Tribute to Excellence Journal 2022 - Flipbook - Page 5
Welcome
Welcome to the fourth annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care Recognizing
Quality Improvement Champions.
Today’s gathering, in person for the first time in two years, marks another
milestone as we continue to face the challenge of COVID-19, which has touched
every aspect of our lives and has tested our region’s health care system as never
before in our lifetimes.
Today’s Tribute is both a celebration of personal leadership and an occasion to
amplify the vital work underway to make our health care system more equitable
and effective, including more patient-focused, outcome-driven, and safe. We are
proud to honor 73 outstanding individuals whose commitment and leadership
have propelled efforts to improve quality of care, patient safety, and the patient
experience at their institutions.
Our honorees met unprecedented demands and tackled health disparities headon—innovating in real time, supporting their teams, and responding to the human
as well as the clinical needs of patients and families. They helped develop and
spread best practices, improve efficiency, ensure patient safety, and address the
broader social factors that lead to disparate health outcomes. By recognizing
their achievements, we hope to nurture the creativity, focus, and persistence that
are essential to quality improvement and effective, equitable health care.
All of us in this room know well that a commitment to quality health care is
deeply embedded in the mission of every health care organization, yet health
care quality, safety, and outcomes remain far too variable, and the need for
continuous quality improvement persists. The 68 health care organizations whose
nominees are singled out today are united in their pursuit of delivering the best
in patient care. We thank them for their vital service and leadership—and for
making this awards program possible by identifying our honorees.
We look forward to continuing our work together to build a health care system
that is affordable, accessible, and equitable; provides a better patient experience
and the highest quality of care; and achieves optimal health outcomes.
John C. Simons
Chair
United Hospital Fund
Anthony Shih, MD, MPH
President
United Hospital Fund
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Cary Kravet
Tribute Chair
United Hospital Fund