Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center wins 2024 Tyson Award
The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente are pleased to announce Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG) as the recipient of the 2024 Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity. This prestigious award, established in honor of late Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson, honors a healthcare organization for its efforts that achieved a measurable, sustained reduction in one or more healthcare disparities.
The award recognizes ZSFG, a safety net hospital and San Francisco’s only Level 1 trauma center, for its achievements under the initiative Reducing Racial Disparities for African American Patients with Heart Failure. The improvement team’s efforts significantly improved care for all patients with heart failure at ZSFG.
As a result of their efforts, ZSFG:
- Closed the 5.4% readmission rate gap between Black/African American patients with heart failure and the general heart failure population.
- Decreased the 30-day readmission rate for all patients with heart failure from 33% to 20%.
To learn more about ZSFG’s achievement, the Tyson Award program, and other healthcare organizations focusing on healthcare equity, visit The Joint Commission's website.