International Hospital Federation announces finalists IHF Awards 2022
The International Hospital Federation (IHF) announced the shortlist of finalists of the IHF Awards 2022 in seven categories. This year, more than 400 entries were submitted from 35 countries and territories – a record since the Awards were established in 2015.
The projects and programmes presented in each entry shine a light on innovative, impactful work in hospitals across the globe. In recognizing these achievements, the IHF Awards are an important aspect of the IHF’s commitment to international knowledge exchange. Motivated by a shared commitment to well-managed hospitals, the winners of IHF Awards exemplify good practices that improve the level, quality, and sustainability of healthcare service delivery.
The 2022 winners will be honoured at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner on 10 November at the 45th World Hospital Congress in Dubai, UAE. During the ceremony, attended by hospital and healthcare leaders from around the globe, winners will be revealed in each of the seven Awards categories. Recipients of the Gold awards will present their projects and programmes in a special parallel session on 11 November at the Congress.
Judging process
The judging process involved an extensive review by the Awards Committee, composed of 40 health leaders from around the world. The scoring for the six Excellence Awards is based on five criteria: originality and innovation; intended impact; adaptability and scalability; scientific rigor; and clarity. For the Grand Hospital Award, entries were scored based on overall success in achieving the five dimensions of healthcare delivery (health service quality, patient experience, clinical outcomes and health equity, cost efficiency, and workforce wellbeing), as well as ability to sustain their success, and clarity.
Dr Lawrence Lai, Chair of the IHF Awards Committee, celebrated the quality of this year’s entries and the growth of the IHF Awards: “Year on year, the IHF Awards attract increasing numbers of entries from hospitals and healthcare organizations that value the opportunity to gain global recognition from peers for their excellent work. And year on year, I’m delighted to see not only the quantity but also the quality of entries continues to rise. On behalf of all members of the Awards Committee, I wish to express our gratitude to all hospitals and healthcare organizations for submitting their entries and for giving us such a tough but rewarding task of judging and selecting winners from so many exceptional entries. I also wish to add my thanks to members of the Awards Committee for their dedication and hard work in carefully judging so many entries and selecting the winners.”
Ronald Lavater, CEO of the IHF, concluded the announcement of this year’s finalists with reflections on the purpose and impact of the IHF Awards programme: “My thanks go to all the hospitals and healthcare service providers for submitting their entries this year. There are so many impressive and inspirational projects. It’s a real privilege for me and the IHF team to champion them receiving the recognition they deserve. Going beyond recognition, the IHF Awards serve as a very effective platform for the winners to share their outstanding and innovative initiatives with healthcare services worldwide. For example, this year’s new Awards category [American Hospital Association Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing] has given us an important collection of good practices that promote and support the health and wellbeing of those dedicated to delivering patient care. These are projects that can inspire others to implement similar activities in their own organizations. It’s integral to the mission of the IHF that the IHF Awards support this international exchange of ideas. I would like to express our gratitude to the sponsors of the IHF Awards for their staunch support of this programme.”
The finalists of the IHF Awards 2022
This year a total of 64 finalists have been shortlisted across seven categories, from which the gold, silver and bronze awards will be given, as well as honourable mentions to other exceptional entries in each category.
Dr Kwang Tae Kim Grand Hospital Award
– recognizing hospitals that excelled in the five dimensions of healthcare delivery: health service quality, patient experience, clinical outcomes and health equity, cost efficiency, and workforce wellbeing.
• Al Qassimi Hospital, United Arab Emirates
• Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
• Apollo Proton Cancer Centre – Grand Hospital, India
• AZ Maria Middelares, Belgium
• Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Dubai Hospital, United Arab Emirates
• King Faisal Medical Complex in Taif, Saudi Arabia
• Severance Hospital, Republic of Korea
• Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Seddiqi Holding Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
– acknowledging excellence or outstanding achievements in advancing corporate social responsibility.
• Apollo Children’s Hospitals, Chennai, India, SAVE A CHILD’S HEART initiative
• Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, India, Project “I Can-cer Vive”: Cancer survivorship follow up care in the community
• Democrito O. Plaza Memorial Hospital, Philippines, Freeing the Unfree: Community-based active case finding interventions for tuberculosis among persons deprived of liberty in Agusan del Sur
• Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates, EHS Integrated Services and telehealth program- “Towards a greener, accessible, more sustainable healthcare model
• Fundación Cardioinfantil – FCI, Colombia, Give a Life
• Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (HUG), Switzerland, Shaping the sustainable hospital of tomorrow: elaborating a sustainability strategy with the hospital’s stakeholders
• Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Philippines, Beyond Screening: Increasing the G6PD return rate in the province of Ilocos Norte
• Parkridge Health System, United States, The Orchard Knob Collaborative to Impact Health Disparities
• Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Saudi Arabia, Qassim Primary Angioplasty System “QAPAS”
Ashikaga-Nikken Excellence Award for Green Hospitals
– honouring hospitals and healthcare organizations promoting sustainable and eco-friendly initiatives.
• Abdullah bin Omran Hospital for obstetric and gynecology, United Arab Emirates, Promoting Sustainability & Green Hospital at ABOH
• Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan, Pakistan’s commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2030
• Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, India, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre – Nature’s Footprint
• Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan, Race to Zero by 2050, Climate Action of the Hospital- from Patients, People to Planet
• Centro Hospitalar Entre Douro e Vouga, Portugal, Waste reduction in cataract surgery, a simple change with great impact?
• Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Cleveland Clinic Sustainability Program (Green by Construction and Green by Operation)
• Geneva University Hospital – (HUG), Switzerland, Shaping the sustainable hospital of tomorrow: elaborating a sustainability strategy with the hospital’s stakeholders
• Japanese Red Cross Matsuyama Hospital, Japan, Achievement of comfortable medical treatment environment, disaster-resistant, environmentally friendly green hospital
• Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom, Towards a Net Zero Carbon Supply Chain
• NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Achieving energy savings by implementing energy efficiency measures to make green hospital
Sultanate of Oman Excellence Award for Health Services During Crisis
– recognizing exemplary achievements of hospitals and healthcare organizations in developing countries during a time of crisis.
• Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India, Innovation In Infection Control: A Recipe For Success
• Democrito O. Plaza Memorial Hospital, Philippines, Covid-19 Home Care Information System (CHOCIS): Enabling advanced and digitized information system in mitigating COVID-19 pandemic in Agusan del Sur
• Dr. Jose N Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium, Philippines, “Picking up the Pieces: The Dinagat Island Experience” The Deployment of DJNRMHS Health Emergency Response Team
• HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh, Bangladesh, HOPE Field Hospital for Women, a safe heaven for women and children living in the Rohingya Refugee Camps
• Manila Doctors Hospital and Circle of Partners, Philippines, REDI (Responsive and Efficient Disaster Intervention) Health Intervention to Rehabilitation: An Inclusive and Ecologically Responsible Disaster Response Program
• PEOPLE’S HOSPITAL 115, Vietnam, Ventilator COVID-19 patient safety checklist: efforts to improve patient survival chances during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis
• Philippine Children’s Medical Center – Pediatric Blood Center (PedBC), Philippines, The Pediatric Blood Center Rises in the Midst of Crisis: Blood Bank Donation Innovations during the CoVID pandemic
• Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, Pakistan, Cancer Hospital Stockpiles: Strategizing for an efficient and sufficient inventory list of essential items for setups serving in low-income countries
American Hospital Association Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing
– recognizing excellence or outstanding achievements in ensuring the wellbeing and sustainability of healthcare workers.
• Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates, Staff Wellbeing in Mental Health
• Foundation NWPM, Polish Hospital Federation, Poland, WySPA Program, Support for employees of healthcare entities
• Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Spain, IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OUR PEOPLE” through the implementation and maintenance of a health promotion management system
• Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, United States, Provider-Led Initiatives to Improve Wellbeing
• Lorma Medical Center, Inc., Philippines, Effective Internal Communications and its Effects on Staff Productivity, Retention and Job Satisfaction
• Myongji Hospital, Republic of Korea, Blue to Green – Corona Blue Support Team for the Resilience of Hospital Workers
• Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, TTSH Staff Well-being Response Team
• Tawam Hospital, United Arab Emirates, Caring for the Caregivers: Supporting Nurse Wellbeing Through Hospital-based Programs
• Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, E.P.E, Portugal, The Work, Family and Personal Life Balance/Conciliation Management System and Wellbeing and Happiness work in ULSM
American College of Healthcare Executives Excellence Award for Leadership and Management
– honouring excellence or outstanding achievements in leadership and management in leading a hospital or healthcare organization.
• Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Northern Mariana Islands, CNMI Cancer and Associated Risks Early Screening Project
• Dubai Health Authority, United Arab Emirates, Leading innovative & sustainable approach in fighting Covid-19 pandemic for better patient outcome
• Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates, Mental Health of Older Adults (MHOA) Clinical Academic Group (CAG)
• Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates, Transformation of the AMI, Advanced AV Block and Bariatric Surgery Management by Digitalized Clinical Pathways
• Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates, Healthcare Innovation Framework (HCIF)
• IPO-Porto, Portugal, Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs): a pathway to Patient Centered clinical practice
• Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Philippines, “TATAG PCMC”: The Hemodialysis Unit COVID-19 Pandemic Response
• Royal Hospital, Oman, Early Discharge with Breast Drain During COVID-19
• Saudi Commission for Health Specialties – Healthcare Leadership Academy, Saudi Arabia, HORIZONS for Emerging Health Leaders in Saudi Arabia: An Innovative National Program for Transforming into a World Class Health System
• Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Hospital Without Walls (HoW) – Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s Digital Transformation Strategy
Austco Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety
– acknowledging excellence or outstanding achievements in promoting and enhancing quality and patient safety.
• Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, India, Project : “Winnable Battles” – Chasing the elusive dream of zero hospital acquired infections in entirety!
• Corniche Hospital, United Arab Emirates, Introduction of The Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP), detecting Small for Gestation fetuses and reduction of the Stillbirth rate
• Dubai Health Authority, United Arab Emirates, Patient-Integrated Day-case Program
• Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates, An AI-driven clinical program for prediction of Diabetes Disease burden and diabetes management in the northern emirate’s population of UAE
• King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia, Decrease mortality rate and intubation in preterm neonates (28-32weeks of gestational age) by initiation CPAP project in the delivery room
• Lusiadas Saude – Hospital de Cascais, Portugal, FOCUS – An advanced HIV screening program
• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), United States, VIONE: An Innovative, Simple, Portable, Modern Medication Optimization and Deprescribing Global Methodology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care
• Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, United States, Improving Mortality from Severe Sepsis in Pediatric Patients to Zero
• Saudi German Hospital Cairo, Egypt, Arab Rep., Establishing an Integrated Quality Management Model (Holistic Approach) in Egypt
