/ en Sat, 09 Aug 2025 21:42:13 -0500 Mon, 17 Mar 25 14:45:16 -0500 /award/2025-03-17-2024-rural-hospital-leadership-team-award-winner-and-finalists <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img data-entity-uuid="463b5f37-127f-4fdf-90bb-0681d0fc6ec4" data-entity-type="file" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rural-Hospital-Leadership-Award-Winner-Columbia-Memorial-900x695.jpg" width="900" height="675" alt="2024 Rural Hospital Leadership Award Winner Columbia Memorial Hospital."><h2>Winner: Columbia Memorial Hospital, Astoria, Ore.</h2><p>Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) provides a broad range of specialty services to a population of more than 41,000, in addition to providing care for some of the over 125,000 tourists visiting Oregon’s North Coast annually. In 2010, CMH established a clinical collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to enhance access to specialty care within the community. In 2017, the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative, a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center, opened in Astoria, saving local patients more than 80,000 miles and 1,600 hours of drive time each year. CMH recently broke ground on a 180,000-square-foot hospital expansion, which will expand hospital service lines, attract new providers and provide the latest technology to address community health needs. The new facility is being constructed with disaster resiliency in mind, including a Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Refuge Structure to offer a safe evacuation space to community members and caregivers, as well as a rooftop helipad and emergency operations center.</p><h2>Finalists</h2><h3>Atrium Health Lincoln, Lincolnton, N.C.</h3><p>Atrium Health Lincoln’s (AHL) innovative use of telemedicine brings across-the-spectrum care to underserved communities through virtual health programs. The school-based virtual therapy program serves over 2,000 students and facilitated approximately 18,000 therapy visits in 2023, resulting in over 30% improvement in depressive and anxiety symptoms among participants. Leveraging a virtual platform for care creates increased accessibility resulting in a 10% increase in family therapy engagement. The program has since expanded beyond Lincoln County and now operates in 11 counties and 204 schools, making it the largest school-based virtual therapy program in the Southeast.</p><h3>Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Ind.</h3><p>Schneck Medical Center (SMC) is the only hospital facility in rural Jackson County, which has a high rate of chronic conditions and poverty, with 31% of the adult population living below 200% of the federal poverty level. To address these factors, SMC is the backbone organization for the Healthy Jackson County coalition, highlighting the impact of collaboration in the reduction of chronic disease. SMC also spearheads and supports programs fighting food insecurity; addressing the specific needs of the area’s Latino population; and bringing care to those with mental health and substance use disorders.</p><h3>Summit Pacific Medical Center, Elma, Wash.</h3><p>Summit Pacific Medical Center (SPMC) is a critical access hospital serving Grays Harbor County and has a bold vision of building the healthiest community in the country. SPMC is being recognized for its innovative approach to addressing the region’s significant health challenges, including high rates of chronic disease, economic hardship and poor health factors. Through its Low Barrier Behavioral and Primary Care Clinic, SPMC provides integrated behavioral health, medication-assisted treatment and walk-in services to underserved populations facing barriers to care. Additionally, the hospital’s newly accredited Rural Family Medicine Residency Program has added more than 3,000 patient visits each year.</p><p>This year’s honorees were recognized at the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, February 23-26, 2025, in San Antonio.</p><p>Please join our mailing list to be notified when next year’s application becomes available.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><p><a href="/about/awards/rural-hospital-leadership-award">About the 2025 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award</a></p><p><a href="/2006-01-06-rural-hospital-leadership-award-winners">Past Winners of the Award</a></p></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:45:16 -0500 Award /award/2024-06-13-circle-life-award-digital-engagement-toolkit <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 spacer center_callout_3" id="SocialPosts"> #SocialPosts .rowEqual_768>[class*='col-'] { -ms-flex: 1; /* IE 10 */ /*flex: auto;*/ width: calc((100%) - 2px) /*Adjust % for the number per row, will override the bootstrap - Also needed for Safari*/ ; margin-bottom: 25px } @media (max-width: 768px){ #SocialPosts .rowEqual_768>[class*='col-'] { -ms-flex: 1; /* IE 10 */ /*flex: auto;*/ width: calc((100% / 1) - 2px) /*Adjust % for the number per row, will override the bootstrap - Also needed for Safari*/ ; margin-bottom: 25px } } .center_callout_3 { background-color: #f6f6f6; text-align: center; margin-top:50px; margin-bottom: 25px; } .center_callout_3 .center_callout_3_holder { margin-bottom: 25px; } .center_callout_3 h4 { color: #002855; line-height: 1.2em; font-size: 30px; margin: 10px 0 30px 0; } /*.center_callout_3 h3 { margin: 25px 0 0 0; color: #555; font-size: .7em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 3px; }*/ .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink { border: solid 3px #307fe2; display: block; margin: 15px 0 0 0; overflow: hidden; color: #002855; background-color: white; /*! background-color: white; */ border: solid 3px #f6f6f6; display: block; transition: .2s; color: #307fe2; height: 100%; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink.center_callout_3_nolink:hover { border: solid 3px #307fe2; color: #555; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink.center_callout_3_nolink a { color: #002855; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink.center_callout_3_nolink:hover p a { color: #307fe2; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink.center_callout_3_nolink p a, .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink.center_callout_3_nolink p a:hover, .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink.center_callout_3_nolink:hover h2 a { color: #9d2235; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink:hover img { opacity: .6; transform: scale(1.1); transition: 3s; } .center_callout_3 .center_callout_3_icon { width: 70%; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink h2 { font-size: 1.2em; padding: 0 10px; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink h2.center_callout_3_h_1 { color: #69b3e7; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink h2.center_callout_3_h_2 { color: #002855; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink h2.center_callout_3_h_3 { color: #69b3e7; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink h2:hover { transition: .2s; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink p { line-height: 1.6em; padding: 0 10px 15px 10px; color: #333; text-align: left; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink p { font-size: 16px; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink ul { line-height: 1.6em; color: #333; text-align: left; } .center_callout_3 ul { list-style: none; /* Remove default bullets */ padding-left: 30px; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-right: 15px; } .center_callout_3 ul li { margin-bottom: 7px; line-height: 1.5em; padding-left: 23px; text-indent: -23px; font-size: 16px; } .center_callout_3 ul li::before { content: " "; font-size: 1em; margin-right: 5px; display: inline-block; height: 12px; background-color: #69b3e7; width: 12px; position: relative; top: 0px; } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width:568px) { .center_callout_3 center_callout_3_ul { width: 75%; margin: auto; } .HashTag{ font-weight:700; } .center_callout_3 div.center_callout_3_nolink.center_callout_3_nolink a.btn { color: #fff; } <div class="row"><div class="col-md-12"><h2>Sample Social Media Posts</h2> </p> --> xxxxxxxx4444 </h4> --> xxxx3333 </h3> --></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12"><div class="row rowEqual_768"><div class="col-md-4 center_callout_3_holder"><div class="center_callout_3_nolink" id="SavetheDateCopy"><h3>Apply Now!</h3> Save the Date! </h5> --><ul><li>Are you or do you know an innovator in palliative and end-of-life care? 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Selections for these honors are made at the determination of the AHA and are not mandatory. The 2024 awards will be presented at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, May 4-6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.</p><h3>Nomination Process</h3><p>A call for nominations is issued in November to the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces (Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard), the Undersecretary for Health at the Veterans Administration, the Defense Health Agency, and the Director of the Indian Health Service. Nominations are accepted for each award from each branch of the service.</p><p>For additional information about the awards, please contact Shawna Brown at 312-422-3309 or <a href="mailto:federalawards@aha.org">federalawards@aha.org</a>.</p><h3 id="awardforexcellence">Federal Health Care Executive Award for Excellence</h3><p>The Federal Health Care Executive <strong>Award for Excellence</strong> recognizes a senior federal health care executive (uniformed or non-uniformed career commissioned officer 0-6 level or higher/GS-15 level or higher equivalent) whose leadership in directing and orchestrating innovative achievements has distinguished him/herself by contributing substantially to the mission of the federal health care system in the 18 months from mid-2023 through 2024.</p><h3 id="specialachievementaward">The Federal Health Care Executive Special Achievement Award</h3><p>The Federal Health Care Executive <strong>Special Achievement Award</strong> recognizes a federal career health care executive (uniformed or non-uniformed commissioned officer 0-5 level or lower/GS-14 level or lower equivalent) who has distinguished him/herself through a singular significant achievement or multiple sustained achievements that have enhanced the organization’s mission and/or contributed to the improvement of the federal health care system in the 18 months from mid-2023 through 2024.</p><h3>Federal Health Care Executive Leadership Award Recipients</h3><p>Recipients of the annual AHA Federal Health Care Executive Award for Excellence and Special Achievement Award follow:</p><table border="0" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><span><strong>2023 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Colonel Craig Keyes</strong><br>Chief of Staff and Deputy Director<br>Defense Health Network<br>National Capital Region, Bethesda, Md.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Major Kimberly Forsythe</strong><br>Mental Health Officer in Charge<br>66th MDS Hanscom Clinic<br>Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2024-04-15-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2023 Award Winners Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2022 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Captain Kimberly D. Davis, M.D.</strong><br>CEO (Director)<br>Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA<br>United States Navy</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Captain Cody Morcom, PharmD</strong><br>Commander’s Support Staff Flight Commander and Medical Group Executive Officer<br>Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Del.<br>United States Air Force, 436th Medical Group</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2023-04-24-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2022 Award Winners Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2021 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. Kathy A. Naylor</strong><br>Chief<br>Air Force Medical Service Transition Cell<br>United States Air Force, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Barbara I. Moidel</strong><br>Program Manager<br>Healthcare Resolutions Program<br>Walter Reed National Military Medical Center<br>Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2022-04-26-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders" target="_blank">2021 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2020 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Brig. Gen. John J. Bartrum</strong><br>Headquarters Air Force/Mobilization Assistant to Deputy Surgeon General<br>Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Jason P. Richter</strong><br>Medical Support Squadron Commander and Medical Group Administrator<br>Aviano Air Base Ambulatory Surgical Center<br>United States Air Force, Aviano, Italy</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2021-04-21-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders" target="_blank">2020 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2019 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. Jennifer A. Brooks, M.D.</strong><br>United States Air Force<br>633rd Medical Operations Squadron<br>Langley USAF Hospital, Hampton, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Jennifer A. Koget</strong><br>Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2021-04-21-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders" target="_blank">2019 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2018 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Valerie J. Riege</strong><br>Chief Innovation and Integration Officer<br>Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)<br>United States Navy, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. DeWayne C. Lazenby, M.D.</strong><br>Deputy Commander & Chief of the Medical Staff<br>United States Air Force 92nd Medical Group, Spokane, Wash.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2019-04-09-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2018 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2017 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. James Hancock, M.D.</strong><br>Commanding Officer<br>Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, N.C.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Johnathan Compton, M.D.</strong><br>Deputy Director of Medical Services<br>Air Force Medical Operations Agency, San Antonio, Texas</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2018-07-26-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2017 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2016 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. John J. Cotton, M.D., MPH</strong><br>Deputy Commander<br>United States Air Force 18th Medical Group<br>Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Brian H. Neese, M.D., MPH</strong><br>Commander<br>United States Air Force 628th Medical Operations Squadron<br>Joint Base Charleston, S.C.</p><p><a href=/press-releases/2017-07-28-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2016 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span><strong>2015 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Rear Adm. Terry J. Moulton</strong><br>Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy<br>U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Maj. Rett J. Reber</strong><br>United States Air Force 15 Medical Group<br>Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickham, Hawaii</p><p><a href=/press-releases/2016-07-27-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2015 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2014 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Brig. Gen. Charles E. Potter</strong><br>Director, Manpower, Personnel, and Resources<br>Office of the Surgeon General<br>United States Air Force, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. James D. Carrell, O.D.</strong><br>Chief<br>Department of Soldier Care<br>Moncrief Army Community Hospital<br>United States Army, Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2015-07-24-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders-2014">2014 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2013 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>SES Michael A. Sabo, FACHE</strong><br>Network Director<br>Department of Veteran Affairs New York/New Jersey Integrated Service Network (VISN 3)</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Derek J. Larbie</strong><br>United States Air Force/377th Medical Group<br>Kirkland Air Force Base, N.M.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2014-07-29-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-executives-2013-recipients">2013 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2012 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Maureen O'Hara Padden, M.D.</strong><br>Commanding officer<br>U.S. Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Fla.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Cmdr. Matthew Case</strong><br>MSC<br>United States Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune, N.C.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2013-07-25-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders-captain-padden-and-commander">2012 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2011 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Stephen M. Pachuta, DDS</strong><br>MS, Dental Corps, Commanding Officer<br>U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Timothy J. Kosmatka, M.D.</strong><br>United States Air Force Medical Operations Agency<br>Lackland Air Force Base, Texas</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2012-12-22-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders-2011">2011 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2010 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Cynthia J. Gantt</strong><br>NC, USN, Senior Nurse Executive and Director of Nursing Services<br>U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. L. "Michaelle" Guerrero</strong><br>Commander<br>82nd Medical Support Squadron/Administrator<br>82nd Medical Group<br>Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2011-02-19-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders"><span><u>2010 Award Winners - Press Release</u></span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2009 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Russell Shilling</strong><br>Executive Director for Science and Technology<br>Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE)<br>while assigned to National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Cmdr. Megan Wohr</strong><br>Indian Health Service<br>Division of Epidemiology<br>National Tobacco Control Specialist<br>Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Ari.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2010-03-25-ahas-federal-hospital-constituency-section-honors-two-leaders-2009"><span><u>2009 Award Winners - Press Release</u></span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2008 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. William Beninati</strong><br>Commander<br>59th Medical Operations Group<br>Wilford Hall Medical Center<br>Lackland Air Force Base, Texas</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Maj. Tammie Jones</strong><br>Administrator<br>Department of Medicine<br>Brooke Army Medical Center<br>Fort Sam Houston, Texas</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2009-02-19-ahas-federal-hospital-constituency-section-honors-two-leaders">2008 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" width="20%"><span><strong>2007 Awards</strong></span></td><td align="left"><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Cmdr. Dawn Garcia</strong><br>Head Nurse<br>Combined Intensive Care Unit<br>Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Col. Jimmie O. Keenan</strong><br>Chief of Staff<br>Army Medical Action Plan<br>Army Medical Department<br>Office of the Surgeon General, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2008-02-19-ahas-federal-health-systems-section-honors-two-leaders-2007-honorees">2007 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" width="20%"><span><strong>2006 Awards</strong></span></td><td align="left"><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Bruce Alan Gordon</strong><br>MSHA, Medical Center Director<br>Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Shelly Rae Harris</strong><br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Rosebud Comprehensive Healthcare Facility, Rosebud, S.D.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Award /2024-03-19-2023-rural-hospital-leadership-team-award-winner-and-finalists <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><p>Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital serves a population that is approximately 30% Native Hawaiian, and some communities in its service area have even larger percentages. Native Hawaiians experience tremendous health disparities with poorer health status, higher chronic disease risk and a life expectancy that is seven years less than everyone else in the state. Hawaii Island faces significant disparities in access to health care due to provider shortages, limited health services and challenges in transportation. Guided by its Kahua Ola (foundation of health) plan and Hawaii’s Community Health Needs Assessment, Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital implemented initiatives toward eliminating the existing health disparities and improving the quality of life for vulnerable patients with complex care needs.</p><p>The finalists include:</p><ul><li>The teams at Providence Alaska in Seward, Valdez and Kodiak, Alaska. The hospitals collaborated across distant locations to design local housing solutions to meet their needs. The Providence hospitals are feeling the positive impact as the use of travelers has dropped, employee satisfaction is rising, and stress on existing caregivers is being reduced.<br> </li><li>CEO Ella Goss; Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa and team who, through Cass Health's labor and delivery services; student experience program; and Health Equity Committee, are three initiatives that allows Cass Health to provide outstanding care in Iowa.<br> </li><li>CEO Brett Altman; and Hannibal Regional Healthcare System and teams who through Hannibal’s innovative workforce pipeline starting in the K-12 setting, moving in to the community college level, university degree programs, and most recently the terminal degrees in internal medicine is a direct investment that will benefit the health care needs of rural Missouri for generations to come.</li></ul></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><p><a href="/about/awards/rural-hospital-leadership-award">About the 2025 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award</a></p><p><a href="/2006-01-06-rural-hospital-leadership-award-winners">Past Winners of the Award</a></p></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:09:49 -0500 Award /about/awards/quest-for-quality <div class="container">@media (min-width:768px){ .sp_CTA1_holder{ top:-35px } } @media (max-width:768px){ .sp_CTA1_holder{ top:-1px; margin-bottom:25px } } .sp_CTA1_holder{ background-color: #f6f6f6; padding:15px 0; position: relative; overflow: auto } .sp_CTA1 h3{ color:#002855; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px ; } .sp_CTA1 span{ display:block; margin-top:10px } .sp_CTA1 span a{ color:#d50032; } .sp_CTA1 span a:hover{ color:#651d32; } .sp_CTA1 img{ width: 150px; max-width: 85%; } @media (max-width:768px) and (min-width:361px){ .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-2{ width: 25%; left:15px } .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-10{ width: 70%; padding-right: 15px } } @media (max-width:360px){ .sp_CTA1 img{ margin: auto; display: block } .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-2{ width: 100%; } .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-10{ width: 100%; text-align: center; padding: 0 25px } } <div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><h2>2025 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Honorees Announced</h2><p>Congratulations to 2025 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Winner Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, Conn. Hartford HealthCare and Quest for Quality Prize Finalist CommonSpirit Health, Chicago, were honored at the AHA Leadership Summit in Nashville.</p><hr><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Quest-for-Quality-Hartford-Healthcare-Group-Photo.jpg" data-entity-uuid="50ad5faf-80eb-4229-a35e-1ce70fe47ba0" data-entity-type="file" alt="Hartford HealthCare accepts the 2025 AHA Quest for Quality Prize at the 2025 AHA Leadership Summit." width="6446" height="4297" class="align-center"><p><small>Hartford HealthCare accepts the 2025 AHA Quest for Quality Prize at the 2025 AHA Leadership Summit.</small></p><hr><p>To learn more about this year's honorees, watch the <a href="https://youtu.be/vFPMDKyPnlo" target="_blank">celebratory video</a> and <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/2025-The-American-Hospital-Association-Quest-for-Quality-Prize-Honorees.pdf">download the honoree booklet</a>.</p><hr><h2>Apply Now for the 2026 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Award</h2><p></p><p>The AHA Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health. Applicants should provide access to exceptional quality, safe and patient- and family-centered care, partner with community organizations and agencies to improve the health status of their communities, and develop new and innovative models of care.</p><div class="external-link spacer"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://aha-awards.secure-platform.com/awards" target="_blank" title="AHA Awards Secure Application Platform">Submit an Application</a></div><p>One winner and up to two finalists will be recognized. The AHA Quest for Quality Prize Committee also may present Citations of Merit to other noteworthy programs. The awards will be presented at the 2026 AHA Leadership Summit, July 12-14, in Denver.</p><p>Applications are due <strong>noon Central Time, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.</strong></p><p>Contact the <a href="mailto:questforquality@aha.org?subject=Regarding the 2026 Quest for Quality Prize application">Quest for Quality Team</a> with questions.</p><h3>Readiness</h3><p>How do you know if your organization is “ready” to apply?</p><p>The quest for quality is a journey without end; you should apply if your organization is striving to</p><ul><li>Raise awareness of the value of a hospital-wide/system-wide commitment to advancing health in America by providing access to exceptional quality, safe, and patient- and family-centered and affordable care that promotes individual and community well-being and adds value to lives</li><li>Showcase successful efforts to develop and promote new and innovative models of care, services and collaboration to provide seamless care</li><li>Inspire hospitals and systems to lead and partner with other community organizations to improve health status and address health care disparities</li><li>Recognize hospital and system leadership to improve efficiency and effectiveness of care</li></ul><p>Hospitals and systems tell us that going through the application process was valuable in and of itself — it led to amazing discoveries about their own organization, their dedicated teams, and their best practices and innovation.</p><p>All health systems and hospitals in the United States are eligible to apply for the award. A “system” is defined as two or more hospitals owned, leased, sponsored or contract managed by a central organization. “System” shall refer to the parent organization and “hospital” shall refer to the system’s individual hospitals. Depending on your organization type, you have the option of selecting the “Hospital” or “Health System” application.</p><p>Please email <a href="mailto:questforquality@aha.org?subject=Quest%20for%20Quality%20Prize">questforquality@aha.org</a> with any questions about the prize.</p><h2>AHA Quest for Quality Prize Sponsor</h2><p>The AHA Quest for Quality Prize is generously sponsored by Laerdal Medical. Laerdal Medical is a global leader in immersive education, training, and simulation solutions with a mission of helping save lives. Improving the quality of care is part of the company’s vision and its goal of helping save one million lives, every year, by 2030. For more information, visit <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laerdal.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmdiener%40aha.org%7Cd07ce3282f994429f15b08ddb5bc3679%7Cb9119340beb74e5e84b23cc18f7b36a6%7C0%7C0%7C638866542156164176%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UZ863joWtKRNkP7eby2L1uv9mymNSRaivqvZtKbkDU8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Laerdal Medicals homepage">www.laerdal.com</a>.</p><div class="row sp_Resource1"> .sp_Resource1 { /*padding: 50px 0 50px 0;*/ display: inline-block } .sp_Resource1 h3{ margin: 10px 0 0 0; color: #555; font-size: .7em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 3px; } .sp_Resource1 h4{ color: #002855; line-height: 1.2em; font-size: 30px; margin: 10px 0 15px 0 } .sp_Resource1 h2{ line-height: 1.2em; font-size: 30px; margin: 10px 0 15px 0 } .sp_Resource1_holder { background-color: #f6f6f6; padding: 15px; overflow: auto; /* max-width: 85%; */ /* margin: auto; */ } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder img { /*padding-bottom: 15px;*/ margin-top: 0px; } @media (max-width:768px) and (min-width:340px) { .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-3 { width: 40%; } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-9 { width: 60%; } } @media (max-width:500px) and (min-width:361px) { .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder img { margin: auto; display: block; margin-left: 100%; } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder.col-xs-3 { width: 100%; } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-9 { width: 100%; } } @media (max-width:360px) { .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder img { margin: auto; display: block } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-3 { width: 100%; max-width: 150px; margin-left: calc(50% - 75px); margin-right: } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-9 { width: 100%; padding: 0 25px } } .sp_Resource1 .btn { margin-top: 20px; } <div class="col-md-12 sp_Resource1_holder"><div class="col-sm-4 col-md-3"><a href="/leading-safety-aha-quest-quality-series" title="Leading for Safety: AHA Quest for Quality Series"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021-12/mindy-estes-board-player.png" alt="Mindy Estes" width="270" height="151"></a></div><div class="col-sm-8 col-md-9"><h2>Leading for Safety: AHA Quest for Quality Series</h2></div><div class="col-md-12"><p>The AHA Patient Safety Initiative presents Leading for Safety, a virtual series featuring insights from past Quest for Quality awardees. This series explores how health care leaders can drive safer, higher-quality care by fostering a culture of safety and innovation. Combining the prestigious Quest for Quality Prize with the AHA’s Patient Safety Initiative, Leading for Safety provides practical strategies for executive leadership in advancing patient safety.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/leading-safety-aha-quest-quality-series" title="Leading for Safety: AHA Quest for Quality Series">View Video Series</a></p></div></div></div><h3>Share Your Improvement Journey</h3><p>Be recognized as a national quality leader. The AHA Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health. Applicants should provide access to exceptional quality, safe and patient- and family-centered care, partner with other community organizations and agencies to improve the health status of their communities and address disparities, and develop new and innovative models of care.</p><p>The AHA Quest for Quality Prize will honor one winner, up to two finalists and up to two Citation of Merit recipients.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><img class="hidden-xs pull-left" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Q4Q_nohpoe.jpg" data-entity-uuid="1be2847b-ae05-483e-a341-c727c7caa148" data-entity-type="file" alt="Quest for Quality Prize logo" width="370" height="241" s><hr><div class="external-link spacer"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/toolkitsmethodology/2024-06-18-quest-quality-prize-digital-engagement-toolkit" target="_blank" title="Click here to download text and images to use on social media and in emails to promote the Quest for Quality Prize.">Quest for Quality Digital Toolkit</a></div><hr><div class="external-link spacer"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://sponsors.aha.org/HFC-Sponsor-Quest-for-Quality-2023.html" target="_blank" title="Quest for Quality Award Exclusive Sponsorship">Sponsorship Opportunity<em><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-fw"><span class="sr-only"><sup>this is an external link</sup></span></i></em></a></div><hr><div class="panel"><h3>Join Our Mailing List</h3><p>For updates on the AHA Quest for Quality Prize and to be notified when the new application goes live, please join our mailing list.</p> MktoForms2.loadForm("//sponsors.aha.org", "710-ZLL-651", 2976);</div><hr><p><a href="/award/2019-04-29-aha-quest-quality-prize-committee-members">AHA Quest for Quality Prize Committee Members</a></p><hr><h3><strong> </strong><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees"><span><strong>Past Honorees</strong></span></a></h3><ul><li><a href="/award/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#quest2024"><strong>2024 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/award/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#Quest2023"><strong>2023 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/award/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#Quest2022"><strong>2022 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/08/Quest-for-Quality-2021-booklet.pdf"><strong>2021 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2019-winners"><strong>2019 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2018-winners"><strong>2018 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2016-winners"><strong>2016 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2015-winners"><strong>2015 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2014-winners"><strong>2014 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2013-winners"><strong>2013 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2012-winners"><strong>2012 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2011-winners"><strong>2011 Honorees</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees#QFQ-2010-winners"><strong>2010 Honorees</strong></a></li></ul></div></div></div> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:30:00 -0500 Award /award/2017-12-11-quest-quality-prize-honorees <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><div class="row"><h2>Honorees</h2><p>Videos and interviews can be seen on AHA’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/AHAhospitals">YouTube channel</a>.</p> <strong>2021 Quest for Quality Honorees*</strong> </h3> <h3> <strong>2021 Winner: Yale New Haven Health</strong> </h3> <h3> <strong>2021 Finalist: Memorial Healthcare System</strong> </h3> <h3> <strong>2021 Finalist: Yuma Regional Medical Center</strong> </h3> --><hr><h2 id="quest2024">2024 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Honorees Announced</h2><p>Congratulations to 2024 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Winner WellSpan Health, York, Pa! WellSpan Health and Quest for Quality Prize Finalists Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Va., Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, and MUSC Health, Charleston, S.C., were honored at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.</p><p></p><p>To learn more about WellSpan Health and the finalists, watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kl6m43t8a4" target="_blank" title="YouTube: 2024 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Honorees">celebratory video</a> and download the <a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/07/2024-The-American-Hospital-Association-Quest-for-Quality-Prize-Honorees.pdf">honoree booklet</a>.</p><hr><h4 id="Quest2023"><span>2023 Honorees</span></h4><p>The 2023 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is Main Line Health, WellSpan Health, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Citations of Merit were awarded to Atlantic Health System, Morristown, N.J., and University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago.</p><p>Read stories on the <a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/07/Quest-for-Quality-2023.pdf">Quest for Quality Honorees</a>.</p><p>Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjIfCAuLyeU" target="_blank" title="YouTube: AHA Quest for Quality Prize 2023 Winner -- Main Line Health">2023 Quest for Quality Prize Honoree Video</a>.</p><hr><h4 id="Quest2022">2022 Honorees</h4><p>The 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1PEq2Z0V6o" target="_blank" title="AHA Quest for Quality Prize 2022 Winner — University Hospitals Health System, Cleveland">University Hospitals, Cleveland</a>.</p><p>The 2022 finalists are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tXqQcIG_x0&t=4s" target="_blank" title="YouTube: AHA Quest for Quality Prize 2022 Finalist — Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans">Ochsner Health</a>, New Orleans, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TVjj5Xj9aI" target="_blank" title="Youtube: AHA Quest for Quality Prize 2022 Finalist — WellSpan Health, York, Pa.">WellSpan Health</a>, York, Pa.</p><p>A Citation of Merit is awarded to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VwgLxx5WMg&t=8s" target="_blank" title="YouTube:" aha quest for quality prize citation of university>NorthShore University Health System</a>, Evanston, Ill.</p><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/08/Q4Q_2022_sm.pdf" target="_blank">Read stories on the Quest for Quality honorees.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCN32wG8Cl8&t=5s" target="_blank" title="YouTube: 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize">Watch the 2022 Quest for Quality Prize Honorees Video.</a></p><hr><h4>2021 Honorees</h4><p>The 2021 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is Yale New Haven Health</p><p>The 2021 Finalist: Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL</p><p>The 2021 Finalist: Yuma Regional Medical Center, Arizona</p><p>Please <a href="/news/headline/2021-07-26-aha-names-2021-quest-quality-prize-winner-finalists" target="_blank">click here for stories</a> on the Quest for Quality honorees.</p><p>Please <a href="https://youtu.be/P5ZgcAR1LnE" target="_blank">click here</a> to watch the 2021 Quest for Quality Prize Honorees Video.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2019-winners">2019 Honorees</h4><p>The 2019 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, N.C.</p><p>The 2019 finalist is Mission Health, Asheville, N.C.</p><p>A Citation of Merit is awarded to Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, N.Y.</p><p>Please <a href="/system/files/media/file/2019/09/Q4Q_2019.pdf">click here for stories</a> on the Quest for Quality honorees.</p><p>Please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aitR1o7gKc&list=PLlx6E76Mr_sbSh1vWbO54Y2zVWU3hTIu4&index=5&t=3s&ab_channel=AmericanHospitalAssociation">click here to watch Carolinas Rehabilitation</a>’s Quest for Quality—Lessons Learned from the 2019 Quest for Quality Winner.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2018-winners">2018 Honorees</h4><p>The 2018 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, N.Y.</p><p>The 2018 finalists are Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md., and Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee.</p><p>A Citation of Merit is awarded to Atrium Health, Charlotte, N.C., and Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minn.</p><p>Please <a href="/system/files/2018-07/2018-quest-for-quality-booklet.pdf">click here</a> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees.</p><p>Please <a href="https://youtu.be/4YmXMPkY2bI" target="_blank">click here</a> to watch Northwell Health’s Quest for Quality—Lessons Learned from the 2018 Quest for Quality Winner.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2016-winners">2016 Honorees</h4><p>The 2016 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois.</p><p>The 2016 finalist is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights, Houston, Texas.</p><p>A Citation of Merit is awarded to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</p><p>Please <a href="/content/16/2016questforqualitywinners.pdf">click here</a> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2015-winners">2015 Honorees</h4><p>The 2015 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado.</p><p>The 2015 finalist is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.</p><p>Citation of Merits are awarded to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio; and Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Indiana.</p><p>Please <a href="/system/files/2018-06/2015q4qwinners.pdf">click here</a> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2014-winners">2014 Honorees</h4><p>The 2014 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is VCU Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.</p><p>The 2014 finalist is Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast, Concord, North Carolina.</p><p>Citation of Merits are awarded to Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina; Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana; and University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin.</p><p>Please <a href="/system/files/2018-06/14questforqualitywinners.pdf">click here</a> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2013-winners">2013 Honorees</h4><p>The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.</p><p>The 2013 finalist is Franklin Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City, Tennessee.</p><p>Citation of Merits are awarded to St. Mary’s Hospital, Centralia, Illinois and Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, North Carolina.</p><p>Please <a href="/system/files/2018-06/13quest4quality.pdf">click here</a> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees and <a href="/press-releases/2018-06-18-quest-quality-four-hospitals-honored-commitment-quality">here</a> for the July 22 press release.</p><p>Please <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RR6TLkkf1Y&feature=c4-overview&list=UU4D02WtzbawS64WfQ3UrZ6g">watch</a> the 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize video for more information on the honorees.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2012-winners">2012 Honorees</h4><p>The 2012 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.</p><p>Finalists are Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York and University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A Citation of Merit is awarded to Meriter Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.</p><p>Please <a href="/system/files/2018-07/12q4qwinners.pdf">click here</a> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees and <a href="/presscenter/pressrel/2012/120719-pr-quest4quality.pdf">here</a> for the July 19 press release.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2011-winners">2011 Honorees</h4><p>2011 is the tenth year for the Quest for Quality Prize. The 2011 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Florida.</p><p>Finalists are AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Citations of Merit are awarded to Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, Torrance, California and Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.</p><p>Please <a href="/system/files/2018-07/2011-quest4quality.pdf">click here</a> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees and updates on the first nine Quest for Quality winners.</p><p>More information on Memorial Regional Hospital and its quality journey is on the <a href="http://www.memorialregional.com/">hospital's website</a>.</p><hr><h4 id="QFQ-2010-winners">2010 Honorees</h4><p><span lang="EN">The 2010 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is</span> <span>McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, South Carolina.</span></p><p><span lang="EN">The finalist is Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. A Citation of Merit is awarded to Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, New York.</span></p><p><span lang="EN">Please </span><a href="/system/files/2018-07/2010Q4Qbk.pdf"><span lang="EN">click here</span></a><span lang="EN"> for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees.</span></p><hr><p class="text-align-center"><strong>Booklets on the award recipients are available from 312/422-2700</strong><br><strong>or by e-mailing</strong> <a href="mailto:questforquality@aha.org"><strong>questforquality@aha.org</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p></div></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/about/awards/quest-for-quality"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Q4Q_nohpoe_0.jpg" data-entity-uuid="2261a648-6b67-494b-8cb9-78214f0575a2" data-entity-type="file" alt="Quest for Quality Prize logo" width="100%" height="100%" loading="lazy"></a></p></div></div></div> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:29:00 -0500 Award /about/awards/rural-hospital-leadership-award <div class="container row"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><h2>Apply Now for the AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award</h2><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/2025_Rural_Hospital_Excellence_Award_logo.jpg" data-entity-uuid="6eb2351e-8f1c-4d09-9ebf-f43ea349d302" data-entity-type="file" alt="Rural Hospital Excellence Innovation Award logo" width="1667" height="1042" class="align-left">The new AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award seeks to recognize and share the accomplishments of rural hospitals that exemplify responsiveness, innovation and excellence in developing, implementing and/or sustaining programs and services.</p><p>Winning organizations should be improving programs, care redesign, collaboration or technology solutions to address emerging challenges in rural, remote and frontier areas of the United States and territories.</p><div class="external-link spacer"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://aha-awards.secure-platform.com/awards" target="_blank" title="Click here to submit a Rural Hospital Excellence Innovation Award application.">Submit an Application</a></div><p>One winner and up to three finalists will be selected for the AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award. The award will be presented at the 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Feb. 8 – 11, in San Antonio.</p><p>Applications are due <strong>noon, Central Time, Aug. 29, 2025.</strong> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/2026-Rural-Hospital-Excellence-in-Innovation-Award-Application.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the 2026 Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award Application PDF.">Preview the 2026 Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award application.</a></p><p>Contact <a href="mailto:ruralaward@aha.org?subject=RE: Rural Hospital Excellence Innovation Award question">ruralaward@aha.org</a> with questions.</p><h3>2026 Award Sponsor</h3><p>The AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award is generously sponsored by Microsoft.</p><hr><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><p><a href="/award/2025-03-17-2024-rural-hospital-leadership-team-award-winner-and-finalists" target="_blank" title="2024 Award Winner and Finalist"><strong>2024 Award Winner and Finalists</strong></a></p><p><a href="/2006-01-06-rural-hospital-leadership-award-winners"><strong>Past Winners of the Award</strong></a></p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="panel"><h3><strong>Join Our Mailing List</strong></h3><p><strong>For updates on the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award and to be notified when the new application goes live, please join our mailing list.</strong></p> MktoForms2.loadForm("//sponsors.aha.org", "710-ZLL-651", 2981);</div></div></div></div> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:25:00 -0500 Award /award/2023-03-22-about-foster-g-mcgaw <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Foster-G-McGaw-art-scan.png" data-entity-uuid="494a19d1-209f-4c51-b92c-7975ec6cffd0" data-entity-type="file" alt="Foster G. McGaw" width="96" height="154" class="align-left">Foster G. McGaw was born on March 7, 1897, the son of Reverend Francis Alexander McGaw and Alice S. (Millar) McGaw. He attended the Northwestern University School of Commerce.</p><p>In 1922, Mr. McGaw founded the ���������� Supply Corporation. By establishing strict ethical guidelines for selling to hospitals and insisting on a high level of quality and service, Mr. McGaw shaped the hospital supply industry and helped create the standards under which it operates today. In 1985, ���������� Supply Corporation merged with Baxter International, Inc.</p><p>Mr. McGaw received numerous awards, citations, and honorary degrees. He is renowned for his philanthropic activities, including major gifts to establish the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and the McGaw Hospital of Loyola University Medical Center, both in the Chicago area, and the James D. Vail III Nursing Program at Queens College in Charlotte, NC.</p><p>Mr. McGaw passed away April 16, 1986.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="foster-nav panel"><h4><a href="/about/awards/foster-g-mcgaw-prize" tabindex="-1">Foster G. McGaw Prize</a></h4><ul><li><a href="/foster-g-mcgaw-prize-call-entries-brochure" tabindex="-1"><strong>Call for Entries and Application</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-foster-g-mcgaw-prize-winners" tabindex="-1"><strong>Recent Winners</strong></a></li><li><a href="/2017-12-11-foster-g-mcgaw-1986-1999-prize-winners"><strong>An Archive of Past Winners from 1986–2014</strong></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0500 Award /award/2022-11-23-2022-rural-hospital-leadership-award-winner-and-finalists <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>West Tennessee Bolivar General Hospital, Bolivar, TN and Hardeman County made healthy lifestyles a priority and made remarkable gains in reducing the obesity rate in Hardeman County especially for students. They established a food distribution center and distributed food, encouraged healthy food choices, and promoted exercise while working with BCBS to build a playground. These results were led by Ruby Kirby, CEO and achieved through organization of varied community resources focused on a common goal.</p> <p>Finalists include:</p> <ul> <li>Lesley Ogden, M.D., CEO, Samaritan North Lincoln and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospitals, Lincoln County, Oregon and the team’s efforts to improve patient access, behavioral and population and health, and workforce initiatives with new rural residency and expanded nursing and allied health training programs.<br />  </li> <li>Don Caruso, M.D., CEO and president, Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, NH and his team who through The Doorway health services led efforts in working with the community to reduce overdose deaths, expand access, and improve community behavioral health and wellness that produced excellent results.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="panel module-typeC"> <div class="panel-heading"> <p><a href="/about/awards/rural-hospital-leadership-award">About the 2023 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award</a></p> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/06/Rural-Hospital-Leadership-Team-Award-2023-Application.pdf" target="_blank" title="2023 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award Application PDF">2023 Award Application</a></p> <p><a href="/2006-01-06-rural-hospital-leadership-award-winners">Past Winners of the Award</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:31:20 -0600 Award /award/2017-12-11-foster-g-mcgaw-prize-winners-and-finalists <div class="container row"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12"><table class="table"><tbody><tr><td align="left"><h4><strong>2023 Winner:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/2023-The-American-Hospital-Association-Foster-G-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=4">Memorial Hermann Health System</a> <strong>Houston, Texas</strong></p><p>To learn more about this year’s winner and finalists, read the <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/2023-The-American-Hospital-Association-Foster-G-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf">honoree booklet</a>.</p><p></p></td><td><h4><strong>2023 Finalists:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/2023-The-American-Hospital-Association-Foster-G-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=6">Cedars-Sinai Medical Center</a>, Los Angeles</p><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/2023-The-American-Hospital-Association-Foster-G-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=7">GBMC HealthCare</a>, Baltimore</p><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/2023-The-American-Hospital-Association-Foster-G-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=8">Meritus Health</a>, Hagerstown, Md.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h4><strong>2022</strong><a href="#fn2022"><strong>*</strong></a><strong> Winner:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/04/2022-Foster-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=4">Texas Health Resources </a><strong>Arlington, Texas</strong></p><p><a href="/press-releases/2022-04-19-texas-health-resources-awarded-2022-foster-g-mcgaw-prize">Read</a> the press release. You can also read more about this year’s winner and finalists in the <a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/04/2022-Foster-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf">Foster G. McGaw Prize Honorees brochure</a>.</p><p></p><p id="fn2022">*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no prize honorees in 2020 and 2021.</p></td><td><h4><strong>2022 Finalists:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/04/2022-Foster-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=6">Adena Health System</a>, Chillicothe, Ohio</p><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/04/2022-Foster-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=7">MUSC Health, Charleston</a>, South Carolina</p><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/04/2022-Foster-McGaw-Prize-Honorees.pdf#page=8">UMass Memorial Medical Center</a>, Worcester, Mass.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h4><strong>2019 Winner:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2020/03/Foster%20G%20McGaw%20Press%20Release%202020%20Final.pdf">ProMedica </a><strong>Toledo, OH</strong></p><p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2020/03/Foster%20G%20McGaw%20Press%20Release%202020%20Final.pdf">Read</a> the press release.</p><p></p></td><td><h4><strong>2019 Finalists:</strong></h4><p>Freeman Health System, Joplin, Mo.</p><p>Texas Health Resources, Arlington, Texas</p><p>UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass</p><hr><h4 class="text-align-center">2019 Foster G. McGaw Prize: An In-depth Look</h4><p></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h4><strong>2018 Winner:</strong></h4><p><a href="/press-releases/2019-01-30-penn-medicine-lancaster-general-health-awarded-2018-foster-g-mcgaw-prize">Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health</a>, <strong>Lancaster, PA</strong></p><p><a href="/press-releases/2019-01-30-penn-medicine-lancaster-general-health-awarded-2018-foster-g-mcgaw-prize">Read</a> the press release.</p><p></p></td><td><h4><strong>2018 Finalists:</strong></h4><p>Memorial Hermann Health System  Houston, TX</p><p>Saint Francis Memorial Hospital  San Francisco, CA</p><p>Tanner Health System  Carrollton, GA</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h4><strong>2017 Winner:</strong></h4><p><a href="/press-releases/2018-01-23-yale-new-haven-hospital-recognized-excellence-community-service-2017"><strong>Yale New Haven Hospital</strong></a><strong>, New Haven, CT</strong></p><p><a href="/press-releases/2018-01-23-yale-new-haven-hospital-recognized-excellence-community-service-2017">Read</a> the press release.</p><p></p></td><td><h4><strong>2017 Finalists:</strong></h4><p>Providence Health & Services in Portland, OR</p><p>Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis, OR</p><p>UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h4><strong>2016 Winner:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/2018-08/150115-pr-spectrum.pdf"><strong>Spectrum Health</strong></a><strong>, Grand Rapids, MI</strong></p><p><a href="/presscenter/pressrel/2017/011817-pr-foster-mcgaw.shtml">Read</a><strong> for the press release.</strong></p><p></p></td><td><h4><strong>2016 Finalists:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/2018-08/170118fostermcgaw-pressrel-childrenhealth.pdf">Children's Health System of Texas</a><br>Dallas, TX</p><p><a href="/system/files/2018-08/170118fostermcgaw-pressrel-promedica.pdf">ProMedica</a><br>Toledo, OH</p><p><a href="/system/files/2018-08/170117fostermcgaw-pressrel-whitememorial.pdf">White Memorial Medical Center</a><br>Los Angeles, CA</p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h4><strong>2015 Winner:</strong></h4><p><a href="/content/16/16hhnfostermcgaw.pdf"><strong>Massachusetts General Hospital</strong></a><strong>, Boston, MA</strong></p><p><a href="/presscenter/pressrel/2016/2015-MassGenFINAL.pdf"><strong>Click here</strong></a><strong> for the press release.</strong></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/WXa78vE0cJw "><strong>Click here</strong></a><strong> to view the winner's video.</strong><br><a href="https://youtu.be/WXa78vE0cJw "><strong><img src="/images/massgeneralthumb.jpg" data-entity-uuid="" data-entity-type="" alt="Foster Winner Video" width="210" height="126"></strong></a></p></td><td align="left"><h4><strong>2015 Finalists:</strong></h4><p><a href="/system/files/2018-08/160114-pr-thedacarefoster.pdf">ThedaCare</a><br>Appleton, WI</p><p><a href="/system/files/2018-08/160114-pr-lancasterfoster.pdf">Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine</a><br>Lancaster, PA</p><p><a href="/system/files/2018-08/160114-pr-stjosephfoster.pdf">St. Joseph Health, Queen of the Valley Medical Center</a><br>Napa, CA</p></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><a href="/2017-12-11-foster-g-mcgaw-1986-1999-prize-winners"><em><strong>See an archive of previous winners from 1986 to 2014.</strong></em></a></p></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0500 Award