Three Healthcare Orgs Win Baldrige Awards

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards are among the most prestigious recognitions of quality improvement efforts in the world. Receiving the award for 2010 were an Illinois hospital and two other healthcare sector businesses.

• Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove IL
  
• Medrad, Warrendale PA (medical device manufacturer)
  
• Studer Group, Gulf Breeze FL (healthcare coaching and consulting)

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is overseen by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke observed, "This award is unique in that it honors the collective effort of an entire organization that has systematically strived to achieve excellence in all aspects of its work."