Call for Entries Coming This Fall

The Healthcare Advertising Awards will soon open for entries. The annual Call for Entries will launch this fall, inviting healthcare organizations, hospitals, health systems, agencies, and marketing professionals to showcase their best creative work from the past year.

Statues & Award Prints!

Custom award certificates and statues are a great way to recognize the members of your team, department, or institution.

Winners Announced!

We are proud to announce the Winners List for the 43rd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards.

Who Can Enter?

Healthcare Institutions and the Agencies who assist them

LIST OF ELIGIBLE GROUPS

Groups:

  • Hospitals under 250 beds 
  • Hospital 250-500 beds
  • Hospital Over 500 beds
  • Academic Medical Center
  • Healthcare System (Under $1 billion revenue)
  • Healthcare System (Over $1 billion revenue)
  • HMOs/PPOs/Health Insurance
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Specialty Hospitals: (Children’s, Rehab, Geriatric, Psych, Heart, Cancer, Ortho, etc.)
  • Health/Medical Services: (Medical/Dental Practices, Group Practices, Clinics, Urgent Care, Surgi-Centers, Outpatient Centers, etc.)
  • Other Healthcare (Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Associations, Governmental, etc.)
  • International

ENTRY CATEGORIES

Recognizing the best healthcare marketing with 54 award categories.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Categories:

  • 1. Newspaper Advertising–Single
  • 2. Newspaper Advertising–Series
  • 3. Magazine Advertising–Single
  • 4. Magazine Advertising–Series
  • 5. Publication/Internal
  • 6. Publication/External
  • 7. Newsletter
  • 8. Direct Mail
  • 9. Annual Report
  • 10. Poster
  • 11. Installations–Design and build-out of temporary or permanent branded environment. Examples might include kiosk, art exhibition, trade show exhibit, etc.
  • 12. Outdoor–The outdoor display of advertising messages, notices or events, commonly associated with mass (outdoor) audiences on sidewalks, streets, roadways, Mass Transit/Airlines, public venues such as malls, airports, train/bus stations, places of business, stadiums, arenas, etc. Does not include posters described in category.
  • 13. Special Event Materials–Promotional and/or informational items, usually relating to a specific event/affair at a given location, date, time, etc.
  • 14. Physician Referral
  • 15. Professional Recruitment Program
  • 16. Brochure
  • 17. Logo/Letterhead Design
  • 18. Calendar
  • 19. Employee Communication Program
  • 20. Patient Handbook
  • 21. Other: Misc. Collateral, Special Promotional Materials
  • 22. Imprinted Materials-T-Shirts, Hats, Pens, Mouse Pads, etc.
  • 23. Radio Advertising–Single
  • 24. Radio Advertising–Series
  • 25. Television Advertising–Single
  • 26. Television Advertising–Series

DIGITAL CATEGORIES:

  • 27. Website
  • 28. Website Refresh
  • 29. Social Media Content (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Google+, etc.)
  • 30. Mobile Media Content
  • 31. Blog Sites
  • 32. Podcasts
  • 33. Email Creative
  • 34. Online Publications (Magazine, Newsletters, etc.)
  • 35. Streaming-On Demand Content
  • 36. Special Video-Over 2 minutes
  • 37. Special Video-Under 2 minutes
  • 38. Digital Video Ad
  • 39. Electronic Advertising
  • 40. Online Display Ad
  • 41. E-Publication
  • 42. Apps/Interactive

CAMPAIGN CATEGORIES:

  • 43. Total Public Relations Campaign
  • 44. Total Health Promotion Program
  • 45. Total Advertising Campaign
  • 46. Total Advertising Campaign (without TV)
  • 47. Total Fund Raising/Development Campaign
  • 48. Integrated Marketing Campaign (Two or more channels, Print, Web, Video, Social Media, Internet, etc.)
  • 49. Special Event
  • 50. Total Digital Marketing Program

    ENTRY DEADLINE

    Early Bird: January 15, 2027
    Regular Rate: February 12, 2027
    Late Entry: March 12, 2027