Past Recipients 

Individual Achievement
Eduardo Salas, PhD
Rice University

National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality 
The Surgical Pause – Veterans Health Administration

Local Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality
Creating a Culture of Quality for Cardiovascular Care in Michigan – BMC2

Individual Achievement
Jason S. Adelman, MD, MS
Chief patient safety officer and associate chief quality officer; executive director, Center for Patient Safety Research; director, Patient Safety Research Fellowship, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian; associate professor of medicine (in biomedical informatics) and vice chair for quality and patient safety, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality 
Anesthesia Risk Alerts Program – North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA)

Local Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality
Improving Maternal Safety and Quality Through Extending Maternal Care After Pregnancy in Dallas County – Parkland Health

Individual Achievement
Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH
Chief of the Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program in the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality 
Prime Healthcare Services, Improving and Promoting Social Determinants of Health at a System Level

Local Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality
Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Advance Alert Monitor – Automated Early Warning System of Adults at Risk

Honorary Eisenberg Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, former president and CEO, The Joint Commission

>Individual Achievement
David M. Gaba, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Rapid Naloxone Initiative

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
Northwestern Medicine Academy for Quality and Safety Improvement (Chicago, Illinois)

Individual Achievement
Gordon D. Schiff, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
HCA Healthcare

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
WellSpan Health (York, Pennsylvania)

Individual Achievement
Brent C. James, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
BJC HealthCare (St. Louis, Missouri)

Individual Achievement
Thomas H. Gallagher, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
LifePoint Health's National Quality Forum (Brentwood, TN)

Individual Achievement
Carolyn M. Clancy, MD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
I-PASS Study Group

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
Christiana Care Health System (Newark, DE)

Individual Achievement
Pascale Carayon, PhD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
Premier, Inc.

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – Local
Mayo Clinic-Rochester

Individual Achievement
Mark L. Graber, MD, FACP

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
American College of Surgeons

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality - Local
Northshore-LIJ Health System

Individual Achievement
Gail L. Warden

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Minnesota Hospital Association
Stratis Health 

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality - National
Anthem Blue Cross
National Health Foundation
Hospital Association of Southern California
Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties
Hospital Council of Northern & Central California

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality - Local
Vidant Health

Individual Achievement
Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD

Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality – National
Kaiser Permanente

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

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