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[email protected] Oklahoma Hospital Association (405) 427-9537 For Immediate Release – Nov. 13, 2015 Spirit Awards Presented to Oklahoma Hospital Employees Fifty-two hospital team members statewide received an Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) Spirit of Achieving Cost Savings Award during the 2015 OHA Annual Convention Nov. 5. The 52 front-line, behind-the-scenes and administrative employees received the award because, through their insightful knowledge, innovative thinking and determination, they have helped their departments and the overall organization achieve substantial savings in operational costs. Award recipients were chosen by their hospitals for exemplifying the Spirit of Achieving Cost Savings by: exemplifying a willing, courageous and dedicated attitude in tackling the historical “way things have been done” within day-to-day operations; carefully evaluating current operating practices to discern where greater efficiencies could be realized; undertaking the challenge of identifying alternative methods and resources for carrying out daily functions; assembling other individuals and/or a team to elicit the best experience and knowledge to study cost-saving ideas; or documenting and presenting to management the direct annual savings that could be achieved by implementing proposed changes in operational practices. “We are pleased to honor these special hospital employees who have dedicated time, talent or expertise to improve their organizations and their communities,” said Craig