Award Recipients
Award Recipients
The Partnership for Excellence announced the names of high-performing organizations as recipients of the 2021 Awards for Excellence.
The awards represent Ohio, Indiana & West Virginia's highest honor for performance excellence through innovation, results and visionary leadership using the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.
Top organizations honored with 2022 Awards for Excellence in lastest Press Release.
Above: Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, Ohio was honored at the 2019 Quest for Success Conference with the Platinum Level Governor’s Award for Excellence.
This year due to COVID-19, the 2020 Quest for Success Conference was virtual and subsequently no group photographs of 2020 award recipients are available.
Award Recipients - 2022
| Organization | Location | Award Level |
|---|---|---|
| Meritus Health | Hagerstown, Maryland | Platinum - Governor's Award for Excellence |
| WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, West Virginia | Platinum - Governor's Award for Excellence |
| Lifeline of Ohio | Columbus, Ohio | Gold - Achievement of Excellence |
| Pain Management Group | Findlay, Ohio | Silver - Commitment to Excellence |
Past Award Recipients
2001 - 2021 Award Recipients - PDF
Award Process
The Partnership for Excellence (TPE) is Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia's Baldrige-based awards program. TPE assists organizations using the internationally-recognized Baldrige Excellence Framework. TPE's primary product is a comprehensive assessment that helps organizational leaders better understand and prioritize key strengths and opportunities for improvement. While the assessment is the foundation, TPE's main focus is on organizational learning, innovation, resource optimization, continuous improvement, and results.
Evaluation Process
All applicants were rigorously evaluated by an independent board of examiners in seven areas defined by the Baldrige Excellence Framework: leadership; strategy; customers; measurement, analysis,and knowledge management; workforce; operations; and results. The evaluation processfor each of the recipients included more than 1,000 hours of review and a three-day virtual site visit by a team of examiners to clarify questions and verify information in the application. An independent panel of judges reviewed each organization’s evaluation, approved the final feedback reports, and developed their award recommendations, which were ratified by the TPE Board of Trustees.
Category Lead Performer Award
The TPE judges may also recognize applicants with a Category Lead Performer Award. These applicants exhibit role model performance in one of the Baldrige Criteria categories while in pursuit of TPE’s top level award. Platinum level recipients are not considered for this award.
Mission
The mission of TPE is to cultivate organizational performance excellence and continuous improvement in Ohio, Indiana,and West Virginia. By providing a framework for performance excellence through the Baldrige Excellence Framework, organizations have a greater focus on customers, process management, innovation, work systems,and organization-wide results.These organizations typically see lower costs, improved productivity,and increases in both employee and customer satisfaction leading to growth in market share.TPE’s primary product is a comprehensive assessment that helps organizational leaders better understand and prioritize key strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Award Recipient Recognition Awards | 2022
The Partnership for Excellence’s 2022 award recipients will be honored at an awards banquet later this year and recognized during TPE's annual Quest for Success Conference to be held September 13, 2022 at The Ohio State University. During the conference. TPE's award recipients and past Baldrige recipients will also share best practices in break-out presentations and informal discussions with conference attendees.
Platinum Level - Governor's Award for Excellence, Meritus Health
Platinum Level - Governor's Award for Excellence, WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center
Gold Level - Achievement of Excellence, Lifeline of Ohio
Silver Level - Commitment to Excellence, Pain Management Group, Findlay, OH
Closing
For additional information contact: Margot Hoffman, President & CEO, The Partnership for Excellence, Ohio, Indiana, & West Virginia. Phone (614) 425-7157. The Partnership for Excellence is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, charitable organization.
