International Hospital Federation Awards Entry Submissions Now Open
Summary
Innovative and outstanding projects can be submitted by hospitals and healthcare organizations for a chance to gain international recognition.This Award honors excellence and achievements at health system or facility level in multiple areas including quality and patient safety, corporate social responsibility, innovations in service delivery at affordable costs, and healthcare leadership and management practices.IHF provides them with a platform for the exchange of knowledge and strategic experience as well as opportunities for international collaborations with different actors in the health sector.Hospitals and healthcare organizations that have innovations, outstanding achievements and best practices can enter their projects and programs in one of four categories.Submitting an entry is the first step in an extensive process to determine this years award winners, who will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony during the 2018 IHF World Hospital Congress in Brisbane, Australia in October.The IHF/EOH Excellence Award for Leadership and Management in Healthcare recognizes outstanding projects that are enhancing governance, leadership, management policies and practices, fostering a new culture of service, effectively managing finance and resources, and major breakthroughs in productivity improvements or innovations in healthcare delivery or process management.The Excellence Award for Quality & Safety and Patient-centered Care recognizes exceptional programs that promote quality and safety, enhances patient education, engagement and empowerment, and promote ethical approaches and evidence-based practices.The IHF/Bionexo Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility is for projects that demonstrate excellence in providing quality healthcare services at affordable costs, promoting volunteer contribution to community care, promoting sustainable environment, energy and green initiatives, reducing inequalities in healthcare service delivery to the community and advancing healthcare for emerging and developing nations.The IHF/Dr Kwang Tae Kim Grand Award is open only to IHF Full and Associate Members.IHF provides them with a platform for the exchange of knowledge and strategic experience as well as opportunities for international collaborations with different actors in the health sector.