside Nurses Receive “40 Under 40” Awards from Virginia Nurses Association
(Press Release, 8/29/2018)

Premier Inc. Recognizes Riverside Health System Exceptional Foodservices
(Press Release, 6/26/2018)

Accomack County Honors Retiring Dr. Stith
(Press Release, 6/21/2018)

Northampton County Honors Retiring Dr. Stith
(Press Release, 6/13/2018)

Riverside Introduces the Varian Edge™ Radiosurgery Suite to its Dedicated Radiosurgery Center
(Press Release, 6/11/2018)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
(Press Release, 6/4/2018)

Riverside’s Williamsburg Memory Café Earns 2018 Best Practices Award from the Southern Gerontological Society
(Press Release, 5/24/2018)

Riverside’s Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health Noted by the Commonwealth Council on Aging for Microlearning Program
(Press Release, 5/22/2018)

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital on the Middle Peninsula Earns American Nurses Credentialing Center Pathway to Excellence Designation
(Press Release, 5/2/2018)

Blue Ridge PACE Center in Charlottesville to Receive Community Service Award
(Press Release, 4/27/2018)

Riverside Shore Nurse Earns DAISY Recognition for Outstanding Care
(Press Release, 4/10/2018)

Three Riverside Health System Home Health Practices are Named Top Agencies of the 2017 ABILITY | HomeCare Elite
(Press Release, 4/3/2018)

Riverside Health System President and CEO William B. Downey Honored with Peninsula Humanitarian Award
(Press Release, 2/26/2018)

Two Riverside Nursing Facilities Recognized as Top Performers by the American College of Health Care Administrators
(Press Release, 2/21/2018)

The Orchard Recognized Among Nation’s Best
(Press Release, 2/14/2018)

Resident of The Orchard Healthy Living Community Celebrates Being 105 Years Young at Heart
(Press Release, 1/26/2018)

Riverside Shore ICU Nurse Recognized for Extraordinary Care
(Press Release, 1/16/2018)

Riverside Shore Nurse Named Nurse of the Year by March of Dimes
(Press Release, 11/29/2017)

State affirms The Orchard with 3-year licensure extension
(Press Release, 11/17/2017)

Accomplished Riverside Gerontological Nurse Kathleen Fletcher Honored with National Industry Award
(Press Release, 11/10/2017)

Riverside Shore Nurse Named Finalist for March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Award
(Press Release, 11/6/2017)

Riverside Shore Nurses Named Finalists for Virginia Nurses Association Leadership Excellence Awards
(Press Release, 10/10/2017)

New Riverside Physical Therapy Sports Residency Program Raises Bar for Local Specialized Care - Accredited Program is One of Only Three Sports Residencies in Virginia, Showcasing Expertise and Vision of Riverside Sports Medicine
(Press Release, 8/24/2017)

The Orchard Earns National Recognition as a Top Care Facility
(Press Release, 8/10/2017)

The Riverside Rehabilitation Center in Hampton Improves to Five-Star Ranking from CMS
(Press Release, 8/4/2017)

Most Wired for 13 Years - Longest in Virginia - Implementation of Epic Electronic Health Record a success. New technology means improvements for collaboration, integration and patient care.
(Press Release, 7/10/2017)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Earns Echocardiography Accreditation
(Press Release, 6/19/2017)

Riverside Convalescent Center West Point earns national honor for work to improve residents’ pain management
(Press Release, 6/8/2017)

Riverside Shore Memorial Earns the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
(Press Release, 3/6/2017)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Among Top 100 in the U.S.
(Press Release, 2/28/2017)

Riverside Physician Selected For The Practice Change Leaders Program
(Press Release, 12/21/2016)

Riverside Shore Cancer Center Earns National Accreditation with Commendation for Excellence
(Press Release, 12/8/2016)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Accredited by DNV GL
(Press Release, 12/5/2016)

Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center Earns 2016 Bronze National Quality Award
(Press Release, 11/1/2016)

Three Riverside Shore Nurses Named Finalists for March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Award
(Press Release, 10/25/2016)

Big Benefits for Little Babies - Riverside Regional Medical Center recognized as a Gold Safe Sleep Champion
(Press Release, 10/4/2016)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Nurses are Finalists for Leadership Excellence Award
(Press Release, 10/3/2016)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Earns Primary Stroke Center Certification
(Press Release, 9/20/2016)

Orchard Wins National Quality Award
(Press Release, 8/31/2016)

Top Companies for Leadership Excellence - Taffi Simone, Program Coordinator Workforce Development, Receives Top Corporate Leader Award.
(Press Release, 8/8/2016)

Supply Chain Management National Recognition
(Press Release, 8/8/2016)

Riverside Named 2016 Most Wired for 12th Year
(Press Release, 7/29/2016)

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Earns Blue Distinction Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries
(Press Release, 7/27/2016)

Achieving the Pathway to Excellence® Redesignation
(Press Release, 7/25/2016)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Recognizes Excellence in Nursing
(Press Release, 6/13/2016)

Riverside Recognized for Patient Privacy
(Press Release, 1/28/2016)

Riverside Celebrates Team Members 900 Years of Service To The Communities of the Middle Peninsula
(Press Release, 1/27/2016)

New Smithfield nursing home third in state to embrace 'household model'
(Daily Press, 12/14/2015)

Six Riverside hospitals have been named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission
(Press Release, 11/18/2015)

Riverside designated a comprehensive stroke center - Hospital is one of only three certified centers in Virginia
(Press Release, 10/14/2015)

Riverside Brings Military Caregiver Support Program to Virginia
(Press Release, 9/25/2015)

Riverside Health System named "Most Wired" for eleventh consecutive year
(Press Release, 8/7/2015)

Riverside Health System named Healthcare Purchasing news' 2015 Supply Chain Department of the Year
(Press Release, 7/23/2015)

Riverside Tappahannock Hospital nationally recognized for third year in a row for excellence in providing safe, effective care
(Press Release, 7/3/2015)

The Gardens at Warwick Forest Receives National Award for Improving Quality of Care
(Press Release, 6/18/2015)

Riverside Received Resolution from Virginia General Assembly for 100 Years of Care
(Press Release, 5/21/2015)

Riverside’s Christine Jensen Recognized For Innovation and Leadership In Field of Aging
(Press Release, 4/22/2015)

Riverside Middle Peninsula Cancer Program Earns National Recognition
(Press Release, 4/2/2015)

Riverside Tappahannock Hospital Lowers Readmission Rates For COPD Patients
(Press Release, 4/1/2015)

Riverside Convalescent Center at West Point earns national recognition as a top performing nursing home
(Press Release, 3/30/2015)

Riverside Health System's dementia programs cited as 'best practices'
(Daily Press, 2/3/2015)

Riverside Celebrates Team Members’ 1,040 Years of Service to Communities of the Middle Peninsula
(Press Release, 2/3/2015)

Riverside Celebrates Middle Peninsula Years of Service and Retirees
(Press Release, 1/27/2015)

Riverside Health System’s Four Hospitals Receive NICHE Designation
(Press Release, 4/4/2013)