April 17, 2024- The American Hospital Association (AHA) presented two federal hospital leaders with awards recognizing their outstanding service to the health care field. The 2023 Award for Excellence included recognition for Colonel Craig Keyes, Chief of Staff and Deputy Director, Defense Health Network – National Capital Region, Bethesda, Maryland, and the 2023 Special Achievement Award recognized Major Kimberly Forsythe, Mental Health Officer in Charge, 66th MDS Hanscom Clinic, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
These awards recognize uniformed and non-uniformed federal health care leaders who have distinguished themselves through singularly significant or innovative achievements and leadership that have contributed substantially to the mission of the federal health system. The awardees were honored at the AHA’s 2024 Annual Membership Meeting.