The Hall of Fame Fire Starter award, to be presented during the healthcare consultancy group's annual conference in Chicago June 29-July 1, is given to a person ignites the flames of passion for quality health care, guiding and supporting an organization's commitment to excellence and keeping the true spirit of an organization alive and flourishing. Wagner becomes the 10th inductee since the inception of the annual Studer award in 2004.

"This year, the selection committee looked for individuals who are role models of excellent leadership and who combine passion and skill to make health care better for their patients, their employees and the physicians," said Studer Group founder and CEO Quint Studer. "Janet Wagner was an obvious choice. Through her and her team's work, Sutter Davis Hospital is a role model organization. Janet's focus always has been and continues to be to provide excellent patient care. This is demonstrated by the continued high performance at Sutter Davis Hospital."

Since 2003, Wagner has led the Sutter Davis team to numerous accomplishments that include phenomenal results. Here is a list of recent achievements the hospital has received:

• Sutter Health President’s Award for Best Overall Performance in 2006 and 2007
• Studer Group Fire Starter Award in 2007
• 2007 Top 100 Hospital by Thomson-Reuters, for achieving excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency
• Strong patient satisfaction
• Physician satisfaction at the 98th percentile
• Employee satisfaction above the Sutter Health system goal for at least four years
• California Eureka Award for Performance Excellence from the California Council for Excellence

"Janet shows outstanding results in the form of measurable positive outcomes for patients, families, employees and physicians," said Sarah Krevans, president of Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region. "Janet has created a culture that focuses on patients to produce extraordinary results. I know that with Janet's fierce desire for excellent quality outcomes, there are sure to be many more accomplishments for Sutter Davis Hospital."

Studer Group is an outcomes firm that implements and teaches evidence-based leadership systems, tools and tactics that help hundreds of healthcare organizations attain and sustain outstanding results in clinical, operational and service excellence. For more information, go to www.studergroup.com.

Sutter Davis Hospital is affiliated with Sutter Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health system located throughout Northern California. For more information on Sutter Davis Hospital, visit the Web site www.sutterdavis.org.

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