Recognition and Awards

WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2019) – The American Hospital Association today announced that Bruce Bailey, president and CEO of Tidelands Health in Georgetown, S.C., will be awarded its 2019 Board of Trustees Award.
John Bluford III, founder and president of the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute, and Darrell Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, will receive 2019 AHA Awards of Honor for their exemplary contributions to the nation’s health and well-being through…
Dr. Kirch honored for academic medicine thought leadership  
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 20, 2019) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Michael F.
The AHA's American Society for Healthcare Engineering has announced the recipients of the 2019 Vista Awards, which were presented to three hospital teams for new construction, renovation and infrastructure projects that exemplify collaboration in creating optimal health care environments.
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust, now part of the AHA Center for Health Innovation, recently received the Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award.
The Foster G. McGaw Prize recognizes hospitals that have distinguished themselves through efforts to improve the health and well-being of everyone in their communities.