Awards
Nominations for Lew Brown and Elaine Carty Awards are due on the 1st of April each year
AWARD INFORMATION
The winner of the Lew Brown Award will receive a plaque and $100 cash award and is invited to become a member of the Board of the WSHSC.
The winner of the Elaine Carty Award will receive a plaque and a $500 cash award. Submit a nomination and get the credit and possible award they deserve!
Please take 30 minutes to complete the nomination forms to:
If you can’t complete either of these forms, then you need to attend our Washington State Healthcare Safety Council programs to increase your knowledge and networking! Start thinking about it now – the deadline is April 1. We know there are outstanding programs out there in need of recognition.
Nomination Forms
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Elaine Carty Performance Improvement Award for Environment of Care Gallery
- Fred Hutch: Occupational Health COVID Prevention Program
- Swedish Medical Center: Functional Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) for Multihospital Healthcare Systems
- Summary
- Incident Log
- Swedish Medical Center: Development of System Wide MRI Safety Program
- 2015: Rick Nelson, MPA, CHPA-L, CPP
- 2014 Susan Leathers RN, Providence St. Mary Medical Center
- 2012: Karen R. Bowman Nomination Form
- 2012: Shannon Cook Nomination Form (#1)
- 2012: Shannon Cook Nomination Form (#2)
- 2011: Alex Truchot, Group Health
- 2010: Cynthia Becker, Group Health
- Award Recipients
2022:
2021: Swedish Medical Center: Caregiver Health: COVID-19 Data
2020: Swedish Medical Center: Prioritizing During a Disaster Event
2019: MultiCare Health Systems: Workplace Violence
2018: SmartSheets to Track and Trend Issues
2017: Swedish Medical Center: Shoes for Crews
2016: Swedish Medical Center: SmartSheets
2015: Swedish Medical Center (Using Technology to Create a Safer Environment) (PDF)and Harborview Medical Center (Electronic Incident Reporting) (PDF)
2014: Swedish Medical Center (Secured Environment), Providence St. Mary (Emergency Management), and Honorable Mention to Harborview Medical
2013: Swedish Medical Center (Code Silver) and Providence St. Mary (Emergency Drills)
2012: Swedish Medical Center (Preventing Fires in the Operating Room)
2011: Swedish Medical Center (safe patient handling)
2010: Swedish Medical Center (de-escalation) and Group Health (computerized Construction Risk Assessment Program)
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Lew Brown Award Gallery
- Award Recipients