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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Named Recipient of Huron’s 2022 Excellence in Healthcare Award

Clinton, Mo. – (Aug. 16, 2022) – Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) announced it has received the 2022 Excellence in Healthcare Award from Huron, a global professional services firm, at its 20th annual What’s Right in Health Care® conference on August 8-10, 2022. GVMH was recognized for staff engagement that positively impacts its people, consumers, or business operations.

“This Excellence in Healthcare award is confirmation of our hard work and dedication to greatness and quality,” said Craig Thompson, CEO at GVMH.  “Our team continues to work toward our goal of being the best rural hospital for patients to receive care and employees to work.”

“We congratulate Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare on this well-deserved achievement,” said Debbie Ritchie, Managing Director at Huron. “This recognition is a testament to the innovation and resilience of their teams enabling them to achieve performance excellence throughout the past year.”

Huron’s Excellence in Healthcare Awards are presented annually to a select group of organizations that demonstrate What’s Right in Health Care and drive innovations. Honorees participated in a panel discussion during the conference, where they highlighted Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare. To be eligible for an award, an organization must demonstrate outstanding performance and achievement in areas such as patient care, and employee and physician engagement.

The What’s Right in Health Care conference is for healthcare leaders eager to think critically about bringing more innovation to their organization, prioritizing a high-performing and engaged workforce. Over the two-and-a-half days, attendees have the opportunity to connect with peers and find inspiration in their path to organizational improvement and become an ambassador for cultural growth, positive clinical and operational outcomes, and advanced leadership skills. Conference attendees joined in-person and virtually to hear inspiring stories and best practices from other high-performing healthcare leaders and staff across the care continuum.