American Hospital Association: Foster G. McGaw Prize

The Foster G. McGaw Prize, administered by the American Hospital Association (AHA), honors health delivery organizations (hospitals, health systems, integrated networks, or self-defined community partnerships) that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community service.

Criteria include the following:

• leadership in establishing the web of relationships needed to address the community’s health and social issues and to improve the community’s well-being;
   
• commitment to the organization’s community service plan or initiatives;
   
• partnerships with the community, including physicians, other health-related organizations, business, and government, to identify and meet community health needs;
   
• the breadth and depth of the organization's initiatives; and,
   
• community involvement, including high level of community response to, acceptance of, and participation in the health delivery organization’s community service initiatives.

In recognition of outstanding contributions to its community, the winner will receive an award of $100,000, a trophy, recognition at a special awards ceremony at the AHA Annual Meeting, and coverage in AHA Today and other healthcare publications.

Up to three finalists will each receive $10,000 and mention in AHA Today and other healthcare publications.

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