Recognition and Awards
ProMedica health system is the 2019 winner of the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. ProMedica is being honored for its leadership role in building programs that address the health needs in its community and its sincere commitment to improving their well-being.
The AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership subsidiary will present several members, a hospital and a state affiliate with 2020 awards during its annual meeting March 19-21 in Nashville, Tenn.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services presented a 2020 CMS Health Equity Award to Atrium Health, formerly known as Carolinas HealthCare System, for its efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening rates.
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership on March 19 will present its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to Ann Marie T. Brooks, president of the Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio.
The AHA announced Cody Regional Health (CRH) in Cody, Wyo. as the 2019 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity is accepting nominations through Feb. 25 for its 2020 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, which recognizes hospitals and health systems that have achieved a high level of success in advancing diversity, inclusion and equity.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently awarded its 2019 Culture of Health Prize to five communities for their commitment to improving health for all residents.
Project Ujima at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee helps survivors of youth violence heal. Read more about the 2019 NOVA Award winner and apply for the 2020 award by Monday, Nov. 25.
Trinity Health’s Transforming Communities Initiative employs policy, system and environmental strategies to improve health. Read more about the 2019 AHA NOVA Award winner.
Mercyhealth operates an emergency shelter in southern Wisconsin that also offers outpatient, behavioral health and other support services.