The ECMO Program of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has received the Excellence in Life Support Award from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). This award designates the program as a Center of Excellence.

The award recognizes extraordinary achievement in several categories, including using the highest quality measures, processes and structures based upon evidence for patient care and offering the training, education, collaboration, and communication that supports the ELSO guidelines and contributes to a healing environment.