Recognition

HHS Medal of Honor

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have awarded hospitals with the prestigious HHS Medal of Honor. This award was given to a small number of hospitals nationwide.  It recognizes hospitals for working collaboratively with their Organ Procurement Organizations to achieve organ donation rates of 75% or higher in a 12 month period. 

The 2006 Medal of Honor winners in our service area:

• Benefis Healthcare
• Billings Clinic
• Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
• Harborview Medical Center
• Providence Everett Medical Center
• Sacred Heart Medical Center
• St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
• St. Vincent Healthcare
• Tacoma General Hospital 

HHS Crystal Award

The HHS Crystal Award is a special recognition for hospitals that have received the HHS Medal of Honor for the past 3 years. This award was given to less than 150 hospitals across the entire country.

The 2006 Crystal Award winners in our services area: 

• Providence Everett Medical Center
• Sacred Heart Medical Center
• St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center 
• St. Vincent Healthcare
• Tacoma General Hospital

Organ Donation Hospital Excellence Award

LifeCenter Northwest presents this award every year to a single hospital that has shown organ donation is a top priority and has performed at a high level. It is awarded to those hospitals that create a culture of providing families the chance to say “yes” to organ, eye, and tissue donation. 

The 2007 Organ Donation Hospital Excellence Award winner: 

• Sacred Heart Medical Center

Organ Donation Individual Excellence Award

LifeCenter Northwest presents this award every year to an individual who has gone beyond their daily responsibilities to contribute to a hospital’s organ donation programs.  This person serves a leader and a resource to their peers working to ensure that donor wishes are carried out to the greatest capacity. 

The 2007 Organ Donation Individual Excellence Award winner: 

Michael J. Souter, M.B.Ch.B.
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
Harborview Medical Center