On September 12, 2024, iMPROve Health, with the support of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association Keystone Center, will celebrate the Governor's Award of Excellence Program winners at a ceremony held at Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center in Bath Township, Michigan.
This invitation-only event will include a welcome from iMPROve Health’s President & CEO, Leland Babitch, MD, MBA, a closer look at some award-winning healthcare improvement initiatives, and a discussion of how healthcare leaders can work to advance health equity and justice from Keynote Speaker Dr. Renée Branch Canady.
Dr. Canady serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Michigan Public Health Institute, a public health institute comprised of process and subject matter experts with a shared mission of working together to center equity, promote health and advance well-being for all. Canady is a relationship-driven leader and author of the recently published book, “Room at the Table: A Leader’s Guide to Advancing Health Equity and Justice.” In this well-received book, she presents a leadership challenge to everyone seeking to understand the intricacies of equity and justice, pushing them to become change agents within health/public health and other fields.
Canady earned her PhD in Medical Sociology from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in public administration from Western Michigan University, and a bachelor’s degree in public health nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
About the Governor's Award of Excellence
iMPROve Health, a nonprofit organization committed to improving healthcare quality, created the Governor's Award of Excellence Program, in partnership with Governor John Engler, in 2003. The award and Medals of Achievement recognize providers focused on improving some of Michigan’s most pressing health issues and taking an inclusive approach to decreasing disparities in care. The award criteria are aligned with the healthcare objectives of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
About iMPROve Health
iMPROve Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with a multidisciplinary staff of 90+ healthcare professionals dedicated to improving healthcare across the continuum of care using evidence-based and data-driven logic. iMPROve Health works to improve the quality of healthcare delivery via prospective provider education and sharing of best practices as well as through the independent, unbiased, retrospective review of the provision of care.
About MHA Keystone Center
All Michigan hospitals and thousands of their team members are voluntarily participating in MHA programs to improve healthcare safety and quality. A growing number of hospitals in other states are also participating in the MHA-led patient safety and quality initiatives.
As a result of these initiatives, which are driven by evidence-based best practices and strongly supported by data, engaged hospitals are seeing great improvements in safety and quality outcomes. The MHA Keystone Center’s mission, vision, and values are an essential part of the work being done and demonstrate their engagement in improving Michigan hospitals.
Registration for this event has closed. Please email GAE@improve.health with any questions about this event.