Congratulations to the 2012 NCHN Award Winners

• New and Emerging Network Leader of the Year: Toniann Richard
• Outstanding Network Leader of the Year: Jack King
• Outstanding Network of the Year: The Hospital Cooperative
• Friend of the Association: National Rural Health Association

Left: Toniann Richard, Executive Director, Health Care Coalition of Rural Missouri, receives the 2012 Outstanding New & Emerging Network Leader of the Year Award. The Outstanding New & Emerging Network Leader Award recognizes extraordinary leadership activities demonstrated by a new network leader/director in the field of health networks (network leader less than five years).

Right: Jack King, Executive Director of Northern Montana Health Alliance accepts the 2012 Outstanding Network Leader of the Year award. The Outstanding Network Leader of the Year Award recognizes a network leader/director for leadership in managing a successful health network organization.

Left: Jon Smith, Executive Director, accepts the 2012 Outstanding Health Network of the Year on behalf of The Hospital Cooperative (ID). The Outstanding Health Network of the Year Award recognizes any network or entire network organization that has improved access to health services in its service area and coordination of resources for network members through innovative, comprehensive approaches.

Right: Alan Morgan, CEO, accepts the 2012 Friend of NCHN award on behalf of National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
The Friend of NCHN Award is given to recognize a program, institution, agency, or individual that has advocated for or provided extraordinary support to the Association. Associate members are eligible to recieve the Frend of NCHN award.

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