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2012 List of Award Nominees

191 hospital community and charitable service programs have been nominated for the 2012 Hospital Charitable Service Awards.

These programs represent 166 hospitals and health systems across 38 states and the District of Columbia. Click here to view a map of the nominees.

The programs were nominated by their hospitals as examples of impact and quality. Award winners -- referred to as Programs of Excellence -- will be announced at the National Hospital Charitable Service Awards Conference and Banquet in Atlanta on February 13, 2013. These programs will share in a $100,000 prize.

The nominees are:

HOSPITAL PROGRAM CITY STATE
Adirondack Medical Center Mobile Dental Clinic Saranac Lake NY
Adventist Midwest Health CREATION Health Center for Chronic Disease at Bolingbrook Hospital Bolingbrook IL
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital/Children's Hospital Cultural Health Initiatives Park Ridge IL
Advocate-Illinois Masonic Medical Center Medication Assistance Program (MAP) Chicago IL
Akron General Lodi Community Hospital Community Meals Program at Lodi Community Hospital Lodi OH
Alegent Health Integrated School-Based Mental Health Program Omaha NE
Alegent Health Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha NE
AtlantiCare Mission HealthCare Egg Harbor Township NJ
Baptist Health South Florida Baptist Health Follow-Up Care Homestead FL
Baptist Memorial Health Care Baptist Operation Outreach Memphis TN
Baptist Regional Medical Center FOCUS Prescription Program Corbin KY
Benefis Health System Benefis Health System Native American Programs Great Falls MT
Blue Ridge HealthCare Burke County School Nurse Program Morgantown NC
Bon Secours Baltimore Health System Bon Secours Community Works - Working Families Initiative Baltimore MD
Bon Secours Richmond Bon Secours Richmond Hope Therapy Center Glen Allen VA
Borgess Medical Center Borgess Diabetes Center Kalamazoo MI
Boston Medical Center Preventive Food Pantry and Demonstration Kitchen Boston MA
Bristol Hospital Bristol Community Breast Health Project Bristol VT
Brooks Rehabilitation Brooks Clubhouse  Jacksonville FL
BryanLGH Medical Center Lincoln E.D. Connections Lincoln NE
Buffalo Hospital Heart Safe Communities Buffalo MN
Buffalo Hospital Let's Talk Wellness Buffalo MN
Buffalo Hospital Mammography Parties Buffalo MN
Catholic Health Services of Long Island  Spiritual Care Companion Program Melville NY
Catholic Health Services of Long Island CHS Outreach Program Rockville Centre NY
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding Atlanta GA
Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland (CHRCO) Kerry's Kids: Mobile Health Care for Children Novato CA
Children's Hospital The Greater New Orleans Immunization Network Harahan LA
CHOC Children's  CHOC Children's Breathmobile Orange CA
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital Center for Miracles San Antonio TX
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Colquitt Mental Health Moultrie GA
Concord Hospital Concord Hospital Family Health Center Concord NH
Cookeville Regional Medical Center "Save a Life" Pink Ribbon Project Cookeville TN
Delaware Valley Hospital Prescription Delivery Program Walton NY
Doctors of Augusta - Rehabilitation Center Wheels for the World - Joni & Friends Augusta GA
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz Dominican Hospital Pediatric Clinic Santa Cruz CA
Eastern Long Island Hospital Senior Options and Solutions Greenport NY
El Camino Hospital  RotaCare Free Clinic of Mountain View Mountain View CA
Emanuel Medical Center Jessica's House Turlock CA
Ephraim McDowell Health Emphraim McDowell Health Community Services Danville KY
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center / Ephraim McDowell Health Hope Clinic & Pharmacy Danville KY
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Exempla Lutheran Medical Center and Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center Boot Camp for New Dads Denver CO
Fairfield Memorial Hospital Senior Life Solutions Fairfield IL
Fairmont General Hospital Community Multiphasic Blood Testing Program Fairmont WV
Fairview Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital North Coast Health Ministry Cleveland OH
Finger Lakes Health Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Community Health Screening Geneva NY
FirstHealth of the Carolinas FirstHealth Cares/HealthNet Pinehurst NC
FirstHealth of the Carolinas FirstReach Pinehurst NC
Fort Madison Community Hospital Partnership for the Health & Safety of All Students Fort Madison IA
Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Michigan City Creating Positive Relationships Program Michigan City IN
Freeman Health System Ozark Center for Autism Joplin MO
General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital Community Health Resource Center Ft. Leonard Wood MO
Genesis Health System Flu-Free Quad Cities Davenport IA
Gifford Medical Center Gifford Gift Certificate Program Randolph VT
Good Samaritan Hospital Community Health Services Division Vincennes IN
Good Shepherd Health System Good Shepherd Concussion Management Program Longview TX
Gwinnett Hospital System  Sports Medicine Program Duluth GA
Gwinnett Hospital System ImPACT Lawrenceville GA
Hackensack University Medical Center Action Against Hunger Food Drive Hackensack NJ
Hackensack University Medical Center Prostate Health Event Hackensack NJ
Harlem Hospital Center Hip Hop Healthy Eating & Living in Schools New York NY
Holy Cross Hospital Stroke Program Chicago IL
Indiana University Health Garden on the Go® Indianapolis IN
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital Positive Link Bloomington IN
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Senior Services Pittsburgh PA
Jennie Edmundson Hospital Family Resource Center Council Bluffs IA
Jupiter Medical Center The Diabetes Education Department Jupiter FL
Kaiser Permanente Project Access Saturday Surgery Day San Diego CA
Kennedy Krieger Institute Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy & Law) Baltimore MD
Kennedy Krieger Institute  PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs, World of Care medical child care center Baltimore MD
Kern Medical Center Kern Medical Center Health Plan Bakersfield CA
Kosair Children's Hospital/Norton Healthcare, Inc. Portrait of a Promise: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome Louisville KY
Labette Health Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center Parsons KS
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc. Miles of Smiles Mobile Dental Clinic Allentown PA
Licking Memorial Health Systems Diabetes Education Programs Newark OH
Licking Memorial Health Systems Quit for Your Health Newark OH
Licking Memorial Health Systems  Active•Fit Newark OH
Licking Memorial Health Systems  Heart to Play Newark OH
Little Company of Mary Hospital Healthy Start Obstetrics Program (HSO) Evergreen Park IL
Little Company of Mary Hospital Heart Connection Evergreen Park IL
Longmont United Hospital Longmont Surgical Mission Longmont CO
Marian Medical Center Healthy Living: Your Life -  Take Care (a chronic disease self-management program) Santa Maria CA
Marshall Health System The Mammography Assistance Program Guntersville AL
McAlester Regional Health Center Mercy Clinic McAlester OK
McLeod Health McLeod Breast Health Center Florence SC
McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee, Inc. McLeod Cancer Clinic Florence SC
Memorial Hospital of Union County 5-4-3-2-1-GO! Program Marysville OH
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (MFH) Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (MFH) Darby PA
Mercy Iowa City Healthy Kids Community Care IA City IA
Mercy Medical Center Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer Cedar Rapids IA
Mercy Memorial Hospital System Mercy's Angels Monroe MI
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital Mercy Philadelphia Hospital Breast Health Program Philadelphia PA
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Senior Outreach Toledo OH
Methodist Health System - Methodist Dallas Medical Center Methodist Dallas Medical Center Golden Cross Academic Clinic - Life Shines Bright Pregnancy Program Dallas TX
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Congregational Health Network Memphis TN
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Heart Health Challenge Mansfield TX
Methodist North Hospital Student Service Learning Program Memphis TN
Monongalia General Hospital Annual Health Fair Morgantown WV
Mount Carmel Health System  Mount Carmel Community Outreach Columbus OH
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center HERO (Health Education Raises Opportunities) Lewiston NY
Mountain States Health Alliance Appalachian Mountain Project Access Johnson City TN
Mountain States Health Alliance/Johnson City Medical Center Northeast Tennessee Dispensary of Hope  Johnson City TN
MultiCare Health System MultiCare Center for Healthy Living: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program & Education (SNAP-Ed) Tacoma WA
Newberry County Memorial Hospital Free Medical Clinic of Newberry Newberry SC
Norton Healthcare Norton Healthcare Centers for Prevention and Wellness Louisville KY
Noyes Memorial Hospital  Noyes Hospital Diabetes Self Management Program Dansville NY
OSF Healthcare Commit2Fit Galesburg IL
Our Lady of Bellafonte Hospital Healthy Community Services (HCS) Van Ministry Ashland KY
Palmetto Health Palmetto Health Dental Health Initiative Columbia SC
Palmetto Health Palmetto Health Office of Community Services Columbia SC
Palmetto Health SC Mission Midlands Columbia SC
Parkview Medical Center Parkview Mobile Nurses Pueblo CO
Pennsylvania Hospital - University of Pennsylvania Health System Latina Community Health Services (LCHS) Philadelphia PA
PinnacleHealth System  The PinnacleHealth Children's Resource Center (CRC) Harrisburg PA
PinnacleHealth System  The PinnacleHealth Keystone Community Care Continuum (KCCC) Harrisburg PA
Pitt County Memorial Hospital Pediatric Asthma Program Greenville NC
Prince George's Hospital Center - Dimensions Healthcare System Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center at Dimensions Healthcare System Cheverly MD
ProMedica ProMedica Healthy Conversation Maps Toledo OH
ProMedica  ProMedica Advocacy Fund Toledo OH
Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Healthy Kids Club Joliet IL
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Access to Care Program North Hollywood CA
Providence St. Peter Hospital Providence Health & Services, Southwest Washington Emergency Department Consistent Care Program Olympia WA
Rady Children's Hospital Developmental Screening & Enhancement Program San Diego CA
Ridgeview Medical Center  WeCab (Western Communities Area Busing) Mound MN
Robinson Memorial Hospital Barbershop Blood Pressure Screening Ravenna OH
Rochester General Hospital Refugee Healthcare Program Rochester NY
Rockcastle Regional Hospital  Prevention Pals  Mount Vernon KY
Roseland Community Hospital Lunch and Learn "Healthy Life Styles Community Outreach Campaign" Chicago IL
Roseland Community Hospital Project HOPE (Helping Our People Endure) Chicago IL
Rush Oak Park Hospital Project Lifestyle Change Oak Park IL
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Pediatric Navigator Program Miramar Beach FL
Saint John's Health Center Respite Care Program Santa Monica CA
San Juan Regional Medical Center Healthy FET Kids (Full Engagement Training) Farmington NM
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center  Sarah Bush Lincoln Dental Services Mattoon IL
Self Regional Healthcare Wellness Works of Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood SC
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Forensic Nurse Examiner Program Norfolk VA
Sequoyah Memorial Hospital Sequoyah Memorial Hospital Men's and Women's Health Fairs Sallisaw OK
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc. New Beginnings at Elizabeth G. Means Community Health Center Jacksonville FL
Shore Health System Shore Wellness Partners Cambridge MD
South Nassau Community Hospital SIBSPlace Hewlette NY
Southampton Hospital Ellen Hermanson Breast Center Community Outreach Southampton NY
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Southeastern Regional Medical Center Foundation Lumberton NC
SoutheastHEALTH Chris' ARK (Alzheimer's Resource Kit)  Cape Girardeau MO
Southwest General Health Center Southwest General Neighborhood Care Center Middleburg Hts. OH
Spartanburg Regional Hospital System AccessHealth Spartanburg Spartanburg SC
Spectrum Health Core Health Program Grand Rapids MI
St. Anthony North Hospital  The Doula Program at St. Anthony North Hospital Westminster CO
St. Elizabeth's Hospital Elizabeth's Garden Belleville IL
St. Francis Hospital & Health Services A Journey With Joe Into Diabetes Maryville MO
St. Gabriel's Hospital/Unity Family Healthcare Healthy Communities Collaborative (HCC) of Morrison County Little Falls MN
St. John Providence Health System Access to Care Warren MI
St. John's Lutheran Hospital Paint it Pink Libby MT
St. Joseph Health Services of RI (SJHS) SJHS Pediatric Dental Program North Providence RI
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center Memphis TN
St. Luke's Health System Artists Helping the Homeless Kansas City MO
St. Mary Medical Center St. Mary Community Health Ministries Langhorne PA
St. Mary's Health Care System St. Mary's Health Care System/Athens Twilight Foundation Helmet Safety Program Athens GA
St. Rita's Medical Center  STEMI Alert Program Lima OH
St. Vincent Health System Partnership with Forest Heights Middle School Little Rock AR
St. Vincent Healthcare Community Benefits Grants Initiative Billings MT
St. Vincent's Birmingham Jeremiah's Hope Academy Birmingham AL
Summa Western Reserve Hospital Trinity Trimmers Akron OH
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Serial Inebriate Program  Sacramento CA
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Triage, Transport and Treatment Program (T3)  Sacramento CA
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare The Transition Center Tallahassee FL
The HSC Pediatric Center The HSC Pediatric Center's - Kids in Action Washington DC
The Valley Hospital The Center for Women's Heart Health Ridgewood NJ
TriHealth Good Samaritan Free Health Center Cincinnati OH
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Nursing Camp Elizabeth NJ
Trinity Reginoal Medical Center Trinity Healthy Living Fort Dodge IA
Tuomey Healthcare System Care Reach Sumter SC
UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center UAB HealthSmart Birmingham AL
Ukiah Valley Medical Center Chronic User System of Care (CUSOC) Ukiah CA
Ukiah Valley Medical Center Diabetes Education Program Ukiah CA
Union Hospital Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (RHIC) Terre Haute IN
Union Hospital of Cecil County Cecil Community Health Care Center  Elkton MD
University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center Amish Health and Safety Program  Chardon OH
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCPP) / Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) Princeton HealthCare System/ Partnerships for PIECE Princeton NJ
University of Mississippi Health  Care University of Mississippi Medical Center - Mississippi Health Linkages Telehealth Project (MHLTP) Jackson MS
University of Mississippi Health Care Orthotics and Prosthetics Rapid Fit System Jackson MS
University of Mississippi Health Care TelEmergency Program Jackson MS
Upper Allegheny Health System Upper Allegheny Health System Dental Services Olean NY
UTMB Health Shop 'til You Drop Your Blood Sugar Galveston TX
VA Central California Health Care System Honcho Exchange Labor Program (HELP) Fresno CA
Washington Hospital Healthcare System Health Insurance Information Service Fremont CA
Waukesha Memorial Hospital  Hispanic Health Resource Center Program Waukesha WI
West Georgia Health Services/Enoch Callaway Cancer Clinic Paint the Town Pink LaGrange GA
Western Maryland Hospital Brain Injury Waiver Transition Program Hagerstown MD
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Women's Outpatient Center Milwaukee WI
Woman's Hospital Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Prevention Program Baton Rouge LA
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Garden Village Yakima WA