NOVA Award
The American Hospital Association recognized Springfield’s two nonprofit hospitals for their collaborative effort to improve community health in Enos Park, a low-income neighborhood located between the hospitals. HSHS St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center received the NOVA Award at the AHA’s Leadership Summit in San Diego, California, on July 28. The NOVA Award recognizes hospitals and health systems across the nation for their collaborative efforts toward improving community health. Launched in 2015, The Enos Park Access to Care Collaborative is a partnership between the two hospitals and SIU Medicine’s Center for Family Medicine, a federally qualified health center