ASHP Foundation Announces 2009 Awards Winner and Finalists

The ASHP Foundation has announced the winner and finalists in the 2009 Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety competition. They are:

• Winner: Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
• Finalist: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
• Finalist: Rex Healthcare, Raleigh, N.C.

The winner of this year's award was announced on Sunday, December 6, 2009, during the 2009 Excellence Awards Presentation & Dinner in Las Vegas, Nev. The awards program and the Awards Presentation & Dinner are sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation. For more information on each organization's medication-use safety initiative, keep reading!

2009 Winner

Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, a Kaleida Health Facility Buffalo, N.Y. Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Patients

View the winner's video now. For more information about this winning initative, click here.

2009 Finalist

Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Mich. Improving Patient Safety through a Pharmacist-Directed Anticoagulation Service

View the finalist's video now. For more information about this finalist's initative, click here.

2009 Finalist

Rex Healthcare Raleigh, N.C. Stop the Traveling Clot

View the finalist's video now. For more information about this finalist's initative, click here.

 Please click on the links below for information about previous awardees: