Covenant Hospice receives NHPCO Award of Excellence in Education -
At the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's Management and Leadership Conference in April 2008, Covenant Hospice was selected to receive the Award of Excellence in Education for their Leadership Development Institute. The Awards of Excellence in Education recognizes hospice and palliative care programs that demonstrate outstanding achievement and excellence in the design, promotion and offering of educational programs.

Covenant's Leadership Development Institute was established in 2000 to create and hardwire a culture of leadership excellence. The program has since evolved to include two days of mandatory training for all of Covenant's 90-plus leaders each quarter, coupled with other prescriptive activities for all leaders to follow. The returns on investment for these activities have been significant. In 2006, Covenant formed a partnership with the Studer Group and became a laboratory for the introduction of Studer principles into the everyday life of hospice organizations. Then, the Studer Covenant Alliance, LLC, was formed to provide leadership development and consulting services to organizations throughout the nation, both through two-day Institutes concentrating on leadership skills development, and through contracts with other organizations, called SCA Partners. Not only is Covenant able to continue to prepare their leaders through Institute activities, but the Studer Covenant Alliance is able to share leadership best practices that work throughout the nation.

Studer Covenant Alliance End-of-Life Institute huge success
Pensacola, FL – Nearly 190 attendees representing 61 organizations attended the intensive two-day Studer Covenant Alliance Excellence in End-of-Life Care Institute held in Las Vegas Sept. 17-18.  In this seminar, Quint Studer and the Alliance team shared how they have hardwired excellence in end-of-life care organizations around the country. Read the complete press release.