2022 Monroe E. Trout Cares Award Application

Application Deadline: January 7, 2022

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The annual Premier Cares Award honors community agencies and programs that support those excluded from, or underserved by, the mainstream health delivery system. To be considered, your program must be a stand-alone, not-for-profit entity that operates independently from a hospital or healthcare system. Program also must be affiliated with a Premier member organization in some way.

Underserved populations include - but are not limited to - those which:

  • Suffer severely limited access to medical, dental or mental healthcare providers
  • Bear high infant mortality
  • Face low income, high poverty
  • Experience high levels of drug abuse
  • Are economically or medically vulnerable
  • Possess a unique care need which is not being met through traditional means

Submission criteria - The program must be:

  • a stand-alone entity which operates independently from a hospital or healthcare system.
  • a not-for-profit entity, in either the public or private sector.
  • able to show results covering a full one-year span prior to January 2022.
  • replicable.
  • affiliated with a Premier member hospital or healthcare system in some way.
  • able to articulate a sustainable future vision for the program

Applications must be fully completed and will be scored on the following:

  • Clear statement of unmet need
  • Innovation/creativity
  • Outcomes/results (one full year of data required)
  • Future vision
  • Ease of replicability
  • Financial impact

Post submission. Once you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation within 24 hours. If you do not receive a confirmation, please drop a note to caresaward@premierinc.com.

Review and judging:

  • The Cares Award operations team will inspect each application to assure that criteria is met and that all sections are complete.
  • Using the stated criteria as a guide, a multi-disciplinary Premier staff panel will review and score all applications and will select the top five entries.
  • An external panel of healthcare industry leaders will review and score the top five entries. Of those, the entry with the highest score will be deemed the winner.
  • You will be notified of application status no later than February 14, 2022.

If your program is the winner, Premier will:

  • Craft media announcements about your award – some for Premier to administer and others for you and your organization to edit and utilize at your own discretion.
  • Create a brief video highlighting your program which will be shared with you and posted to various Premier websites and social media platforms.
  • Present your leaders with a $100,000 check.