The International Hospital Federation (IHF) has launched the year 2022 edition of the IHF Awards – the premier, annual awards programme for hospitals and healthcare organizations worldwide.

New for 2022, a seventh awards category, namelythe American Hospital Association Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing, has been introduced. Designed to reward excellence or outstanding achievements in ensuring the wellbeing of healthcare workers, this Award will consider entries for projects or initiatives focusing on staff recruitment, retention, engagement, and the workplace environment.

Entries for all of the following 7 IHF Awards categories will be accepted until 31 May:

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.
Seddiqi HoldingExcellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility – acknowledging excellence or outstanding achievements in advancing corporate social responsibility.
Ashikaga-Nikken Excellence Award for Green Hospitals – honouring hospitals and healthcare organizations promoting sustainable and eco-friendly initiatives.
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.
American Hospital Association Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing – recognizing excellence or outstanding achievements in ensuring the wellbeing and sustainability of healthcare workers.
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.
Austco Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety – acknowledging excellence or outstanding achievements in promoting and enhancing quality and patient safety.
The Awards Committee, comprising health leaders from around the world and chaired by Dr Lawrence Lai, will score each entry on its merits using a set of judging criteria.

On the launch of the 2022 Awards, Dr Lai commented:
“Leaders of hospitals and healthcare organizations around the world are fully aware of and are highly motivated to tackle the various physical, psychological, and psychosocial toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has, or might have been, inflicted on the healthcare workforce. This year’s new Awards category therefore gives the IHF the golden opportunity to highlight the outstanding and innovative initiatives introduced by hospitals and healthcare organizations to promote and support the health and wellbeing of those dedicated to delivering patient care.

In 2021, we received a record number of entries for the IHF Awards. With the success of the IHF Awards in previous years and the addition of a new Awards category this year, we anticipate that the submissions for the 2022 Awards will grow even further, not only in terms of quantity but also in the quality and level of excellence they display. It is my privilege to chair the Awards Committee, and I look forward to the difficult but pleasant task of judging and selecting winners among this year’s exceptional entries.”

Full entry criteria for each of the seven IHF Awards categories is available here: https://worldhospitalcongress.org/awards/.
The IHF Awards 2022 will be presented at the 45th World Hospital Congress in Dubai (UAE). During the ceremony, attended by hospital and healthcare leaders from around the globe, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards will be revealed in each of the seven Awards categories, as well as honourable mentions for other well deserving entries in each category.

The IHF Awards 2021 were presented during a ceremony at the 44th World Hospital Congress in Barcelona (Spain). Details of the Award winners are available in this commemorative brochure: https://worldhospitalcongress.org/2021-winners/.

For more information, please contact:
Katherine Bennett, Communications and Engagement Manager, IHF Secretariat
katherine.bennett@ihf-fih.org

Notes to editors

About the IHF Awards:
The IHF Awards werelaunched in 2015 and arerecognized around the world as the premier awards programme to honour hospitals and healthcare organizations. Past winners have benefited from the IHF Awards with global recognition that inspires their teams, and the global healthcare community, to strengthen their commitment to the causes highlighted in each Awards category, as well as by earning generous donations to further support their projects. The Awards were first presented in 2015 in Chicago (USA) at the 39th IHF World Hospital Congress (WHC). The winners of the IHF Awards 2022 will be presented during the 45th WHC in Dubai (UAE). https://worldhospitalcongress.org/awards/

About the IHF World Hospital Congress (WHC):
The WHC is a unique global forum connecting leaders and decision-makers of hospitals, health services and healthcare organizations to share knowledge and good practices, exchange new ideas and innovations, and network with other senior executives from across the international healthcare community. In 2021 it was held on 8–11 November in Barcelona (Spain). The 45th WHC will take place in Dubai (UAE) on 9–11 November 2022. https://worldhospitalcongress.org/

About the International Hospital Federation (IHF):
Established in 1929, IHF is a global not-for-profit, non-governmental membership organization. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, IHF is the global voice of hospitals, healthcare organizations and health systems. The IHF provides its members with a platform for knowledge exchange and networking with different actors in the health sector, to improve the standard, quality, and level of service delivery.

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