Recognition and Awards

The AHA’s highest honor, the award recognizes significant lifetime contributions and service to health care institutions and associations.
The American Hospital Association will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Teri G. Fontenot, CEO emeritus of Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La.
The American Hospital Association will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Kevin E. Lofton, CEO emeritus at CommonSpirit Health in Chicago.
AHA will present the awards during its Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
The American Hospital Association announces that its 2021 Award of Honor will be presented to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
The American Hospital Association announces that its 2021 Award of Honor will be presented to the American Nurses Association.
The American Hospital Association announces that its 2021 Award of Honor will be presented to the American Medical Association.
The AHA will present its 2021 Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award to Spectrum Health, now part of BHSH System, April 25 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting.
The American Hospital Association announce that the 2021 Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award will be awarded to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich.
AHA announces the 2022 winner of the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service and finalists.