Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity

The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente have named the University of Chicago Medicine awardee of the 2023 Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity.

The award, named for late Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO and champion for healthcare equity Bernard J. Tyson, recognizes healthcare organizations and their partners that led initiatives that achieved a measurable, sustained reduction in one or more healthcare disparities. 

To learn about their impressive maternal healthcare equity improvement initiative, Systematic Treatment and Management of Postpartum Hypertension (STAMPP-HTN), see the link below.

Bernard J. Tyson, the late chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente, worked tirelessly to address the health care disparities that plague the U.S. health care system. To honor his memory, The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente established The Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity. This annual award recognizes health care organizations that directly deliver health care and their partners that led initiatives that achieved a measurable, sustained reduction in one or more health care disparities. 

The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente wish to inspire organizations to implement healthcare equity improvement efforts and sharing details of previous efforts can help others to recognize potential improvements they can champion in their own organizations. We wish to recognize previous recipients and applicants for their impressive work to reduce healthcare disparities.

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