Winona Health was named one of three finalists for the American Hospital Association’s 2021 Rural Hospital Leadership Award!
The award recognizes rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through change and innovation. The hospitals selected display outstanding leadership, responsiveness to their community’s health needs and a collaborative process that has led to measurable outcomes.
Among other initiatives, in 2016, Winona Health, with area public, private, and nonprofit community partners, launched the Winona Wellbeing Collaborative. The collaborative developed the Winona Community HUB, based on the evidence-based Pathways Community HUB model. In this model, community health workers positively address social determinants of health by removing barriers to care and connecting individuals with the resources they need. (We recognize that we have an entire organization and community of caregivers — and we are grateful!)
Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., received the award with Winona Health and St. Charles Madras, based in Oregon, recognized as finalists.