2009 NAPH Safety Net Award & Conference Sponsors

NAPH wishes to thank the 2009 Annual Conference and Safety Net Award Program sponsors.  The annual conference, held in June, was attended by more than 200 decision makers from NAPH member hospitals nationwide. During the conference, NAPH recognized the winners of the 2009 Safety Net Awards program - NAPH’s premier recognition program which recognizes member hospitals and health systems that have developed and implemented creative and successful programs and activities to address the demands of our ever-changing environment.

2009 Sponsors:

	University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) UHC is a non-profit, member-owned alliance of academic medical centers and their networks. UHC's mission is to advance knowledge, foster collaboration, and promote change to help its member hospitals succeed in their respective markets. UHC's vision is to be a catalyst for change, accelerating the achievement of clinical, operational, and financial excellence. UHC's broad portfolio includes supply chain and revenue enhancement services, comparative data and information, benchmarking projects, strategic research, networking activities, and education. UHC and NAPH have more than 50 members in common. Contact: Gary Schumacher
	COPE Health Solutions COPE's Health Systems Integration division (HSI) develops comprehensive health care delivery solutions that increase system efficiencies and improve health outcomes. Contact: Evan King
	Chamberlin Edmonds and Associates Chamberlin Edmonds assists patients through the completion of the initial hospital application process to the post-application process to obtain benefits from Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability, charity care as well as other federal, state and community benefit programs. Contact: Elizabeth McGown
	Deloitte Consulting LLP The Provider practice of Deloitte LLP helps providers address the heavy impact of various government regulations that result in a period of decreasing margins and increasing emphasis on cost controls. Contact: James R. Bush
	Heath Care Interpreter Network The Heath Care Interpreter Network is a collaborative of hospitals and providers that share the services of their trained language interpreters over a video and voice network to help guarantee that all patients of any member hospital will receive high-quality, timely care in a language he or she can understand. Contact: Frank Puglisi
	Microsoft Corporation (Health Solutions Group) Microsoft delivers a comprehensive set of solutions on improving health through software innovation. Contact: Stuart Post
	Morrison Healthcare Food Services Morrison Healthcare Food Services is exclusively dedicated to providing food, nutrition and dining services to the healthcare communities. Contact: Andrea Seidl
	Ropes & Gray LLP Ropes & Gray’s Health Care Practice provides counsel to hospitals and other providers in mergers, disaffiliations, and joint ventures. Contact: Larry S. Gage
	University of Washington Medicine/Harborview Medical Center/Airlift Northwest UW Medicine is comprised of the faculty physicians and scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine and its group practice (University of Washington Physicians), two hospitals (including Harborview, a regional trauma and academic medical Center), approximately 9 neighborhood clinics, and over 100 outpatient clinics. In addition, Airlift Northwest provides access to medical care in Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Contact: Margie Wadden