The countdown begins now: Healthcare IT News just reached a critical juncture in its Best Hospital IT Departments Awards.
We've locked the doors. The employee survey is officially closed and that means 65 IT shops – out of the nearly 200 initially nominated – have qualified and are in contention to be among our winners.
More than 5,500 employees made the case that their hospital, rather than fierce competitors or distant rivals, deserves a dozen months of bragging rights.
Best Hospital IT Departments are given to just 25 winners across all size categories, so the fifth annual award-winners are bound to be among the elite – those few that can claim to be the most employee-friendly and IT-savvy in the U.S. healthcare market.
[Related: Take a look at last year's big winners.]
What qualifies a hospital IT department as best? As is so often the case with career satisfaction, there's so much more to it than money. Other notable attributes of past winners include culture, immediate work unit, management and leadership, training, benefits, employee recognition and, well, the perks.
Healthcare IT News honors 5 hospitals in the following categories: small (25 or fewer employees), medium (26-75), large (76-199) and super (200 or more IT staffers).
Employees at the nominated hospitals complete the survey, and then the results are crunched with an analytics algorithm to determine the winners and rank victors accordingly.
This is the start of our awards season – we'll reveal the winners on November 1. In the meantime, take a look at the 65 finalists on the next page.
| Hospital | State | IT Staff | Hospital Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | State | IT Staff | Hospital Size |
| Fauquier Health | Virginia | 22 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | Louisiana | 17 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Ashe Memorial Hospital | North Carolina | 4 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital | Iowa | 2 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Chadron Community Hospital & Health Services | Nebraska | 5 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital | Missouri | 7 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | New Jersey | 37 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Union Hospital | Maryland | 26 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Duncan Regional Hospital | Oklahoma | 22 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Northwestern Medical Center | Vermont | 18 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Beebe Healthcare | Delaware | 49 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Regional Medical Center Anniston | Alabama | 20 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Faith Regional Health Services | Nebraska | 18 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| United Regional Health Care System - 11th Street Campus | Texas | 38 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Georgia | 81 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | Kentucky | 11 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | New Jersey | 211 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Lake Region Hospital | Minnesota | 15 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Henry County Medical Center | Tennessee | 10 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Northern Inyo Hospital | California | 10 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Lafayette General Medical Center | Louisiana | 83 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center | Missouri | 4 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Star Valley Medical Center | Wyoming | 4 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Yoakum Community Hospital | Texas | 4 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Baptist St. Anthony's Health System - BSA Hospital | Texas | 38 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Fort Memorial Hospital | Wisconsin | 18 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Arkansas | 32 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Licking Memorial Hospital | Ohio | 35 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital | South Carolina | 125 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | North Carolina | 231 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Southampton Hospital | New York | 15 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| St. Agnes Hospital & Agnesian HealthCare | Wisconsin | 98 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Louisiana | 68 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Kaweah Delta Medical Center | California | 65 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Inspira Medical Center - Vineland | New Jersey | 105 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton | New Jersey | 28 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Southern New Hampshire Medical Center | New Hampshire | 40 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| MaineGeneral Medical Center - Augusta Campus | Maine | 90 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| The University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas | 265 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Mount Sinai Health System | New York | 650 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Seton Health - St. Mary's Hospital | New York | 10 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Garden County Hospital | Nebraska | 2 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Holy Name Medical Center | New Jersey | 47 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Freeman Joplin - West | Missouri | 70 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | New Jersey | 186 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Nemours Children's Health System | Florida | 275 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Carroll Hospital Center | Maryland | 55 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Ruby Memorial Hospital | West Virginia | 291 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Flagstaff Medical Center | Arizona | 90 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Molokai General Hospital | Hawaii | 25 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Walnut Hill Medical Center | Texas | 15 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | New York | 308 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Illinois | 23 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | California | 74 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Winona Health Services | Minnesota | 16 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Pioneer Community Hospital of Aberdeen | Mississippi | 30 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | Georgia | 26 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Black River Memorial Hospital | Wisconsin | 6 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital | North Carolina | 3 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association | Tennessee | 3 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley | New Jersey | 12 | Small, 100 or fewer licensed beds |
| Virginia Hospital Center - Arlington | Virginia | 100 | Medium, 101 to 350 licensed beds |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | California | 542 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | North Carolina | 88 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
| HackensackUMC | New Jersey | 130 | Large, More than 350 licensed beds |
Previous winners:
Best Hospital IT Departments 2013
Best Hospital IT Departments 2012
