Penn Highlands Mon Valley recently received two distinguished designations from Healthgrades. The organization named the Carroll Township hospital one of the 100 Best Hospitals in the United States for Gastrointestinal Care and one of the 100 Best Hospitals in the United States for Gastrointestinal Surgery. The Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award recognizes superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, upper gastrointestinal surgery, and treating bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds and pancreatitis. The Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in bowel obstruction treatment, colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal and upper gastrointestinal surgery.