Hartford HealthCare nabs AHA quality award

Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare will receive the American Hospital Association’s 2025 Quest for Quality Prize during the upcoming AHA Leadership Summit in Nashville.

The Quest for Quality Prize honors organizations that have shown innovation in improving care quality, according to a July 15 news release from the AHA.

“Hartford Healthcare has successfully embedded a culture of continuous improvement at every level of the organization,” the release said. The system reported a 70% reduction in healthcare-acquired infections between 2015 and 2023 and a 48% increase in potential safety events flagged by team members between 2021 and 2023.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health was named a finalist for the award. The system was recognized for the eight-step process it uses to “cascade changes” across its hospitals, which has elevated 20 of the system’s performance metrics to “the top third or better of the national median.”

Read the full release here.