Excellence in Every Interaction

Nominate an Employee for a Star Award

Our STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) program recognizes employees for their outstanding work and commitment to safety, excellent outcomes and an unmatched patient experience.

Who is eligible?

All Swedish Hospital employees.

Who can submit one of these forms?

Anyone (patients, visitors, physicians, managers, coworkers and volunteers) can nominate a candidate.

Know someone who deserves recognition?

Tell us why by providing specific examples of how they displayed our S.E.R.V.I.C.E. values: (See S.E.R.V.I.C.E Values outlined below)


Please check the S.E.R.V.I.C.E. value(s) this employee demonstrated below.

 Safety
This employee finds ways to improve quality, speaks up and reports safety events every time.
 Excellence
This employee is available to customers, exceeds expectations, anticipates customer needs by growing, innovating and creating solutions.
 Respect
This employee respects patients' dignity and time, guards confidentiality, listens to customers, understands their concerns and addresses issues quickly.
 Value
This employee works in the best interest of the customer with efficient use of human, natural and material resources to reduce customer wait times in all areas.
 Integrity
This employee does the right thing even when no one is looking, honors commitments, gains trust and is accountable for any service issue.
 Compassion
This employee treats customers with kindness and patience, understands customer preferences, creates lasting relationships and includes families in patient care.
 Equality
This employee learns about cultural differences, creates an environment that is welcoming to all, improves care for our diverse community and treats every customer with dignity, respect and courtesy.