Application phase for first HRO Award underway
Berlin/Detmold. The application phase for the HRO Award has been running since the beginning of July this year. The response has been huge. Many teams report how they provide highly reliable care for patients 24/7, and how they train and optimize processes down to the last detail. “The interest in the HRO Award shows the high priority given to the topic of high reliability in healthcare facilities today,” explains Dr. Daniel Dettling, Managing Director of Gesundheitsstadt Berlin e.V. It is also clear that ”very high standards and extremely reliable and high-quality processes already exist. With the HRO Award, we are bringing these to the public's attention so that they can serve as a model for other institutions and contribute to a noticeable improvement in healthcare,” adds Dr. Peter Gausmann, an expert in patient safety management at the Ecclesia Group. Gausmann also draws a link to insurance brokers, saying, ”Safer patient care means better insurability. This is highly relevant in times of major upheaval in the hospital landscape and the quality discussion,” Gausmann continues.
Dr. Peter Gausmann is chairman of the jury for the HRO Award. The jury's experienced experts sift through, review and classify each application based on selected criteria.
The jury team includes:
- PD Dr. Saša Sopka: Senior Physician at the Clinic for Anaesthesiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen
- Christian Dreißigacker: Chairman of the Management Board BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin gGmbH
- Kathrin Rosen: Risk Consultant at GRB Gesellschaft für Risiko-Beratung mbH
- Dr. Matthias C. Guth: Chief Physician at the Clinic for Interdisciplinary Emergency Medicine at Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg
- Martina Henke: Nursing Director, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain and spokeswoman for the nursing directors at Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH
- Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schütte: Chief Physician, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Diabetology, Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Marienhospital Osnabrück and Medical Director, Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Marienhospital Osnabrück
- Katja Himpler: Head of Central Quality, Process & Risk Management, BBT Group
- Dominik Dautzenberg: Regional Nursing Director of the Alexianer Region Aachen/ViaNobis
- Dr. Matthias Winistörfer: Director of the Zug Cantonal Hospital in Baar (Switzerland)
The application period runs until the end of September
Applications can be submitted until September 30, 2023. The Ecclesia Group and the Gesundheitsstadt Berlin e.V. will announce the winners at the 17th National Quality Congress Health on November 9, 2023.
Information flyer
Details on the conditions for participation, application criteria and the presentation of the HRO Award are summarized in a flyer and can be found on the initiators' websites (, www.qualitaetskongress-gesundheit.de).
About Gesundheitsstadt Berlin e.V.
For 20 years, Gesundheitsstadt Berlin has been the leading platform for the healthcare sector in the capital region. Gesundheitsstadt Berlin organizes working groups, forums, congresses and medical specialist events and implements publicly funded research projects. Gesundheitsstadt Berlin promotes and shapes Berlin and the capital region as a leading center for health care, health science and health services in the capital region. Its approximately 170 members include clinics, care facilities, welfare and social organizations, health insurance companies, companies, start-ups and individuals.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Dr. Peter Gausmann
Managing Director GRB Gesellschaft für Risiko-Beratung mbH
Ecclesiastraße 1 – 4
32758 Detmold
Telephone +49 5231 603-312
Fax +49 5231 603-60312
peter.gausmann(at)ecclesia-gruppe(dot)de
Jessica Scharf
Corporate Communications Ecclesia Group
Eccliastraße 1 – 4
32758 Detmold
Telephone +49 5231 603-225
Fax +49 5231 603-60225