The Health Quality Innovators of the Year Awards represent HQI’s commitment to improving health care in communities by recognizing organizations that are using evidence-based approaches to quality improvement that deliver better care, better population health and lower health care costs.

Awards are given in five categories: Collaboration, Health Equity, Population Health, Rural Health and a new category, Workforce Resilience. Those nominated for awards are health care providers, partners and/or stakeholders who worked with HQI on any quality improvement initiatives or engagements since July 2022.

Congratulations to this year’s award winners:

• Collaboration: Sentara Health
• Health Equity: Missouri Delta
• Population Health: BEATDiabetes
• Rural Health: The REACH Partnership
• Workforce Resilience: Good Shepherd Care Center

For an in-depth look at each organization’s innovative strategies, as well as details on the runners up, please visit the awards webpage.