Why Apply
Davies Awards of Excellence – Why Apply/Benefits
- Gain a New Tool: An introspective self-assessment, the application will show you just how much you have accomplished, and what's left
- Financial Reward: Leverage your Award status to garner additional funding resources
- Climb the Corporate Ladder: Fast track your career by touting involvement with a nationally recognized Award application
- Recognition: Celebrate your success through well-deserved recognition internally, locally, statewide, and nationally
“We found the Davies Award process to be valuable both on an internal and external level. The process made us pause and take a critical look at our objectives in deploying systems and how well we were meeting our original intent. The evaluation committee brought an experienced, broad perspective and raised questions for us to consider that led to additional improvement opportunities. The award gave us the chance to celebrate and recognize what we’ve accomplished. On an external level, the recognition from the award has connected us with similar organizations so that we can continue to learn from each other.”
Susan Heichert
Allina Hospitals & Clinics 2007 Davies Organizational Award
“For me personally, the Davies Award started me down a very exciting path of opportunity in healthcare, a chance to make a difference on a larger scale, and to ultimately influence the healthcare of those who I could have never reached without this recognition.”
Jim Morrow, MD
North Fulton Family Practice 2004 Davies Ambulatory Award
“Winning the HIMSS award increased awareness of NC DETECT both within North Carolina and at a national level. After the award, we have been asked to present to Senate and White House biosurveillance staffers. We have also been asked to contribute a book chapter on biosurveillance in North Carolina for a homeland security book.”
Amy Ising, NC DETECT Program Director
NC DETECT
2005 Davies Public Health Award
“ The Davies Award has given us recognition and credibility both at the state level and nationally. It provides a fabulous opportunity to focus on the status of the organization and refer back to the application in the future to continue to learn.”
Nancy L. Paré, Program Manager, Utah Statewide Immunization Information System (USIIS)
2004 Davies Public Health Award
“The award process and visit gave South Dakota the opportunity to sit down and review their accomplishments. The visit brought forth several new suggestions for improving our system. The award acknowledged the hard work and creativity that went into designing the Electronic Vital Records and Screening System and afforded the system national recognition.”
Kathlene A. Mueller, Administrator
Office of Data, Statistics and Vital Records 2004 Davies Public Health Award
"If you don’t write it down, it hasn’t been done"
Who was Nicholas E. Davies?
by William McClatchey, MD