New Timeline for the Call for THA Award Nominations: Feb. 3 – Mar. 31, 2025
The new dates coincide with the recent date change for THA’s annual conference, which previously had been held in February but has been moved to September. The date for THA’s 2025 Annual Conference is Sept. 23-24. For questions about the award nominations, please contact Sharon Beasley.
Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguished Health Care Administration
The Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguished Health Care Administration is the highest honor bestowed by the Texas Hospital Association. It recognizes outstanding executives who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to the health care industry and their profession, who are leaders in providing quality health care services, and who are active in THA and other industry groups…
Pioneer Award
Created by THA’s Rural Hospital Council, the Pioneer Award honors a rural hospital administrator or chief executive officer who demonstrates creative and innovative leadership in the organization and community he or she serves…
Excellence in Community Service Award
The Excellence in Community Service Award recognizes a THA-member hospital or health system that makes a major contribution to its community by creating and supporting innovative programs to meet specific needs, improve health status and enhance quality of life…
Bill Aston Award for Quality
The THA Bill Aston Award for Quality honors hospitals that have distinguished themselves through measurable success in improving quality and patient outcomes through the sustained implementation of a national and/or state evidence-based patient care initiative that involves physicians, hospital governing board members and staff…
HOSPAC Star Award
The HOSPAC Star Award recognizes outstanding hospital leaders who go above and beyond to support HOSPAC…
Legends Award
The Legends Award is a special award of merit given to those leaders who went above and beyond the call of duty for hospitals, patients and the health care industry throughout their careers. Honorees are retired hospital or health care system CEOs who served in Texas have made significant contributions to THA and to the health care industry…
Texas Hospital Advocacy Tribute Award
The Texas Hospital Association’s Texas Hospital Advocacy Tribute (THAT) Award is an honor given to lawmakers who champion hospital priorities and work to advance positive change in the health care industry. Since 1997, the THAT award has recognized state and federal legislators who support public policy issues important to Texas hospitals and health systems and their ability to meet the health care needs of all Texans.
THA Membership Awards
Honoring hospitals and health care systems for their continued membership in THA and the American Hospital Association…
Texas Healthcare Trustees Awards
The Texas Healthcare Trustees honors its members each year during the Healthcare Governance Conference with the Founders’ Award, the THT Advocate of the Year Award and the Ollie Jo Bozeman Excellence in Administrative Professionalism Award…