Winning the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: Links to Resource Materials

In 2008, after a multi-year effort, Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS) was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) in the healthcare industry category. The MBNQA is the nation's most prestigious award for quality. PVHS is a private, not-for-profit health system serving northern Colorado, western Nebraska, and southern Wyoming. It includes two hospitals: Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo., and Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo., plus a network of clinics and other healthcare facilities, including a 50-bed behavioral health center.

For more information, go to these web sites:

"Leadership Lessons from the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige Award Winner: An Interview with Poudre Valley Health System CEO Rulon Stacey," Great Boards. Spring 2009
Video Interview: Rulon Stacey talks about winning the 2008 Baldrige Award, Modern Healthcare news Interview: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20081231/VIDEO/312309956
Fact sheet and additional information about PVHS and the Baldrige award: https://vic.pvhs.org/portal/page?_pageid=333,378019&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&pagid=34
General information of the Baldrige award: http://www.quality.nist.gov/
PVHS' application for the Baldrige Award: http://www.quality.nist.gov/Contacts_Profiles.htm
Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence: http://www.quality.nist.gov/Business_Criteria.htm
Information on other Baldrige Award recipients, 1988-2008: http://www.quality.nist.gov/Contacts_Profiles.htm

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Winning the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: Links to Resource Materials