Foster G. McGaw Prize: Winners and Finalists

Recent Winners

Shining a Light on Foster G. McGaw Prize Honorees

We invite you explore these Foster G. McGaw portraits of excellence, where we celebrate and recognize Prize honorees who work each day to forge powerful, innovative and health-enhancing collaborations with community partners.

These inspiring stories highlight the voices, values and impact of those who make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients, families and care teams. 

2025 Winner:

Fairview Health Services,  Minneapolis, Minnesota

To learn more about this year’s winner and finalists, read the honoree booklet.

2025 Finalists:

LifeBridge Health, Westminster, Maryland

Rush University System for Health, Chicago, Illinois

2024 Winner:

Boston Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts

To learn more about this year’s winner and finalists, read the honoree booklet.

2024 Finalists:

Englewood Health, New Jersey

NewYork-Presbyterian, Greater New York

2023 Winner:

Memorial Hermann Health System Houston, Texas

To learn more about this year’s winner and finalists, read the honoree booklet.

2023 Finalists:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

GBMC HealthCare, Baltimore

Meritus Health, Hagerstown, Md.

2022* Winner:

Texas Health Resources Arlington, Texas

Read the press release. You can also read more about this year’s winner and finalists in the Foster G. McGaw Prize Honorees brochure.

*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no prize honorees in 2020 and 2021.

2022 Finalists:

Adena Health System, Chillicothe, Ohio

MUSC Health, Charleston, South Carolina

UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass.

2019 Winner:

ProMedica Toledo, OH

Read the press release.

2019 Finalists:

Freeman Health System, Joplin, Mo.

Texas Health Resources, Arlington, Texas

UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass


2019 Foster G. McGaw Prize: An In-depth Look

2018 Winner:

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA

Read the press release.

2018 Finalists:

Memorial Hermann Health System  Houston, TX

Saint Francis Memorial Hospital  San Francisco, CA

Tanner Health System  Carrollton, GA

2017 Winner:

Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Read the press release.

2017 Finalists:

Providence Health & Services in Portland, OR

Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis, OR

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA

 

2016 Winner:

Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

Read for the press release.

2016 Finalists:

Children's Health System of Texas
Dallas, TX

ProMedica
Toledo, OH

White Memorial Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

2015 Winner:

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

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Click here to view the winner's video.
Foster Winner Video

2015 Finalists:

ThedaCare
Appleton, WI

Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine
Lancaster, PA

St. Joseph Health, Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Napa, CA


See an archive of previous winners from 1986 to 2014.