Sept. 25, 2024, Saint Paul, Minn. — 39 hospital teams and individuals from across Minnesota were recognized by MHA last week for their excellence in innovation, advocacy, and leadership. The awards were presented at the Minnesota Hospital Association’s (MHA) Annual Meeting.
“There is amazing work being done every day to provide the highest quality care to our patients”, said Dr. Rahul Koranne, president and CEO of MHA. “It is not only incredibly important to honor the teams and individuals doing this work, but also valuable to convene these frontline leaders to share and learn from each other.”
The award categories and those recognized by MHA include:
- Exceptional Minnesota Hospital Workplace
- Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
- CCM Health Hospital & Clinics
- Children’s Minnesota, Peer Support Program
- Lakewood Health System
- M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
- Madelia Health
- Community Benefit
- Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center, In-Person Childbirth Classes
- CentraCare, Central Minnesota Mental Health Summit and Ongoing Coordination Work
- Essentia Health, Driving to Success
- Fairview Health Services, Cultural Broker Program
- HealthPartners, Black Maternal Health
- Methodist Hospital, English as a Second Language for HealthPartners colleagues
- North Memorial Health, Black Women’s Breast Health Initiative
- Rainy Lake Medical Center
- Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, Neighborhood Connections
- Sleepy Eye Medical Center Obstetrics Department
- Stevens Community Medical Center, Fall into Health
- Sustainability
- Allina Health, Climate Action Plan
- M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, Shuttle Conversion Program
- HealthPartners, Energy Efficiency Improvements at Regions Hospital
- Winona Health, Winona Health Volunteers
- Innovation in Patient Care
- Hennepin Healthcare, Culturally Responsive Model of Psychiatric Care
- M Health Fairview’s St. John’s Hospital Observation Unit
- Windom Area Health, Mental Health is Best Addressed through Community Collaboration
- Quality and Patient Safety
- CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Trauma Center Team, Monticello Emergency Department, Rice Memorial Emergency Department, Enhancing Patient Experience with Proactive Provider Interaction in Emergency Departments
- Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
- RiverView Health
- Commitment to High Reliability
- CentraCare, Development, Implementation, and Sustainment of Quality Management Structure
- River’s Edge Hospital and Clinic, Implementation of Safety Hurdles
- Caregivers of the Year
- Yunjae Cooper, cardiac rehab nurse, CHI St. Francis Healthcare
- Shukri Jumale, program manager, Midwest Fetal Care Center, Children’s Minnesota
- Catherine Deya for an innovative nurse-led workplace violence prevention intervention, Hennepin Healthcare
- Public Servant of the Year
- Senator Kelly Morrison
- Trustee of the Year
- Curtis McIlravy, Lakewood Health System
- Volunteers of the Year
- Pat Fitzharris, CentraCare
- Nan Barnes, Hutchinson Health
- Deb Buck, Allina Health Owatonna Hospital
- Sandy Nickolson, Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital
- Enduring Legacy
- Steve Underdahl, Northfield Hospital + Clinics president and CEO
NOTE: Photos of the winners are available by request.
For more information about the MHA Fall Awards, click here. For more information about Minnesota hospitals, visit www.mnhospitals.org.
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