ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic today received a prestigious 2011 Picker Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Patient-Centered Care.
The Picker Awards honor premier organizations for recognizing and acting on the acute need to improve the patient’s health care experience as seen ‘through the patient’s eyes.’ The international award was presented by Picker Institute board member Sir Donald Irvine, M.D., and executive director Lucile Hanscom in recognition of Mayo Clinic’s “distinguished history of putting every patient first, and of the respect, dignity and quality care that each patient is afforded.”
“We believe that Mayo Clinic’s efforts have demonstrated — and continue to demonstrate — the ability to deliver the kind of patient-centered care that elevates the patient experience to new levels of excellence,” says Hanscom.
Picker Institute organizational awards are given to organizations that have a systematic method for evaluating the quality of patient-centered care and have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to, and proven track record of, improving the patient experience.
“We are honored to receive the Picker Award,” says John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic. “The award recognizes the commitment of our entire staff of physicians, scientists and allied health staff who, with a spirit of kindness and hope, provide excellent care to each patient every day.”
“At Mayo Clinic, we continually strive to meet our core value that the needs of the patient come first,” says Charles M. Harper, M.D., executive dean for clinical practice at Mayo Clinic. “We thank the Picker Institute for their commitment to patients everywhere, and look forward to continuing our dialogue with them about how best to deliver patient-centered care here at Mayo Clinic and around the world.”
The Picker Awards for Excellence, inaugurated in 2003, are given to both individuals and organizations. Past Picker awardees include Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., who was recognized for his outstanding work in highlighting the importance of patient-centered care through his investigations of the modern health care system, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in recognition of their advocacy for and support of patient- and family-centered care as part of their goal to improve health care for all Americans.
About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life. For more information, visit www.mayoclinic.com and www.mayoclinic.org/news.
About Picker Institute
Picker Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the principles of patient-centered care. Picker Institute pursues this goal through education programs, research grants, annual best-practices recognition awards, publications on patient-centered care topics, research databanks and participation in national and international symposiums.
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