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

Congratulations 2023 Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity Awardee – University of Chicago Medicine

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.

Recognizing Organizations that Submitted Applications for the 2023 Award

The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente extend our gratitude to all organizations that submitted an application for consideration in 2023. We applaud your dedication, impressive efforts, and combined results to improve healthcare disparities for patients nationwide.

2023 Bernard J Tyson Award Ceremony

During the November 27, 2023 Tyson Award ceremony (2 p.m. CT), this year’s awardee, the University of Chicago Medicine, will highlight their initiative, Systematic Treatment and Management of Postpartum Hypertension (STAMPP-HTN), and share insights and lessons that other healthcare organizations can learn from and adapt for their own maternal healthcare equity improvement efforts. Use the link below to register to join this free, public webinar.

About

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. 

Previous Award Recipients

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.

Tyson Review Panel

A diverse panel of national healthcare equity experts has been charged to review the submitted Tyson Award applications and select the award recipient.

Questions?

Questions about the Tyson Award program can be submitted by email: