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HCA Healthcare announces Awards of Distinction recipients
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HCA Healthcare today presented the HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction to recipients at a ceremony in Nashville. The HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction include the Frist Humanitarian Award, the HCA Healthcare Innovators Award and the HCA Healthcare Excellence in Nursing Award. These annual awards celebrate our colleagues, physicians and volunteers who exemplify the company’s culture and values. (Click here for a replay webcast of the Awards of Distinction Ceremony.)
As part of today’s ceremony, we also presented a special honorary Award of Distinction to Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada for their response and courage on October 1, 2017 when a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest festival. As the closest trauma center to the strip, Sunrise treated more than 200 victims in the first hour alone.
“Our hospitals prepare for the worst scenarios imaginable, and pray it never happens,” HCA Healthcare Chairman and CEO Milton Johnson said. “The team at Sunrise reacted quickly and professionally, working together to support each other, reunite families, and save lives. I am incredibly proud of their efforts in the face of overwhelming trauma.”
This mass casualty event was unprecedented in our nation’s history. It was met with an outstanding effort from Sunrise Hospital, as well as support from our entire HCA Healthcare family.
“As we celebrate our 50th year as a company, we are reminded of the founding vision to provide the best possible care to patients, with warmth and compassion,” Johnson said. “The recipients being honored today exemplify that commitment and have done extraordinary things through the care they provide and service to others. Put simply, they represent the best of HCA Healthcare.”
Meet the recipients in the video vignettes below.
Frist Humanitarian Award
The Frist Humanitarian Award, named in honor of one of HCA Healthcare’s co-founders, Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910 – 1998), was created in 1971. The award honors individuals within HCA Healthcare who demonstrate a level of commitment and caring that goes beyond everyday acts of kindness, and who inspire colleagues with their compassion and dedication.
Physician recipient
Sami Ismail, MD | Neonatologist | TriStar Centennial Medical Center | Nashville, Tennessee
Employee recipient
Lorrie Sarver, RN | Director of Emergency Services | Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville, Florida
Volunteer recipient
Doris Carson | Regional Medical Center of San Jose | San Jose, California
HCA Healthcare internal audience can view the video here.
HCA Healthcare Innovators Award
HCA Healthcare was created through the vision of founders Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., Mr. Jack Massey and Dr. Thomas “Tommy” Frist, Jr., and 50 years later, HCA Healthcare is a learning healthcare system that continues to invent and develop systems to improve patient care, in large part due to the innovative ideas of employees. The HCA Healthcare Innovators Award, established in 2010, continues the tradition of recognizing innovative thinkers whose ideas improve patient quality, service or the efficiency of operations.
Service Excellence recipient
Aaron Montlary | Director of Clinical Development and Innovation | HCA Healthcare Information Technology & Services | Nashville, Tennessee
Quality and Patient Safety recipient
Donna Harrell, RD, | Clinician Nutrition Lead | HealthTrust | Nashville, Tennessee
Financial Impact recipient
David Chia | Director of Application Services | HCA Healthcare Far West Division Information Technology & Services
HCA Healthcare internal audience can view the video here.
HCA Healthcare Excellence in Nursing Award
The HCA Healthcare Excellence in Nursing Award, created in 2014, recognizes the intrinsic value of the nursing practice in accomplishing the company mission of providing the highest quality of care to patients and communities.
Professional Mentoring recipient
Kerri Tillquist, RN | The Medical Center of Aurora | Aurora, Colorado
Compassionate Care recipient
Edward Lee, RN | Medical City McKinney | McKinney, Texas
HCA Healthcare internal audience can view the video here.
The Frist Humanitarian Award includes a $5,000 donation to the charity of the recipient’s choice and $5,000 for the employee or volunteer. The physician honoree receives a $10,000 donation to the charity of his or her choice. The HCA Healthcare Innovators Award winners receive $10,000, while the HCA Healthcare Excellence in Nursing Award recipients receives $5,000 and a $5,000 donation to the charity of their choice.
HCA Healthcare 50th Anniversary
In 1968, HCA Healthcare was conceived by two physicians and an accomplished business leader — Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., Dr. Thomas Frist Jr., and Jack Massey. This year, HCA Healthcare celebrates its golden anniversary and the culture of caring established by our three founders 50 years ago. To help us celebrate our 50th year, we’ll share stories here that reflect HCA Healthcare’s mission – above all else, the care and improvement of human life – and our pledge to improve life and make history for the next 50 years and beyond.
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HCA Healthcare, one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services, is comprised of 183 hospitals and more than 2,300 sites of care, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. Our more than 283,000 colleagues are connected by a single purpose — to give patients healthier tomorrows.
As an enterprise, we recognize the significant responsibility we have as a leading healthcare provider within each of the communities we serve, as well as the opportunity we have to improve the lives of the patients for whom we are entrusted to care. Through the compassion, knowledge and skill of our caregivers, and our ability to leverage our scale and innovative capabilities, HCA Healthcare is in a unique position to play a leading role in the transformation of care.
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