Comprehensive or Acute Primary Stroke Centers with the Joint Commission Seal of Approval for exceptional stroke care:

 Littleton Adventist Hospital
 St. Anthony Central Hospital
 Penrose-St. Francis Health Services (Penrose Hospital and St. Francis Hospital)
 Porter Adventist Hospital
 St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center
 Parker Adventist Hospital

HealthGrades #1 Stroke Care Program:

#1 Stroke Care Program in Colorado in 2010; out of 38 rated programs Top 5% in the Nation for Stroke Care 2 Years in a Row, 2009-2010

 Littleton Adventist Hospital
 Penrose-St. Francis Health Services (Penrose Hospital and St. Francis Hospital)
 St. Anthony Central Hospital

"Get with the Guidelines" Gold Plus award

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize this hospital for achieving 85% or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines Stroke Performance Achievement indicators for consecutive 12 month intervals and 75% or higher compliance with 6 of 10 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Quality Measures to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.

Recipient of the 2012 "Get with the Guidelines" Gold Plus award:

 Littleton Adventist Hospital
 Penrose-St. Francis Health Services (Penrose Hospital and St. Francis Hospital)
 St. Anthony Central Hospital

"Get with the Guidelines" Gold award

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize this hospital for achieving at least two years of 85% or higher adherence to all "Get With The Guidelines" program quality indicators to improve quality of patient care and outcomes for 24 consecutive months or more.

 Porter Adventist Hospital
 St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center 

"Get with the Guidelines" Silver award

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize this hospital for achieving at least two years of 85% or higher adherence to all "Get With The Guidelines" program quality indicators to improve quality of patient care and outcomes for 12 consecutive months.

 Parker Adventist Hospital

AHA/ASA Target Stroke Honor Roll

Target: Stroke is a national quality initiative of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association with the goal of improving stroke care. One component of this initiative focuses on improving the timeliness of IV rt-PA administration to eligible patients. The goal set for Target: Stroke is a door-to-needle (DTN) time within 60 minutes; the hospital must currently also hold Gold, Silver or Bronze performance achievement status in "Get With The Guidelines."

 Littleton Adventist Hospital
 Penrose-St. Francis Health Services (Penrose Hospital and St. Francis Hospital)
 St. Anthony Central Hospital