Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service Profiles of 2015 Winner and Finalists

This guide features case studies of the 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize winner and finalists. These exemplary  hospitals and health systems fully embody the prize's criteria: leadership, commitment, partnership, breadth and depth of initiatives, and community involvement. Each case study covers the background of the health care organization and describes several initiatives that are improving the health and well-being of its communities.

2015 Winner
»»Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

2015 Finalists
»»Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
»» St. Joseph, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, California
»» ThedaCare, Appleton, Wisconsin

For more information about the Foster G. McGaw Prize and a list of past winners and finalists, visit www.aha.org/about/awards/foster.