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Advancing Safe Care Award Nominations Due April 26

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mha advancing safe care awardNominations for the 2024 Advancing Safe Care Award close on April 26. The award recognizes Michigan hospitals for improving care safety and reliability, with eligible nominees including teams dedicated to transparency in care quality and serving diverse patient populations.

The MHA believes focusing on transparency, health equity, quality improvement and safety culture can result in the advancement of care within healthcare facilities and produce safer, more reliable outcomes.

Award winners will be recognized at the MHA Annual Membership Meeting in June on Mackinac Island. Members seeking more information may contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Nominations Open for 2024 Advancing Safe Care Award

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mha advancing safe care awardThe MHA is accepting nominations for its annual Advancing Safe Care Award to recognize Michigan hospitals that are tackling issues daily to make care safer and more dependable. Eligible nominees include teams from hospitals across the state dedicated to transparency regarding the quality of care provided to their patients and providing unmatched care to different patient populations. Nominations for the 2024 award will be accepted through April 26.

The award honors teams within MHA-member hospitals who are committed to providing quality care to diverse socioeconomic populations, promoting transparency within organizations, leading the charge for quality improvement and achieving better outcomes due to strong culture of safety. The award does not limit the number of team members who can be included in the nomination.

Judging for this award is based on four criteria:

  • Reducing health disparities among specific patient populations.
  • Supporting a learning culture committed to trust, feedback and higher problem-solving.
  • Evidence of transparency among care teams, with patients and families and with community stakeholders.
  • Improving safety by creating high degrees of psychological and physical safety.

Members seeking more information on nominating a team for the Advancing Safe Care Award may contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Healthcare Leadership Award Nominations Due March 29

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Nominations are being accepted for the annual MHA Healthcare Leadership Award, which honors those who have demonstrated outstanding healthcare leadership within individual facilities and in their communities. The deadline to nominate an exceptional healthcare trustee, executive, physician, nurse or other leader for the award is by 5 p.m. March 29.

A nominee must represent an MHA-member organization in good standing and have been actively involved with the healthcare organization within the last three years to be eligible. Award winners for 2024 will be presented during the MHA Annual Membership Meeting in June.

Members with questions may contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Now Accepting Nominations for the Annual Healthcare Leadership Award

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Nominations are now being accepted for the annual MHA Healthcare Leadership Award, which honors those who have demonstrated outstanding healthcare leadership within individual facilities and in their communities. The deadline to nominate an exceptional healthcare trustee, executive, physician, nurse or other leader for the award is by 5 p.m. March 29.

A nominee must represent an MHA-member organization in good standing and have been actively involved with the healthcare organization within the last three years to be eligible. Award winners for 2024 will be presented during the MHA Annual Membership Meeting in June.

Members with questions may contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 MHA Ludwig Community Benefit Award

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The MHA is accepting nominations for the 2024 Ludwig Community Benefit Award, which recognizes healthcare organizations that improve the health and well-being of their communities through collaborative health, economic or social initiatives. Benefits provided include free or discounted services, health screenings, immunizations, family support services, meals, nutritional services and other assistance to the neighborhoods the hospital serves.

In conjunction with the award, the MHA Health Foundation’s Community Health Improvement Fund presents a $5,000 cash prize to assist the winning programs in their efforts to improve the health of their communities.

Nominations will be accepted electronically until the close of business Feb. 16.

Members with questions may contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

MHA Ludwig Community Benefit Award Accepting Nominations

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Hospitals taking part in local efforts to enrich the overall welfare of their communities are encouraged to nominate those programs for the 2023 MHA Ludwig Community Benefit Award.

First presented in 1990, the annual award honors MHA-member healthcare organizations that demonstrate community benefit by improving the health and well-being of their communities through collaborative health, economic or social initiatives.

Nominations for the 2023 Ludwig Community Benefit Award are due by Feb. 17. The MHA Health Foundation’s Community Health Improvement Fund will provide a $5,000 cash award to the winning program to assist its efforts to further benefit its community.

Members with questions should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Nominations Open for 2023 MHA Ludwig Community Benefit Award

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The valuable role of Michigan hospitals and healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic is unmistakable. Brave personnel throughout these facilities have worked for three years to care for the staggering number of patients through their doors.

Even during these difficult times, hospitals and health systems continue to provide services that go beyond the care provided within their walls. To celebrate the best of the community benefit programs hospitals provide, the MHA is accepting nominations for its 2023 Ludwig Community Benefit Award until 5 p.m. Feb. 17.

The award is named after Patric E. Ludwig, former MHA president and Bronson Healthcare Group president, and honors Michigan hospitals that demonstrate outstanding community benefit by improving the health and well-being of their communities through collaborative health, economic or social initiatives.

To assist the winning programs in their efforts to improve the health of their communities, the MHA Health Foundation’s Community Health Improvement Fund presents a $5,000 cash prize in conjunction with the award. The fund was established in 2004 to support innovative community-based health improvement programs led by Michigan hospitals.

Members seeking more information may contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.