Our Pilot Sites

First Site Accredited

Congratulations to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) teaching hospital, which became the first site accredited with Level 1 Emergency Department (ED) Accreditation from ACEP on February 27, 2025. We recognize their team's dedicated focus, extra hours and collaboration to achieve this outstanding recognition.

ACEP ED Accreditation program’s mission is to elevate the practice of emergency medicine, provide transparency for patients, offer enforcement to ACEP’s established policies, and create the safest and most effective environments for our patients, our physicians, and all ED staff. Meeting ED Accreditation standards can add value for patients, physicians, and hospitals.

The Emergency Department (ED) Accreditation program launched its pilot phase of the program in the late spring/early summer 2024. Six hospitals enrolled as a pilot site and agreed to provide criteria and process feedback to the ED Accreditation Board of Governors. This feedback will be instrumental toward a successful nationwide program launch.

The voluntary Emergency Department Accreditation program includes four levels similar to other ACEP accreditation designations and provides specific criteria and goals for emergency clinicians and administrators to target. The level of accreditation achieved depends upon how many best practices an ED can meet.

Pilot Sites

  • The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Alabama - teaching hospital - Level 1 Accreditation awarded February 27, 2025
  • University of Maryland Medical Center, Maryland - teaching hospital
  • John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS), Texas - safety net hospital
  • Novant Health Forsyth
  • Holy Cross Medical Center, New Mexico - critical access hospital

Each hospital was encouraged to start at the level most appropriate for their institution and strive to reach higher levels of accreditation over time.

The ED Accreditation Board of Governors is in place to help each institution reach the highest standards of care; standards that will continue to evolve.

The ED Accreditation is valid for a 3-year term and signals to the public that your institution is focused on the highest standards of care.

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