CHCA Receives Governor's Quality Award

For more than 15 years the Governor’s Quality Award (GQA) Program has been serving Arkansas’s organizations by identifying business strengths and opportunities for improvement and creating a culture of quality by using the Baldrige Criteria as a measurement tool. The vision of the GQA is to “Contribute to the success of Arkansas organizations and the communities they serve” while its mission is “To promote, educate and recognize Arkansas organizations committed to performance excellence.”

This year, Community Health Centers of Arkansas has partnered with the Governor’s Quality Award Program, Arkansas Hospital Association, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, American Data Network, and the Arkansas Health Care Association to present the Challenge Healthcare Seminar on June 10th at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.

Not only did CHCA partner to sponsor the seminar, but also committed to participate in the program by completing the requirements for the Challenge Award. The Challenge Award level is the starting point for any organization expressing interest in adopting and applying quality principles as defined by the seven categories of the Governor’s Quality Award Criteria. Application at this level requires a three-page overview of the organization’s operation, the signature of the executive leader of the organization indicating his/her commitment, and attendance at a Challenge Seminar.

Governor Beebe awarded CHCA with the Governor’s Quality Challenge Award during the 15th Annual Awards Celebration for the Governor’s Quality Award Program on Monday evening, October 19th at the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock. More than 275 business and civic leaders from throughout Arkansas attended the celebration.