Healthcare Awards

Nurse retention is the most expensive problem in American healthcare, and recognition is one of the few levers that costs a hospital almost nothing by comparison. That is why nursing recognition programs have grown from a Nurses Week luncheon into structured, year round systems at most serious health systems. And it is why the physical … Read more

EMS gets recognized less than fire and police, and everyone in the field knows it. Medics run the same calls, absorb the same trauma, and work longer shifts for less money, then watch the ceremony hardware go to the engine company. Agencies that take EMS recognition seriously see it in retention numbers, because in a … Read more

A nurse who has worked thirty years on a med-surg floor, a physician who stayed late every Friday for two decades, a respiratory therapist who quietly carried the unit through a brutal flu season — these are the people hospital recognition programs exist to honor. The challenge for any HR department, nursing leadership team, or … Read more