The awardees lead on patient, consumer and employee experience, nursing excellence, and safety, according to a Feb. 6 news release:
CEO of the Year: Madeline Bell, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Lifetime Achievement Award: Kurt Newman, president emeritus, Children’s National Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
Health System of the Year: Methodist Health System (Dallas)
High Reliability Organizing Foundation Award: Northeast Georgia Health System (Gainesville)
Chief Experience Officer of the Year: Sven Gierlinger, Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Physician of the Year: Kavita Bhavan, MD, chief innovation officer, Parkland Health (Dallas)
Nurse Leader of the Year: David Willis, BSN, RN, nursing operations manager, Orlando (Fla.) Health
Frontline Clinical Nurse of the Year: Annielyn Azor-Ocampo, MSN, RN, wound ostomy continence nurse, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)
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