Hendersonville, N.C. (December 12, 2011) – Park Ridge Health won awards in six categories for the 2011 Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society (CHPRMS) Wallie and Golden Tusk Awards, and received the awards at a reception at The Grove Park Inn on Dec. 8.

The Park Ridge Health Communications and Marketing team received Wallie awards for four projects: Experience magazine, in the category of “External Publications;” Perspective magazine, in the category of “Internal Publications;” the Park Ridge Health Monthly Calendar of Events, in the category of “Newspaper – Single Ad;” and the video story “I am Committed to This Journey” featuring W.O.W. Coordinator Joyce Roush, R.N., in the category of “Audiovisual/Television Programming.”

Park Ridge also won two prestigious Golden Tusk awards, one for its Employee Engagement 2011 strategy, which brought Gallup scores for employee engagement at Park Ridge from near the bottom of the list to the top quartile within Adventist Health System this year. Park Ridge also won a Golden Tusk Award for the Gift from the Heart Campaign in the category of “Fundraising.”

“I am thrilled for our marketing team and proud of the work for which they are being recognized,” said Park Ridge Health President & CEO Jimm Bunch. “This recognition shows Park Ridge Health’s continued dedication to being a regional leader in both patient and employee experience.”

The Wallie Awards are given annually at the CHPRMS Fall Conference to recognize excellence in health care public relations and marketing. Members compete in more than a dozen categories, and a panel of health care professionals selects the winners. 

About Park Ridge Health:

Park Ridge Health was built by Henderson County residents, and more than 100 years later, they are still a beloved piece of the growing community’s health care network – providing quality, compassionate care in a Christian environment. In 1986, Park Ridge partnered with Adventist Health System, joining more than 43 exceptional not-for-profit community hospitals in the U.S., and leading the way in many medical firsts for the region.  For more information about Park Ridge Health or to find a physician, please visit parkridgehealth.orgor call 855.PRH.LIFE (774-5433).

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