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Honors & Awards

2008 NAPH Safety Net Awards-Patient Centered Care Honorable Mention, StartRight/Teen MOMs.

Bob Levy, TMC Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2008 MHA Excellence in Governance Award.

2008 Kindest Kansas Citian-Honorary Star, John Bluford, President and CEO

2007 - TMC-Hospital Hill, Awarded the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) distinguished Medal of Honor for organ donation.

2006 - John W. Bluford III, President/CEO, Received the Distinguished Citizen Award from HarmonyNCCJ

2006 - John W. Bluford III, President/CEO, Named by Modern Healthcare Magazine a Top-25 Minority Executive in Healthcare

2005 - TMC Named by the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) one of the top-five teaching hospitals in the nation

2005 - TMC Received an Honorable Mention Award for Accountability and Excellence from the National Association of Public Hospitals (NAPH)

2005 - John W. Bluford III, President/CEO, Named to the American Hospital Associations (AHA) Board of Trustees

2004 - TMC Received Gold Status in the Primaris Quality Partner Program

2004 - TMC Lakewood Named one of Solucient’s 100 Top Hospitals Performance Improvement Leaders

2004 - TMC Received the Partners Award from the Kansas City Business Committee for the Arts

2003 - John W. Bluford III, President/CEO, Received Visionary Leadership Award from the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA)

2001 - TMC Hospital Hill Named by U.S. News and World Report as a Top-Hospital for Respiratory Disorders

2000 - TMC Hospital Hill Named by U.S. News and World Report as a Top-Hospital for Respiratory Disorders