AUBMC has always been a leader in the region's healthcare field. It was among the first medical centers outside the United States to acquire full accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations (JCAHO). The Medical Center was surveyed and accredited repeatedly from 1956 for a period that spanned over two decades. Presently, AUBMC is fully accredited by the Lebanese Ministry of Health and has recently been awarded full accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI).

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at AUBMC has been accredited by the commission on laboratory accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a site inspection since February 2004. The department is one of the more than 6000 CAP-accredited laboratories worldwide.

The Nursing Services Department at AUBMC is aspiring for Magnet designation. Established in 1993 and awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), it is the nursing profession’s top honor that recognizes quality patient care and exemplary nursing leadership. Achieving Magnet status means that the AUBMC patients' families and the community, at large, will be confident that our Medical Center provides the highest quality of patient care.

AUBMC gains this recognition for its relentless commitment to continually evaluating its performance and maintaining its degree of excellence. This reputation has also been recognized by mdtravelhealth.com, a useful website used by physicians and travelers that provides complete travel health information, updated daily. It also provides a guide to infectious disease and travel medicine specialists who are available to give various travel vaccinations. Under Lebanon’s summary of recommendations, the Executive Health & Travel Center is listed as a recommended medical facility for travel advice and medical care.