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NEWS FROM
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
May 19, 2009
Kim Keough Appointed Examiner for 2009 Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award
Cambridge, MA…Kim Keough of Cambridge Health Alliance, located
in Cambridge, Mass., has been appointed by Dr. Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director of the Commerce Department's National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2009 Board of Examiners
for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Award, created
by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition
for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.
As an examiner, Keough is responsible for reviewing and evaluating
applications submitted for the Award. The board is composed of approximately
500 leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade
organizations, education and health care organizations and government.
Those selected meet the highest standards of qualification and
peer recognition. All members of the board must take part in a preparation
course based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence
and the scoring and evaluation processes for the Baldrige Award.
Awards may be given annually in each of six categories: Manufacturing,
Service, Small Business, Education, Health Care, and Non-profit.
Awards have been presented to 77 organizations, including the (2008)
Award recipients: Cargill Corn Milling North America, Iredell-Statesville
Schools, and Poudre Valley Health System.
Information about the Baldrige National Quality Program and the
application process is available from the Baldrige National Quality
Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration
Bldg., Room A600, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-1020, telephone: 301/975-2036, fax: 301/948-3716. Information
also can be found on the Baldrige National Quality Program's website
at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige.
The Award Program is managed by NIST in close cooperation with
the private sector. The American Society for Quality (ASQ) in Milwaukee,
WI, administers the program. For further information about Kim Keough
contact 617-503-8428. For further information about the Baldrige
Award, reporters may contact Michael E. Newman, NIST Public Affairs
Office, 301-975-3025, michael.newman@nist.gov.
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Media Contact
David Cecere
Media Relations Manager
Phone: 617-503-8428
dcecere@challiance.org
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