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Honorees
Recognition
The American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize recipient receives:
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special recognition at the American Hospital Association/Health Forum Leadership Summit
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a $75,000 prize
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a symbol of the award
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publicity in Hospitals & Health Networks magazine and other AHA publications
Two finalists may receive $12,500 each as well as special recognition. Other hospitals may be recognized with Citations of Merit.
2007 Winners
The 2007 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, Indiana. Finalists are Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California and INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Citations of Merit are being given to Amarillo VA Health Care System in Amarillo, Texas, and McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina.
Please click here for stories on the Quest for Quality honorees that will appear in the September Hospitals & Health Networks. Papers by the winner and finalists will appear in the October Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
2006 Winners
In 2006, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Citations of Merit have been presented to Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan and Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, Memphis, Tennessee. Please read the news release for more information. Articles on the recipients appear in the September 2006 Hospitals & Health Networks and in the October Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
2005 Winners
The 2005 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize was presented to North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. Two finalist awards were given to El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. A Citation of Merit was awarded to Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Please read their profiles in this booklet. A copy of the booklet can be requested through the contact section of this website or by calling 312/422-2700.
2004 Winners
The 2004 winner was Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. Finalists were The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltmore, MD, and Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE. A Citation of Merit was awarded to Advocate Health Care, Oak Brook, IL. Their stories appear in the September 2004 Hospitals & Health Networks (click here for a link to the story); a booklet with the stories can be requested from questforquality@aha.org.
2003 Winners
The prize for 2003 was awarded to Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, PA. Finalists were Beaumont Hospitals in Royal Oak, MI, and the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, WI. Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, WA, received a Citation of Merit. Read their stories in the September 2003 Hospitals & Health Networks by clicking here.
2002 Winners
In 2002, the prize's first year, Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis was honored. Finalists were Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA, and Children's Hospitals & Clinics, Minneapolis. Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston received a Citation of Merit. Read their stories in the August 2002 Hospitals & Health Networks by clicking here.
Booklets on the award recipients are available from 312/422-2700
or by e-mailing questforquality@aha.org.