AHA honors hospitals, health systems demonstrating community health improvement 

May 01, 2024 - 04:48 PM
community-garden

The AHA May 1 announced five winners of the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for their hospital-led collaborative efforts to improve community health. The winning programs are the Resourceful program, Essentia Health, Duluth, Minn.; Beyond Violence, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, Calif.; UH Food for Life Markets®, University Hospitals, Cleveland; TC Street Medicine, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City, Mich.; and Forensic Health and Trauma Recovery Center Services, Palomar Health, Escondido, Calif.  
 
“This year’s Dick Davidson NOVA Award winners have demonstrated dedication and commitment to improving community health by forging strong partnerships with other community organizations,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. “These hospitals and health systems offer exemplary and essential services and programs that have adapted and evolved to effectively meet the changing needs of their communities.” 

The 2024 winners will be recognized at the AHA’s Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 7-9, in Kansas City, Mo. 

Related News Articles

Headline
CMS announces hospital food pledge
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leaders today announced a voluntary pledge that hospitals can sign related to their efforts on healthy food. …
Headline
Two federal health care leaders honored with 2026 AHA Federal Health Care Executive Awards
The AHA announced April 17 that it will present its 2026 Federal Health Care Executive Award to Cmdr. Vince Deguzman, director for clinical support services at…
Headline
AHA announces Carolyn Clancy, John A. Hartford Foundation as recipients of 2026 Award of Honor 
The AHA April 16 announced that it will present its 2026 Award of Honor to Carolyn Clancy, M.D., former director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and…
Headline
Nominations sought for 2026 IHF Awards
The International Hospital Federation is accepting nominations for its 2026 awards through April 24. The IHF Awards honor excellence in hospitals and…
Headline
Baltimore health system leader to receive 2026 AHA Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award
The AHA today announced that it will present Harsh K. Trivedi, M.D., president and CEO of Sheppard Pratt health system in Baltimore, with the 2026…
Headline
AHA podcast discusses how meaningful community efforts are improving health outcomes for Chicago children
Mary Kate Daly, senior vice president and chief of community health of the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities at Ann & Robert H. Lurie…