The NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality® is a recognition program that identifies excellence in overall performance in nursing quality indicators. An analysis is done annually on participating NDNQI® hospitals. The awards recognize six categories of hospitals based on hospitals performance: academic; teaching; community; rehabilitation; pediatric; and psychiatric.
2011 Winners:
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ – Academic Medical Center
- Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, IN – Community Hospital
- Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO – Teaching Hospital (5-time winner)
- Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago, Chicago, IL – Pediatric Hospital
- The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY – Rehabilitation Hospital
- Linden Oaks Hospital, Naperville, IL – Psychiatric Hospital
2010 Winners
- Academic medical center -- University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS
- Teaching Hospital -- Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO
- Community Hospital -- Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, CO
- Rehabilitation Hospital -- Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO
- Pediatric Hospital -- Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, NE
2009 Winners:
- Academic Medical Center -- The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- Teaching Hospital (3-time winner) -- Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO
- Community Hospital -- Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, IN
- Pediatric Hospital -- Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
- Rehabilitation Hospital -- MossRehab, Elkins Park, PA
- Psychiatric Hospital -- Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
2008 Winners:
- Academic - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
- Teaching - Poudre Valley, Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Community - John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California
- Pediatric - Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Rehabilitation - Shepherd Center, Atlanta, Georgia
- Psychatric - Moses Cone Behavioral Health Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
2007 Winner:
- Poudre Valley, Ft. Collins, Colorado