HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) Business Development staff were big winners in the annual Kansas Association of Health Care Communicators (KAHCC) awards presented during the organization’s annual Fall Conference on September 11. The KAHCC is an umbrella organization of the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA).
The KAHCC is a statewide organization consisting of membership of Marketing staff members from many of the state’s 123 hospitals and is dedicated to improving communication with communities, health care employees, physicians and the news media.
Top prize winners were designated winners of an Emerald Award and other entries of note were presented with a Certificate of Merit.
Hutch Regional Business Development staff were named winners of two Emerald Awards.
Under the category of Internal Communications, Terry Weathers won top honors for the Central Line Newsletter (employee publication) and teamed up with Sue Wray, Christopher Steen and Richard Shank in the launch campaign of the Hutchinson Pulmonology Associates at Hutch Regional.
Certificates of Merit Award Winners include: --Employee Testimonial Video—Terry Weathers
---CEO Column—Richard Shank (Monthly column in the Hutchinson News) ---Infection Control Campaign—Christopher Steen ---First Course —Terry Weathers (monthly lecture series) --Pushing Forward—Terry Weathers (Video on Hutchinson Regional Medical Center staff participation in development of the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit). --News Release (Robotic Arm knee replacement procedure)—Richard Shank --Human Interest Story (Judy Hill on her retirement as Manager of the Hutch Regional Gift Shop)—Richard Shank
Three marketing professionals from Georgia with extensive experience in health care marketing evaluated this year’s entries for planning, research, implementation, cost effectiveness and results.
Ken Johnson, President and CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, said one of the most important goals the organization is to effectively communicate our story to employees and those who reside within our community and service area. “These awards reflect hours of hard work and planning, and comes as no surprise as this team of healthcare professionals are repeat winners in the annual KAHCC Awards,” Johnson said. “Also, the awards are reaffirmation that our team of healthcare professionals compete well with a number of organizations that are far larger than Hutch Regional.”
Entities within Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System are Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Horizons Mental Health Center, Hospice & HomeCare of Reno County, Health-E-Quip, and the Hutchinson Regional Medical Foundation