Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award - Application



The Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award provides an educational stipend to a small or rural hospital administrator or chief executive officer who has displayed outstanding leadership commitment to meet the challenges faced by small/rural hospitals. Shirley Ann Munroe, for whom the award is named, was instrumental in the creation of what has become AHA’s Section for Small or Rural Hospitals. The award reflects Munroe’s dedication to peer development, as well as her recognition and support for small or rural hospitals with limited community and financial resources.

Award recipients are selected through a two-phase process administered by the American Hospital Association. First, applications are screened for innovation, practicality, and the effectiveness of activities as described by the applicant in his/her accompanying materials. After finalists are identified, a selection committee drawn from the governing council of AHA’s Section for Small or Rural Hospitals selects a winner after in-depth application reviews.

The stipend amount for 2013 is $1,500 and will help to defray the recipient’s expenses to attend an AHA Annual Meeting or Health Forum Leadership Conference.

Eligibility criteria include executive leadership of nonfederal, short-term, acute care U.S. hospitals that are members of the American Hospital Association, and meet one of the following requirements:

• Have fewer than 100 beds
• Are located outside of a metropolitan statistical area
• Claim 3,000 or fewer admissions yearly

Applicants must have played a pivotal role in resolving problems or overcoming challenges faced by small or rural hospitals.  Examples of activities or programs that meet these criteria include:

• Community-wide, collaborative relationships that improve and expand coverage and access to essential health care services
• Quality assurance and improvement programs that are hospital-wide, include preventive measures that foster patient safety, maximize patient outcomes, and include patient perspective of care
• Workforce initiatives that redesign job responsibilities, processes, and procedures to meet the needs of patients, workers, and the hospital as an organization 
• Culturally competent patient care services that are developed cooperatively with community leaders, physicians, and hospital staff to address diversity issues in your community

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Click HERE for the 2013 Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award Application.

Candidates complete the Application Form and forward it to the name and address indicated on the form. All applications should be accompanied by the following supportive data:

1. A letter of recommendation from a hospital board member
2. Applicant’s current resume
3. A letter of no more than three typewritten pages that clearly describes the applicant’s qualifications and his/her reason for pursuing the award. Please include:

• A brief description of the applicant’s hospital and community
• Examples of one or more innovative programs that have met hospital or community needs
• Evidence of collaboration with community leaders, physicians, and others
• Evidence of success of the program or programs in the hospital or community