On Thursday, July 19, Holy Cross Hospital received the 2012 Excellence Award for Quality Improvement in Hospitals from the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care. This prestigious award recognizes performance improvement in four clinical areas: heart attack, heart failure, surgical care and pneumonia. Holy Cross Hospital's President and CEO, Kevin J. Sexton also received a Leadership Award from the Delmarva Foundation for inspiring the hospital to high-quality improvement in patient care that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.