Past awards

2004

• Park Nicollet received the Acclaim Award from the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) for the project "Applying Production Principles from Toyota to Improve Patient Care."
• Park Nicollet received the Gold Award for Excellence in Disease Management and Innovations in Health Care Quality from HealthFront on behalf of BHCAG employers
• Struthers Parkinson’s Center receives 2004 “Award of Excellence” from the Minnesota Council on Physical Activity and Sports

2003

• Park Nicollet/Methodist Care System received the 2003 Gold Award for "Excellence in Comprehensive Disease Management." The Care System also received a Silver Award for "Innovation in Clinical Quality" for its development of an integrated clinical information system.
• David Wessner, president and chief executive officer was awarded the 2003 Stephen Rogness Distinguished Service Award for his demonstrated history of significant leadership.
• Park Nicollet Foundation was the 2003 co-winner of the Community Health Commitment Award for its work as a founding partner of "No Shots, No School."
• Park Nicollet won 2 awards from the American Medical Group Association (AMGA)
  • AMGA High Risk Patient Management Award for the project "creating a chronic disease model for patients with diabetes"
  • Medical Preeminence Award to David Wessner. Chief Executive Officer of Park Nicollet
• Park Nicollet was named 2003 Acclaim Award honoree for the project "changing an organization to improve patient safety."
• The Minnesota Hospital Association, (formerly known as the Minnesota Hospital and Healthcare Partnership, MHHP), recognized Park Nicollet Health Services for its efforts in patient safety. Other patient safety recognitions came from the Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) and the American Medical Group Association.
• International Diabetes Center (IDC) received a four-year extension of its designation with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Diabetes Education,Translation and Computer Technology. IDC's designation has been renewed many times since 1985. IDC is one of 32 expert centers worldwide.

2002

• Park Nicollet won the Excellence in Quality Gold Award from HealthFront on behalf of BHCAG employers. This very important distinction recognizes improvements in patient safety and support for individuals with diabetes.
• Park Nicollet has won the first annual Patient Safety Award by the Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS).
• Park Nicollet Health Services wins American Medical Group Association's Acclaim Award for outstanding work addressing effects of Coronary Artery Disease.

2001

• For the third consecutive year, Park Nicollet won the American Medical Group Association's Acclaim Award. The 2001 award recognizes outstanding work in two areas that address the effect of coronary artery disease (CAD) — prevention and care improvement.
• The Minnesota Council on Physical Activity and Sports awarded its 2001 Award of Excellence to the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District (ISD 191) for its "Creating Life Balance" wellness and physical activity program. Park Nicollet HealthSource staff were program consultants.
• Buyers Health Care Action Group, a coalition of health care purchasers, presented its 2001 special recognition award to Park Nicollet for "significantly improving the quality of care and outcomes of care for people with cardiovascular artery disease."
• Park Nicollet's laboratory services received a two-year accreditation following a four-day inspection by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). CAP accreditation is accepted by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
• Methodist Hospital and Park Nicollet Clinic successfully completed an exhaustive survey by JCAHO. Park Nicollet received three-year accreditations in all three surveyed categories: hospital standards, ambulatory standards and home care, hospice and pharmacy services standards.

2000

• Methodist is one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals
• Park Nicollet Health Services wins the American Medical Group Association's Acclaim Award for outstanding systematic improvements in care quality
• Park Nicollet Health Services wins the Buyers Health Care Action Group Choice Plus Excellence in Quality Silver Award for improvements in colon cancer screening

1999

• Park Nicollet Health Services wins the first-ever American Medical Group Association's Acclaim Award for efforts in preventive care
• Park Nicollet Health Services wins the Buyers Health Care Action Group Choice Plus Excellence in Quality Gold Award, recognizing outstanding achievements in care improvement.