Planetree International honoured Nasser Al Naimi, one of the executive leaders of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) with the 2023 Visionary Leadership Award for his extraordinary achievements in Person-Centred Care. Al Naimi accepted the award at a ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts.
Al Naimi, currently the deputy chief of quality for the Center of Patient Experience and Staff Engagement and director of Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute under HMC, was cited for his dedication and commitment to advocating for the needs of patients, families, and staff. The award was given by Planetree International President Dr Susan Frampton.
According to Dr Frampton, Al Naimi has both the vision and the leadership ability to elevate their commitment into a lasting legacy of kindness, caring and compassion and is most deserving of the award.
Visionary Leadership Award
Established in 2012, the Planetree International Visionary Leadership Award recognises individuals who have made significant contributions to person-centred care and patients’ rights on a global scale.
Since its creation, this honour has been bestowed on a distinguished group of international pioneers.
Previous awardees included Alice Mwongera – a human rights activist and president of the Moses Morris Foundation in Kenya who played an essential role in establishing the African Patients Rights charter; and Lucille Hanscomb, who served as president of the Picker Institute – the organisation that established one of the first patient-centred measurement instruments used internationally.
Al Naimi said he was honoured to accept the award. As a recognised leader for patient and family engagement, he said that the delivery of high-quality person-centred care is at the centre of HMC’s mission.
He said that to meet the needs of patients and their families, HMC strives to provide person-centric and innovative programmes and services.
But without the commitment and dedication of our HMC colleagues, staff and our special collaboration with our strong patient and family advisory councils, the execution of these programmes would not be possible.
The partnership between HMC and Planetree started six years ago. Since then, five HMC hospitals have achieved Gold and Silver certifications for excellence in person-centred care, and additional sites are currently undergoing the certification and recertification journey.
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