Help Us Celebrate Excellence at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority!
Help Us Celebrate Excellence at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority!
Help Us Celebrate Excellence at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority!
Do you know an outstanding employee of the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) who goes above and beyond in their work? Whether they serve patients at the hospital, provide care at one of our outlying clinics, or dedicate their time and expertise at Tsali Care Center, we want to recognize their commitment to excellence!
The Quarterly Awards program is our way of shining a spotlight on employees who make a difference in the lives of our patients, families, and community members. These awards celebrate those who exemplify the values of CIHA—compassion, innovation, teamwork, and a relentless dedication to improving healthcare.
Your nomination helps ensure that the incredible work happening across CIHA—at every level and in every department—is acknowledged and celebrated. These awards are not only an opportunity to thank someone who has made a difference but also inspire others by sharing stories of exceptional service and dedication.
The Employee Association will review your nomination for the following awards:
- The Right Way Award: Embodies the ability to develop relationships with patients and employees that is directly related to your effectiveness to embrace the relationship-based culture at CIHA Hospital.
- Guiding Principles Award One: “The one who helps you from the heart” Criteria: Provides care and services delivered from the heart. Requires a genuine evident commitment to the best interest of this community.
- Guiding Principles Award Two: “A state of peace and balance” Criteria: Strives and demonstrates to achieve an ultimate state of peace and balance, by building and fostering healthy relationships.
- Guiding Principles Award Three: “It belongs to you” Criteria: Embodies understanding that Cherokee Indian Hospital belongs to the people by their cultural inheritance, and provides outstanding service by safeguarding it with good stewardship and providing service when and how the people need it.
- Guiding Principles Award Four: “Like Family to me” “He, she, they, are like my own family” Criteria: Fosters connection in the pursuit to be the health provider of choice and embodies the ability to treat others with compassionate care. Family means more than blood relation and honoring those you serve with dignity and grace as members of your own family.