Recognition follows site visit from Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence

The highest state-level award given by MAAPE, the Excellence Award recognizes applicants from various industries that demonstrate—through practices and results—superior levels of performance excellence. MAAPE evaluates applicant organizations in seven areas defined by the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence: leadership; strategy; customers; workforce; operations; results: measurement, analysis, and knowledge management.

“This is a tremendous honor for Main Line Health,” said Jack Lynch, president and CEO of Main Line Health, “This recognition speaks to our highly engaged workforce, commitment to performance improvement, our Culture of Safety and Patient Experience work, our focus on investing in the health and wellness of our community and responding to societal needs, and our commitment to communication.” Lynch added, “This achievement represents the work of the entire Main Line Health team—which includes our employees, Medical Staff and volunteers—and it’s because of this collective force that I believe Main Line Health is the best place to give and receive care.”

Awards will be presented at MAAPE's 12th Annual Awards Banquet & Conference to be held November 15 and 16 at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. Main Line Health’s commitment—to deliver advanced medicine to treat and cure disease while also playing an important role in prevention and disease management as well as training physicians and other health care providers—reflects our intent to keep our community and ourselves well ahead. A team of more than 10,000 employees and 2,000 physicians care for patients throughout the Main Line Health system.

At Main Line Health’s core are four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s recognized facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital.

The Main Line Health system also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, which includes skilled home health care, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology, and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton and Newtown Square; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization; and Main Line HealthCare, one of the region’s largest multispecialty physician networks.

Main Line Health is the recipient of numerous awards for quality care and service, including System Magnet® designation, the nation’s highest distinction for nursing excellence, the Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence (MAAPE) Excellence Award, and recognition as among the nation’s best employers by Forbes magazine. Main Line Health is committed to creating an environment of diversity, respect and inclusion and has proudly embraced the American Hospital Association’s #123forEquity Pledge to Act to eliminate disparities in care. We are dedicated to advancing patient-centered care, education and research to help our community stay healthy.