Winners & Finalists

2008 Healthcare Innovation Awards

Outstanding Patient Contribution (Individual Award)**

2008 Winner- Rebecca O'Malley 2008

This
award recognises outstanding personal resolve and conviction in
pursuing and securing changes and improvements in patient welfare,
patient safety and equality of service delivery in the Irish healthcare
sector.

**This
special award was initiated by the Judging Panel to recognise Rebecca
O'Malley's outstanding contribution to patient welfare.

BEST
Public Private Partnership in Innovation

2008
Winners- Mater Private Healthcare, - Mater PET/CT
Centre

This
category acknowledges the growing role played by the independent sector
in delivering healthcare services that work in tandem with the public
sector. The award will be presented to the project which the judges
believe to be the best example of public-private sector co-operation
and performance. Nominees should demonstrate clearly where projects
have positively impacted upon patient equality and customer care.

Close finalists were; Euromedic Ireland for Northwood Imaging and Beacon Medical
Group for Beacon Renal

BEST HSE or Statutory Project

2008
Winners- PCCC-HSE West, Heart Safe School's, Co
Galway

Demonstration of innovative thinking or process improvement, in a HSE
project  or a Statutory project, process or domain of control
that has produced new efficiencies and created enhancements in patient
care.

Close finalists were; PCCC-HSE West for Community Heart Failure Management
Programme.

BEST Completed Healthcare Facility (Design)

2008
Winners- Beacon Medical Group, -Beacon
Hospital

The healthcare design facility must be completed within the past 3
years and the award is given based on the following criterion; overall
working environment and ergonomics of the facility, performance
enhancements in standards of safety (for both patient and staff),
enhancements in patient care and patient service.

Close finalists were; HKR Keppie for The
Whitfield Clinic & Hermitage Medical Group for The
Hermitage Medical Clinic

BEST Healthcare Technology Innovation

2008
Winners- Epic Solutions, -EpicCare Suite

This
award recognises and rewards a significant and cutting-edge advance in
independent healthcare provision - be it medical, financial, nursing or
organisational technological advance of patient safety and patient
welfare.  Nominees are also invited from new Irish Companies.

Close
finalists were;

Aerogen Ireland, -Aeroneb Solo Micropump Nebuliser & Lincor,  -Clinical
Access Solutions (Patient Bedside)

Healthcare Journalist of the Year

2008
Winner- Fergal Bowers, -RTE

Nominations
are welcome from employers and co-workers of journalists that wish to
honour and recognise their own colleague's; thought leadership,
impartiality, focus and dedication to patient interest and general
journalistic contribution to the sector over the years.

Close
finalists were; Niall Hunter for his work on IrishHealth.com and Eithne
Donnellan for her work with The Irish Times

Award For Innovation in Advocacy

2008
Winners- MRSA and Families Network

This
award recognises the successes of patient associations and special
advocacy groupings in furthering awareness of special interest issues
that are key to continuing improvement and performance enhancement in
the Irish Healthcare Sector. The winner will have demonstrated
sustained leadership in the delivery of their own stakeholders
objectives.

Close finalists were; WHO World Alliance
for Patient Safety, Patients for Patient Safety and the

Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland