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Sharp Wins Gold for 2006 California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE)
Sharp HealthCare was named a Gold-level award recipient by the California Council for Excellence (CCE) for the 2006 California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) program. CAPE is the state-level affiliate of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Sharp also applied this year for the National Baldrige Award, and was one of only 15 companies — out of 76 applicants — to earn a site visit.
This is the third year in a row that Sharp was recognized by CAPE for its leadership, strategic planning, employee engagement and business results. Sharp was named a Bronze-level award recipient in 2004, its first year in the program, and Sharp was named a Silver-level recipient in 2005.
The CAPE Award program, which complements the Malcolm Baldrige National Award, recognizes companies and organizations that demonstrate continuous improvement and superior performance in several key business areas including leadership, customer focus, strategic planning, human resources and business results.
For more information about Sharp’s 2006 Gold-level CAPE Award, please read Sharp HealthCare Recognized for Workp < http://sharp.com/news/index.cfm?ID=8851 >
Sharp HealthCare, San Diego’s health care leader, has teamed with HCN to introduce HCN California , a fully integrated business and clinical process network designed to help market-leading providers like Sharp Rees-Stealy Occupational Health Program better serve San Diego and southern Riverside Counties. Sharp helps employers manage work-related injuries both before and after they occur and, with the emergence of HCN California , will deliver the highest quality medical treatment and related services available, helping employers with risk control and cost containment.
According to Joseph Marty, Director of Occupational Health & Rehabilitation at Sharp Rees-Stealy, “Our reason for teaming with HCN is to enable Sharp Rees-Stealy Occ Med to save time, lower the cost of delivering services and enhance the ability to drive new business by providing best-in-class communication efficiencies to our clients, which in turn will help them accelerate return-to-work, better control risks and improve outcomes.”
Best Integrated Health-Care Network in California
Sharp HealthCare was named the No. 1 “best integrated health-care network” inCaliforniaand No. 22 nationally by Modern Healthcare magazine in Feb. 2006. The rankings are part of the “Top 100 Most Highly Integrated Healthcare Networks” (IHN), an annual survey conducted by leading health care data analyst Verispan.
50 Exceptional US Hospitals
Sharp Memorial Hospital was rated by the Leapfrog Group as one of 50 “Exceptional US Hospitals” as published in Consumers Digest. Sharp Memorial came in at number 25. The list comes from a nationwide survey conducted by the Leapfrog Group. The list is based on “leaps” in safety and quality in health care.
California Awards for Performance Excellence (Baldrige) Eureka Winner
The California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) program, the state-level affiliate of the Malcolm Baldrige National Award , has selected Sharp HealthCare as the Silver Award winner in the Healthcare category for 2005, recognizing Sharp’s leadership, strategic planning, employee engagement and financial results. Sharp was a bronze-level Eureka Award winner in 2004.