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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.
  • 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
  • John W. Bluford III, President/CEO, Named by Modern Healthcare Magazine a Top-25 Minority Executive in Healthcare
  • CEO John Bluford named #33 of "100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare" by Modern Healthcare Magazine.
2005
  • TMC Named by the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) one of the top-five teaching hospitals in the nation
  • TMC Received an Honorable Mention Award for Accountability and Excellence from the National Association of Public Hospitals (NAPH)
  • 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
  • TMC Lakewood Named one of Solucient’s 100 Top Hospitals Performance Improvement Leaders
  • 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