The American Hospital Association (AHA) will honor six of the Nation’s hospitals and health systems with its NOVA Awards for their innovative and collaborative programs focused on community health status.

Receiving AHA’s NOVA Award during the association’s annual Health Forum Summit in San Diego on August 1, were Vista Health in Waukegan, Illinois; Memorial Health and St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, Georgia; Atlantic Health System in Florham Park, New Jersey; INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City; and Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio.

In 1993, the AHA Board of Trustees established the NOVA Award to honor hospitals and health systems for their collaborative efforts toward improving community health. The award is cosponsored by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine.