{"id":8332,"date":"2022-03-16T12:28:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/wpsc\/?page_id=8332"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:07:14","slug":"speak-up-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/wpsc\/patient-safety-initiatives\/speak-up-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Speak-Up! Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The WPSC Speak-Up! Award\"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Next nomination deadline is June 30, 2026<\/span>
\nYou may submit at any time.<\/em> Nominations submitted beginning June 1 will automatically go toward the December 31st award.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>

\n Nomination Form<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

Did you know that seeing a problem and speaking up about it before it does harm is a strong indicator of a positive organizational culture of safety?<\/p>\n

The Washington Patient Safety Coalition (WPSC) Speak-Up! Award is a statewide recognition program to celebrate staff and teams who voice their concerns to keep patients and staff safe, and their organizations that create work environments to encourage them to do so.<\/p>\n

When someone or a team is nominated for this award they did the right thing for patients and staff and their actions serve as a model to others.<\/p>\n

The WPSC Speak-Up! Award is open to individuals and teams from any Washington healthcare organization from hospitals to pharmacies.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in how speaking up and awards like this can make a difference please read Adam Novak\u2019s article \u201cImproving safety through speaking up: An ethical and financial imperative<\/a>.\u201d in the Journal of Health Care Risk Management, Vol 39, No. 1.<\/p>\n

We want to thank the Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center PSO and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association for their support. This program is modeled after similar awards in Michigan, Virginia, and Minnesota.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Award Deadlines” tab_id=”1616535969890-2924806f-5374″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Award Deadlines<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

– January 31, 2026
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– June 30, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You may submit at any time.<\/em> <\/strong>Nominations submitted after an award period closes will automatically go toward the next award period.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Nomination Information” tab_id=”1635372607979-a9736758-9b2c”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Nomination Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n Nomination Form<\/a>\n <\/div>\n


\nHere’s a TIP:<\/span>
\nUse your organization’s good catch program as a source for nominations.<\/p>\n