2011年11月22日，美国商务部长John Bryson 代表奥巴马总统宣布了2011年波多里奇奖获得者（2011 Baldrige Award recipients），Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich. Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Ind. Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska等四家组织获奖。
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November 22, 2011
Today, we join Commerce Secretary John Bryson who, on behalf of President Barack Obama, proudly announced the four recipients of the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s premier award for performance excellence.
The 2011 Baldrige Award recipients are:
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Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
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Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich.
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Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Ind.
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Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska
These innovative organizations are committed to serving their employees, customers, and patients and to making the United States a better place to live and work.
You can access the press release detailing these role model organizations on our Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Website. You can also learn about our 24th Annual Quest for Excellence conference, which will feature the best practices of the 2011 recipients and other featured speakers. And you can read our blog, scan the profiles of the many past Award recipients, and access other valuable resources.
We thank our 2011 Examiners and Judges for their contributions to the Award process and the many other stakeholders who continue to support our mission to improve the performance and competitiveness of U.S organizations. Without you, this achievement and the success of the Baldrige program would not be possible.
For more information about the recipients and the Baldrige Award, you may contact the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at 301-975-2036 or baldrige@nist.gov.
