Case Studies
Quest for Quality Prize Honorees
Listing of previous Quest for Quality Prize Honorees
The 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Winner is University Hospitals, Cleveland.
2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner University Hospitals receiving their award at the AHA Leadership Summit.
2022 Finalists
Ochsner Health, New Orleans
WellSpan Health, York, Pa.
2022 Citation of Merit
NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL.
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2021 Honorees
The 2021 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is Yale New Haven Health
The 2021 Finalist: Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL
The 2021 Finalist: Yuma Regional Medical Center, Arizona
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2019 Honorees
The 2019 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, N.C.
The 2019 finalist is Mission Health, Asheville, N.C.
A Citation of Merit is awarded to Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, N.Y.
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2018 Honorees
The 2018 AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner is Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
The 2018 finalists are Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md., and Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee.
A Citation of Merit is awarded to Atrium Health, Charlotte, N.C., and Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minn.
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2016 Honorees
The 2016 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois.
The 2016 finalist is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights, Houston, Texas.
A Citation of Merit is awarded to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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2015 Honorees
The 2015 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado.
The 2015 finalist is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.
Citation of Merits are awarded to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio; and Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Indiana.
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2014 Honorees
The 2014 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is VCU Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.
The 2014 finalist is Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast, Concord, North Carolina.
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.
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2013 Honorees
The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
The 2013 finalist is Franklin Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City, Tennessee.
Citation of Merits are awarded to St. Mary’s Hospital, Centralia, Illinois and Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, North Carolina.
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Please watch the 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize video for more information on the honorees.
2012 Honorees
The 2012 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
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.
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2011 Honorees
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.
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.
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More information on Memorial Regional Hospital and its quality journey is on the hospital's website.
2010 Honorees
The 2010 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner is McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, South Carolina.
The finalist is Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. A Citation of Merit is awarded to Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, New York.
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Booklets on the award recipients are available from 312/422-2700
or by e-mailing questforquality@aha.org.
2023 Prize Winner
2023 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Winner Main Line Health receiving their award at the AHA Leadership Summit.