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Awards and Accolades

Tori Bahr, MD, FAAP, Receives 2024 COPIC/MMAF Humanitarian Award

September 24, 2024

Tori Bahr, MD, FAAP, received the 2024 COPIC/MMAF Humanitarian Award. This award is presented each…

Gillette Children’s Recognized for Outstanding Marketing Efforts

June 06, 2024

The Gillette Children’s marketing and communications team has received numerous national…

Gillette Team Members Win MHA Awards

May 31, 2024

Gillette recently won two Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) awards for efforts to bolster the…

Gillette Children’s Recognized as Leader in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality

May 28, 2024

Gillette Children’s has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation for its…

Gillette Children’s recognized for its leadership on environmental sustainability 

May 15, 2024

A focus on more sustainable operations supports healthier patients, staff, and communities  In…

Physicians Recognized as 2024 Rising Stars

April 03, 2024

Multiple Gillette Children’s physicians were named by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine to the 2024…

Tori Bahr, M.D., receives Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award

January 25, 2024

Pediatric Section Chief Tori Bahr, MD, is a 2024 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ) 40…

Minnesota Monthly Names 18 Gillette Top Docs

October 10, 2023

Eighteen Gillette physicians were named to Minnesota Monthly Magazine’s 2023 Top Doctors…

27 Gillette Providers Named Top Docs

August 28, 2023

Congratulations to the 27 doctors who made Mpls. St.Paul Magazine's 2023 Top Doctors List.…

Gillette Honored in Healthcare Advertising Awards Competition

May 11, 2023

St. Paul, MN – Gillette Children’s received recognition for seven entries in the 40th…

Rhonda Cady Honored for Making Significant Contribution to Maternal and Child Health

January 04, 2023

Rhonda Cady, a nursing research specialist/clinical scientist at Gillette Children’s, was…

CARF Reaccredits Rehabilitation Program for Maximum 3 Years

December 06, 2022

Gillette Children’s has received the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities…

Gillette Achieves Prestigious Level I Children’s Specialty Surgery Verification

December 05, 2022

Gillette Children’s has been named the first Level I Specialty Children's…

Three Gillette Children’s Employees Named 2022 Health Care Heroes by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

April 12, 2022

Three members of Gillette Children’s outstanding team have been recognized as 2022 Health Care…

Five Gillette Children’s Doctors Named Rising Stars

April 04, 2022

Five Gillette Children’s doctors were named rising stars by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, after…

International Rett Syndrome Foundation Honors Gillette for Excellence in Rare Care

December 08, 2021

Gillette Children’s was one of 15 institutions across the U.S. honored with International Rett…

Marketing Campaigns Win Awards Presented by Minnesota Strategy Network

December 05, 2021

Gillette Children's Marketing and Communications team received two awards in excellence for…

Gillette Children’s Earns National Advertising Award for Orthopedics Campaign

October 08, 2021

The Marketing and Communications Department at Gillette Children’s received an award in the…

Gillette Children’s Announces Partnership with Amputee Coalition

October 01, 2021

Gillette Children’s is proud to announce a partnership with the Amputee Coalition,…

Barbara Joers Named Most Admired CEO

September 20, 2021

Gillette Children's CEO and President Barbara Joers was named a 2021 Most…

Maple Grove Clinic Wins Award

August 17, 2021

Our newly remodeled Maple Grove Clinic is turning heads, at least in the Twin Cities real estate…

Gillette Orthopedic Experts Create New Treatment for Patients With Congenital Bowing of Tibia

August 01, 2021

A group of five Gillette experts led by Associate Medical Director of Research and Clinical…

Star Tribune Names Gillette Children’s a Top 2021 Workplace

July 12, 2021

The Star Tribune named Gillette Children's a 2021 Top Workplace. They recognized…

24 Doctors Named 2021 Top Doctors

July 01, 2021

Congratulations to the 24 doctors who made Mpls. St.Paul Magazine's 2021 Top Doctors List.…

Gillette 2021 Top Doctors, Rising Stars Honored

May 01, 2021

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine released its “Top Doctors, Rising Stars” list, which includes…

2020 – Gillette’s Top Doctors and Rising Stars – Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

In 2020, 24 Gillette doctors were nominated as Top Doctors by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine.

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine recently released its “Top Doctors list,” which includes the names of 24 physicians from Gillette Children's. The magazine determines award recipients based on a survey sent to physicians each year, asking them to nominate one or more doctors (excluding themselves) whom they would visit if they or a loved one needed medical care.

Gillette 2020 Top Doctors:

Many of Gillette’s physicians are recognized each year as Top Doctors by Mpls. St. Paul magazine. The publication honors physicians whose skills and expertise place them in high esteem among their peers.

This spring, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine also released its “Top Doctors, Rising Stars” list, which includes six Gillette physicians. The list includes doctors who have been fully licensed to practice for 10 years or less, and were selected after a peer-nomination process.

Gillette 2020 Rising Stars:

2019 – Gillette’s Top Doctors – Minnesota Monthly Magazine

In 2019, 15 Gillette doctors were nominated as Top Doctors by Minnesota Monthly Magazine.

Each year Minnesota Monthly magazine asks licensed Minnesota doctors, “If you or a loved one needed medical care, which doctor would you recommend?” Their most frequent answers comprise the magazine’s annual Top Doctors list: hundreds of Minnesota-based physicians in numerous categories, nominated by their peers and recognized for their professional expertise.

Gillette-employed and affiliated physicians listed as 2019 Minnesota Monthly Top Doctors:


2019 – Gillette’s Top Doctors – Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

In 2019, 24 Gillette doctors were nominated as Top Doctors by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine.

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine recently released its “Top Doctors list,” which includes the names of 24 physicians from Gillette Children's. The magazine determines award recipients based on a survey sent to physicians each year, asking them to nominate one or more doctors (excluding themselves) whom they would visit if they or a loved one needed medical care.

children's hospitals' solutions for patient safety award

Solutions for Patient Safety Top 16

Gillette Children's was recognized by Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) for meeting all three performance targets for patient safety. We’ve had zero stage III or greater pressure injuries, central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) or unplanned extubations in 2020. There are more than 140 hospitals in the SPS network. Out of these 140 hospitals, only 16 have met all three performance targets for safety. We’re proud to be one of the 16!

Solutions for Patient Safety Hospital of the Month

Gillette Children's was recognized by Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) as the September 2020 SPS Hospital of the Month. SPS is a national network of over 135 hospitals in the United States and Canada focused on one thing: eliminating harm. Gillette has partnered with SPS since 2013. SPS recognizes Gillette as the SPS Hospital of the Month for September 2020 for 100% submissions in both outcome data and reliability data; for a decrease in adverse drug events and for a sustained rate of 0.00 for pressure injuries, central line blood stream Infections (CLABSI) and unplanned extubations.

 

march of dimes award

March of Dimes Minnesota Rising Star

For a decade, the March of Dimes Minnesota Nurse of the Year Awards event and fundraiser has celebrated the health care community by recognizing nursing excellence and achievements in research, education, quality patient care, innovation and leadership. Each award is presented to the most outstanding nurse within each select category. Gillette Children's nurse Alexsandra Wenzel received the Rising Star Award in 2020.

Pediatric Home Service Top Spots

Pediatric Home Service (PHS) honored Gillette Children's with a Top Spots award. Their patients in Minnesota and eastern Wisconsin were surveyed, and they voted Gillette the top digital community resource for special needs support groups, paying special recognition to our condition-specific Facebook groups: Cerebral Palsy Resource Group, Spina Bifida Resource Group, and Scoliosis Resource Group.

NCQA patient-centered specialty practice award

NCQA Patient Centered Specialty Practice Recognition

Earlier this year we received notice from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) that we have achieved Patient Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Recognition for our orthopedic practice at our St. Paul campus. The NCQA has now expanded that recognition to include our metro clinics as well: Maple Grove Clinic and Burnsville Clinic. We’re the first pediatric health care organization in Minnesota and our surrounding states to claim this distinction.

This recognition means Gillette Children's promotes a model of community partnership and sustainability, focuses on proactive care planning and sharing of information internally and externally. It means our patients and families have the expertise they need to advance their care.

 

march of dimes award

March of Dimes Minnesota Pediatric Nurse of the Year

For a decade, the March of Dimes Minnesota Nurse of the Year Awards event and fundraiser has celebrated the health care community by recognizing nursing excellence and achievements in research, education, quality patient care, innovation and leadership. Each award is presented to the most outstanding nurse within each select category. Gillette Children's nurse La’Tosia Erickson received the Pediatric Nurse of the Year Award in 2019.

 

minnesota hospital association award

MHA Caregiver of the Year

The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) has named Gillette Children's nursing supervisor Tammy Sinkfield-Morey, RN, its 2019 Caregiver of the Year. Sinkfield-Morey has worked at Gillette since 1997. In addition to her role as nursing supervisor, she co-chairs the diversity and inclusion and cultural intelligence committee and is a member of the patient experience committee.

Pediatric Home Service Top Spots

Pediatric Home Service (PHS) honored Gillette Children's with a Top Spots award. Their patients in Minnesota and eastern Wisconsin were surveyed, and they voted Gillette the top digital community resource for special needs support groups, paying special recognition to our condition-specific Facebook groups: Cerebral Palsy Resource Group, Spina Bifida Resource Group, and Scoliosis Resource Group.