The Kansas Hospital Association has honored six innovative hospital programs with the Community Connections Award. These hospitals were selected because they have undertaken extraordinary efforts to improve the health and well-being of their communities.
Each hospital was recognized at a KHA-hosted media and award event in their community and received an award of $1,000. Additionally, information about each program will appear in publications from both the KHA and the American Hospital Association.
Recipients of this year’s Community Connections Award include CHOC Youth Development at Satanta District Hospital, Satanta.
The Community Health Organization Committee provides free and preventative youth development programs to Haskell County children in kindergarten through 12th grade. In a safe environment, kids hear other kids share that it’s OK to refuse negative peer pressures.
This year, KHA received 70 entries from 47 hospitals. The entries were judged on the following criteria: leadership, community need, community benefit, creativity and impact. Awards were given to one hospital in each hospital district of the state.
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