Past Recipients 

Individual Achievement
Saul N. Weingart, MD. PhD

System Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
Kaiser Permanente

System Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality- National
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System

Individual Achievement
Kenneth I. Shine, MD

Honarary Lifetime Achievement
Jerod M. Loeb, PhD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
Henry Ford Health System
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality- National
The Society of Hospital Medicine

Learn more about the 2011 Eisenberg Award winners as they share their insights – what it takes to inspire culture change, what challenges are left to overcome, and why they are such advocates for improvement – in Voices of Quality: Perspectives on Patient Safety.

Individual Achievement
John H. Eichhorn, MD
James L. Reinertsen, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
The Children's Hospital at Providence Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Anchorage, AK

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality- National
Washington State Hospital Association, Seattle, Washington

Individual Achievement
Gary S. Kaplan, MD

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Research Tejal Gandhi, MD

Individual Achievement- International Dr. Noreen Zafar, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local Mercy Hospital Anderson

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality- National Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality

Individual Achievement
Michael S. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD
Institute for Safe Medication Practices Research

Research
The RAND Corporation and University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a National Level
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a Local Level
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

Honorary Award for Individual Achievement
Dennis O’Leary, MD
president emeritus of the Joint Commission

Individual Achievement
Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD
Darrell A. Campbell, Jr., MD
   
Research  
Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a Regional Level  
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a Local Level
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL

Individual Achievement
Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, KBE

Research   
Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a Regional Level   
Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the Local Level   
Wichita Citywide Heart Care Collaborative

Individual Achievement
Audrey L. Nelson, PhD, RN

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a Regional Level
Maryland Patient Safety Center

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at an Organizational Level
Meridian Health
Sentara Healthcare

Individual Achievement
Lucian L. Leape, MD

Research
Peter J. Provonost, MD, PhD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a National Level
Major Danny Jaghab, MS, RD
Kaveh G. Sojania, MD and Robert M. Wachter, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a Local Level   
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, McKeesport, PA

Individual Achievement
Jeffrey Cooper, PhD

Advocacy
The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA

System Innovation   
Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA

Individual Achievement
Julianne Morath, RN, MS

Research 
David W. Bates, MD, MSc

Advocacy
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington, KY

System Innovation  
Concord Hospital, Concord, NH
Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety, Ann Arbor, MI