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For Immediate Release August 3, 2021 THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP HONORS MAUREEN BISOGNANO, PRESIDENT EMERITA AND SENIOR FELLOW AT THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT WITH THE 2021 GAIL L. WARDEN LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD Chicago — August 3, 2021 — Today, Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL), a nonprofit organization that supports the advancement of evidence-based leadership practices, is thrilled to share that Maureen Bisognano, President Emerita and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), has been named the 2021 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award recipient. Ms. Bisognano previously served as IHI’s President and CEO for five years, after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for 15 years. IHI has used improvement science to advance and sustain better outcomes in health and healthcare across the world for more than 30 years. She is a prominent authority on improving healthcare systems, whose expertise has been recognized by her elected membership to the National Academy of Medicine (IOM), among other distinctions. "Ms. Bisognano is a selfless leader who has encouraged and inspired countless number of healthcare leaders through her leadership and work in the area of quality and patient safety.” LeAnn Swanson, NCHL CEO said. “She has changed the quality journey as we know it for healthcare organizations in the US and abroad. Ms. Bisognano epitomizes the very essence of this award as demonstrated through her commitment to advancing patient-centered care, influencing the development of women in healthcare leadership, and transforming the patient safety movement across the world. She is most deserving of NCHL’s highest honor and I am thrilled she has been selected as this year’s recipient.” Ms. Bisognano advises healthcare leaders around the world, is a frequent speaker at major healthcare conferences on quality improvement and is a tireless advocate for change. She is also an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a Research Associate in the Brigham and Women's Hospital Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities. Additionally, she chairs the Advisory Board of the Well Being Trust, co-chairs the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care with Dr. Atul Gawande, and serves on the boards of the Commonwealth Fund, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Indiana University Health and Nursing Now. Prior to joining IHI, Ms. Bisognano was Senior Vice President of The Juran Institute, where she consulted with senior management on the implementation of total quality management in healthcare settings. Before that, she served as CEO of the Massachusetts Respiratory Hospital in Braintree, MA, where she participated in the National Demonstration Project, the precursor to IHI. The Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award committee was chaired by Jill Schwieters, NCHL Board chair, JAS & Associates. The committee’s members include: Nancy Howell Agee, Carilion Clinic; David Ertel, Vizient, Inc.; Rod Hochman, MD, Providence and 2019 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award recipient; Joe Moscola, Northwell Health; Brian Peters, Michigan Health and Hospital Association; Beverly Malone, PhD, National League for Nursing, For Immediate Release August 3, 2021 2020 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award recipient; Carrie Harris-Muller, Ohio Health; Ann Hines, Sodexo; and Tom Priselac, Cedars Sinai. Ms. Bisognano will be honored at NCHL’s 2021 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award Celebration, which will be held in Chicago on Tuesday, November 16, as part of NCHL’s Organizational and Leadership Excellence Conference held November 15-17. Over the years, the conference and celebration have been one of healthcare’s most important events, attracting luminaries and notable leaders from prominent health sector, academic, and research organizations. ABOUT THE GAIL L. WARDEN LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD Established in 2005, NCHL’s annual Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the health field, including the mentoring of future leaders towards transforming organizational performance to improve health and healthcare. It is named for Gail L. Warden, founding chairman of the NCHL Board, president emeritus of Henry Ford Health System, and a major proponent of leadership development throughout his career. ABOUT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the not-for-profit National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL), was established in 2001 and champions three premier membership programs that advance healthcare leadership. These are the Leadership Excellence Networks (LENS), US Cooperative of International Patient Programs (USCIPP), and National Council on Administrative Fellowships (NCAF). Each of these programs supports a portfolio of interorganizational collaborations that address critical issues facing today’s leaders as they pursue excellence and solutions. For more information, please visit NCHL’s website. You can also visit NCHL's LinkedIn page. ### To download a copy of the press release to share among your network, please click here.