Rady Children’s Health in Orange County (Rady Children’s) has been recognized by RLDatix with the Innovation in Patient Safety Risk Management Award at the 2026 Connected Healthcare Summit. The awards program recognizes healthcare organizations and individuals that are making measurable improvements in patient safety and care delivery.
Rady Children’s earned the award for improving how it identifies, reports and resolves patient safety events. In just four months, the organization streamlined workflows and simplified reporting processes.
This award is evidence of Rady Children’s work to enhance patient safety across its organization through collaboration, innovation and the meaningful use of data. By sharing key insights, strengthening operational practices, and working across teams to improve care delivery, Rady Children’s is helping drive industrywide progress in safety and care quality to improve care outcomes.
“Each year at Connected Healthcare Summit, we celebrate organizations that are raising the standard of care,” said August Calhoun, president of RLDatix North America. “We’re proud to partner with Rady Children’s and recognize their leadership in delivering exceptional care, strengthening healthcare operations and improving patient safety.”
This award was presented on April 2 at the 2026 Connected Healthcare Summit in Nashville. Hosted by RLDatix, the event brings together bold thinkers, passionate doers and product experts for fresh insights, hands-on training, inspiring customer stories and big conversations on driving better care across the healthcare ecosystem.
