title: Stars of the field. The AHA Awards issue.
abstract: Our second annual awards issue puts a much-deserved spotlight on health care organizations that have spearheaded creative and highly successful initiatives to improve the health of their communities. They provide important examples for others to learn from and adapt to the needs of their own populations. Once again, we applaud them all.
authors.affiliation: American Hospital Association, USA.
authors.forename: Rich
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Umbdenstock
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States