Quality and Patient Safety Awards
WHA presented the second annual Quality and Patient Safety Awards to the following four hospitals at a recognition dinner in Madison on February 27. Each hospital was awarded a plaque and shared an overview of their work. The WHA Quality Awards Program honors Wisconsin hospitals dedicated to advancing health care through exceptional quality performance, strong engagement and a commitment to continuous improvement. The Excellence in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Award is for hospitals demonstrating commitment to health care advancement through innovative quality improvements and measurable patient safety outcomes.
2025 Excellence in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Award Winners
HealthPartners Collaboration-Amery Hospital & Clinic, Hudson Hospital & Clinic and Westfields Hospital & Clinic
HealthPartners Collaboration-Amery Hospital & Clinic, Hudson Hospital & Clinic and Westfields Hospital & Clinic won for Swing Bed Optimization (Critical Access Hospital 1-25 Bed Category)
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital won for Improving Mortality Index (General Medical Surgical Hospital (26-99 Bed Category)
Aurora Medical Center - Summit
Aurora Medical Center - Summit won for Age-Friendly 4Ms Implementation – Improving Care and Patient Experience for Older Adults (General Medical Surgical Hospital 100+ Bed Category)
UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital
UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital won for Neurological Physical Therapy Program (Specialty Hospital Category)
Honorable Mentions
WHA would also like to recognize nominations that received honorable mention. The 2025 Excellence in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Award honorable mentions are:
Critical Access Hospital 1-25 bed size category:
- River Falls Area Hospital for Safety First Enhancing Patient and Staff Safety Through Tiered Huddles
- Burnett Medical Center for Always Ready Rounding: Enhancing Patient Safety and Survey Preparedness
General Medical Surgical 26-99 bed size category:
- Froedtert Holy Family Memorial for Capitalizing on Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce the Three C's (CLABSI, CAUTI, CDIFF)
- Aurora Medical Center - Washington County for Enhancing Older Adult Care: Reducing Readmissions and Improving Patient Satisfaction
General Medical Surgical 100+ bed size category:
- Aurora Medical Center - Grafton for Enhancing 4Ms Care for Older Adults on Med Surg 3 at Aurora Grafton
- Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St Joseph Campus for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Management-Reduce Readmits by 20%
- Bellin Hospital for Initiate Compassion Transition Huddles to Decrease Readmissions
Congratulations to all the WHA Quality Award recipients, honorable mentions and nominees.
To learn more about the quality improvement work taking place in Wisconsin hospitals and health systems, WHA will be hosting its third annual WHA Health Care Quality Showcase at the Capitol Rotunda on April 9, in conjunction with WHA's Advocacy Day.
