Organizational Excellence Award

The Organizational Excellence Award recognizes an individual for excellence in advancing overall organizational performance and effectiveness. This award honors innovation and commitment to continuous improvement by strengthening operations, workplace culture, patient satisfaction/care, strategic execution, or other key priorities. Improvements and excellence can be demonstrated in any area including, but not limited to, workforce development, finance and revenue cycle, facility management, environmental services, supply chain, information systems, and communications. Nominees may work in any department or area of the organization and may be at any level or job classification. Nominees must be employed by a THA member institution for a minimum of four years (does not need to be at the same institution).

Nomination Materials:

• A detailed narrative (2 to 5 pages) describing why this individual deserves recognition, including contributions to the healthcare industry, employer, association, professional organizations, and/or community.
• A current curriculum vitae or narrative biography of the nominee.
• Two to three letters in support of the nomination. Letters must be signed and may be scanned if electronic signatures are not available.
• A high-resolution JPEG or PNG photograph of the nominee suitable for publication. Photos will not be shared with the review committee.

Award Submission Instructions

1. Log in to your MyTHA account. Most members already have an account. If you have not previously logged in, select “I forgot my password.” If you are not in the system, you may create a new account.
2. Navigate to the Awards page.
3. Select the appropriate award category.
4. Complete all required form fields.
   • The form may be completed by the official nominator or by another individual on the nominator’s behalf.
   • Award nomination materials, excluding the photo, must be combined and uploaded as a single PDF.
   • The nominee photo must be uploaded separately.
5. Upon submission, the CEO of the nominating hospital will automatically be notified and prompted to provide approval through MyTHA. A nomination is not considered final until CEO approval is completed.
6. After submission, nominators may view the status of their nominations in MyTHA under My Award Nominations.