AvaPrize 2026

Summit Pacific Medical Center 
Summit Pacific’s Acute Care Department embraced virtual sitting with resilience and teamwork, steadily increasing utilization and improving patient outcomes. In 2025, they expanded their impact through collaboration with Mason General Hospital, extending virtual care services across institutions.

Children’s Wisconsin
Children’s Wisconsin integrated ceiling-mounted devices into their new PICU, laying the groundwork for a future-ready care model. Their phased rollout—from visualization to virtual sitting and now virtual nursing—demonstrates bold leadership in pediatric care.

Scripps Health
The Central Patient Monitoring Team at Scripps Health advanced virtual care through expansion, policy refinement, and workflow optimization. Their collaborative approach reduced sitter use and is shaping monitoring in new facilities under construction.

CommonSpirit Health
CommonSpirit centralized its enterprise-wide virtual care strategy into a single Phoenix hub, embedding analytics, enhancing change management, and reducing falls and sitter cases—while expanding services across its system.

Tuscon Medical Center
Tucson Medical Center’s Virtual Nursing Program exemplifies collaboration, uniting IT teams, bedside nurses, and virtual nurses to create a model of care that improves patient education, support, and overall experience.

Tennessee Valley Health System
Tennessee Valley strengthened staff training and patient engagement, directly preventing falls and boosting confidence. Their virtual sitters now play a vital role in ensuring safety and dignity for veterans.

Shereia Hill & Blue Ash Virtual Safety Companion Hub
Shereia Hill and her Blue Ash team elevated virtual safety operations across 19 hospitals by innovating staffing, improving handoffs, and fostering strong partnerships—boosting morale, retention, and patient safety.