Hospital Management Conference (HMC) and Award Winners2022-07-01T19:10:24+00:00

Hospital Management Conference (HMC) and Award Winners

We recently held our annual Hospital Management Conference (HMC) in a virtual format. This annual leadership forum was a great opportunity for our hospital leaders from across the company to learn about business strategies, gain insights from each other, and hear refreshing perspectives on the topic of Culture from special guest speaker, Rose Gailey and a panel of CEOs, including Lynn Echols, Jared Giles, Jeff Herman and Karla Perez. We also took time to reflect upon the accomplishments of the past year, celebrating the many achievements and recognizing our award winners.

UHS HMC Opening Video

UHS Principles Video

Quality Awards

The Quality Awards recognize achievement, improvement and sustainability in quality metrics, core measures and exceptional patient satisfaction.

Acute Care Division

  • Northern Nevada Medical Center

Behavioral Health Division

  • RTC: Willow Springs Center
  • Acute: Clarion Psychiatric Center

Service Excellence Awards

The Service Excellence Awards celebrate our high performing facilities embracing the foundations and living a culture of engagement, teamwork and delivering world-class service to our patients and each other.

Acute Care Division

  • Desert Springs Hospital

Behavioral Health Division

  • RTC: Prairie St. John’s
  • Acute: The Hughes Center

Chairman’s Council Awards

The Chairman’s Council Awards are presented to CEOs who best displayed overall leadership and achievement, recognizing them for significantly exceeding performance expectations.

Acute Care Division

  • Robert Freymuller — Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
  • Ryan Chandler — Northwest Texas Healthcare System

Behavioral Health Division

  • Stephanie Bernier*—Canyon Ridge Hospital
  • Phuong Cardoza— El Paso Behavioral Health System
  • Eric Dunkerly—Mountain Youth Academy
  • Lynn Echols—Black Bear Lodge
  • Jeff Herman—Prairie St. John’s
  • Andrew Herod—Willow Springs Center
  • Fred Knox— Rivendell Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas
  • Chad Koller—Skywood Recovery
  • Rod Letterman*— La Amistad Behavioral Health Services
  • Scott Miles—Cedar Creek Hospital
  • Sally Perry*—Coastal Harbor Health System
  • Ballard Sheppard—Alabama Clinical Schools
  • Greg Stewart*—Wellstone Regional Hospital
  • Ron Tuinei—Copper Hills Youth Center
  • Ron Weglarz*—Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System
  • Penni Worley— Rivendell Behavioral Health Hospital

*Three-time Chairman’s Council honorees earn the coveted Eagle Award.