Providence Health and Services, Sanford Health and Yale New Haven Health System received the President’s Award of Honor during VHA’s Navigating to Excellence Forum this spring in Las Vegas.
“Each year VHA hosts a national meeting for our members, where peers can discuss common challenges, share learnings and talk with industry experts who are leading change in their organization,” Colleen Risk, VHA executive vice president, member networks and human resources, was quoted as saying. “As part of our meeting, we present our Excellence awards, recognizing member healthcare systems that have raised the bar through their performance in supply chain management, clinical care and sustainability.”
Providence Health and Services qualified for the award by winning four Excellence awards in supply chain management. Sanford Health was recognized for receiving Excellence awards in supply chain management and clinical care. Yale New Haven Health System received the award by earning Excellence awards in supply chain management and sustainability.
VHA’s Navigating to Excellence Forum offered more than 35 educational sessions and was attended by approximately 530 members, earning a collective 1,246 continuing education credits. With staff, suppliers, guests and other invitees, a total of more than 1,200 people attended. Keynote speakers were Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos quarterback; and Shawn Achor, CEO of GoodThink Inc. and author of The Happiness Advantage (2010) and Before Happiness (2013).
Six member hospitals received VHA’s Excellence Award for Sustainability:
- NorthShore University Health System in Evanston, Ill.
- Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich.
- West Kendall Baptist Hospital in Miami, Fla.
- Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn.
- Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich.
- ThedaCare in Appleton, Wisc.
Eleven member facilities received Excellence Awards for Clinical Care:
Acute care hospital, bed size less than 250
- Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, Tenn.
- MCHS in Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisc.
- Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Jasper, Ind.
- Penn Highlands DuBois in DuBois, Pa.
Acute care hospital, bed size greater than 250
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Boca Raton, Fla.
- Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo.
- Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Ill.
- Northeast Georgia Health System in Gainesville, Ga.
- Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore.
- Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka, Kan.
- Sanford Health Medical Center Fargo in Fargo, N.D.