The 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners were announced last week, and for the first time, three recipients are in the health care category.

The recipients of the 2011 Baldrige Award are:

• Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis (nonprofit)
• Henry Ford Health System, Detroit (health care)
• Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Indiana (health care)
• Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska (health care)

Of the 69 applicants for the 2011 Baldrige Award, 40 were from health care. Baldrige examiners conducted 11 site visits, and six were at health care organizations.

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