Previous Award Winners

2011

Improving Patient Safety

Denver Health (Chair Award) 
    Using Lean to Improve VTE Prophylaxis and Reduce Thrombosis
Stony Brook University Medical Center 
    Surviving Sepsis Campaign
North Bronx Healthcare Network 
    Reducing Adverse Outcomes on Labor and Delivery

2010

Improving the Patient Experience

San Francisco General Hospital/Community Health Network (Chair Award) 
    Healthy San Francisco Chronic Care Redesign Projects

Integrated Delivery System-Improving Transitions in Care

LAC+USC Healthcare Network 
    Camino de Salud Network Provider Practice Redesign
San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center/Community Health Network (Chair award) 
    Healthy San Francisco

Using Health Information Technology to Advance Performance Improvement

Denver Health (President’s Award) 
    Electronic Dashboard for Quality, Safety, and Operations: Enhancing Feedback and Transparency
NYCHHC-Kings County Hospital Center 
    Targeting Zero in the ICU Using HIT
Wishard Health Services (President’s Award) 
    Wishard-Regenstrief Partnership for Healthcare Quality

2009

Patient Safety

Denver Health (Chair Award) 
    Clinical Triggers –Rapid Response System
UC San Diego Medical Center 
    A Comprehensive Resuscitation Training Plan to Decrease Preventable Arrest-Related Deaths in the Inpatient Setting

Political Engagement of the Community

Cambridge Health Alliance 
    Partnerships toward Health System Transformation and Sustainable Government Funding

Quality Improvement

Harborview Medical Center (President’s Award) 
    Triggering Rapid Improvement in Vaccination
Stroger Hospital of Cook County & Rush Medical College 
    WeAsk SBIRT

Reducing Health Care Disparities

Harris County Hospital District 
    Helping Homeless Improve Oral Health
Truman Medical Centers (Presidents Award) 
    Project WISDOM: Wellness Integrated Services Directed to Older Mature Adults