More than 100 hospital programs have been nominated for the 2010 Hospital Charitable Service Awards, an inaugural national program sponsored by Jackson Healthcare.
According to officials of the Atlanta-based healthcare staffing and scheduling provider, the nominees encompass\ hospitals of all sizes and structures.
“We were very pleased with the number and quality of hospital programs that submitted applications,” said Charles R. Evans, who serves as the awards program chairman. “The advisory panel now has the exciting and challenging task of reviewing the applications we received to identify charitable programs we believe are models for the healthcare industry.”
The awards are based on five criteria: community impact, innovation, collaboration, transferability and best practice.
“Not all applicants were accepted,” said Evans. “To be considered a nominee, applicants must meet at least one of the criteria areas.”
Jackson Healtyhcare officials said the awards were created to celebrate and encourage effective charitable hospital programs by finding, rewarding and sharing stories of hospitals that consistently push beyond their core mission of providing essential healthcare services and generously give back to the communities they serve.
Nominees were encouraged to submit video descriptions of their program. These will be shared through the official awards Web site and social media sites.
Jackson Healthcare will host a national charitable services conference and awards dinner on Feb. 3, 2011 in Atlanta.