Ceca Foundation

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC
Website: 
cecafoundation.org
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
2013
Annual Budget : 
$100-500,000
Areas of Focus: 
Healthcare / Public Health
Populations Served: 
Elderly
Low Income
Urban
Rural
About Us
Mission: 

Ceca seeks to improve the patient experience by recognizing and rewarding exceptional caregivers. By celebrating acts of compassion and kindness in healthcare institutions, Ceca reinforces the caregiving qualities of empathy, humor, integrity, professionalism, and teamwork important to treating patients and healthcare residents.

Programs: 

Ceca Award honorees at each participating healthcare community are chosen from nominations posted on CecaAward.org or through the Ceca Award mobile app. Nominations are submitted by fellow staff members, managers, patients, healthcare residents and loved ones. These stories of extraordinary acts of caregiving serve as examples of care that goes beyond required competency, safety and security.

A Selection Panel for each organization meets quarterly or monthly (for large facilities) to choose an honoree. Each selection panel is made up of individuals who represent the partner healthcare organization, Ceca Foundation, and the interests of patients or healthcare residents. This brings a variety of perspectives and assures independent decision-making in the award process.

Ceca celebrates each honoree with a public award presentation and a $250 prize. We highlight all nominations and awardees on CecaTV monitors which are placed in high traffic areas in each facility. Ceca TV’s feature past honorees, display recent nominations and communicate customized program messages.

Why Work For Us?: 

We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial roots. We’ve developed a unique way to recognize and reward outstanding nurses and other caregivers at partner healthcare institutions—an Award program that leverages technology to celebrate exceptional acts of caregiving. So our company culture is much like that of a start-up--everybody gets to express their opinion and we operate with a high degree of collaboration. Part of our mission is to encourage a positive, enjoyable environment for healthcare workers, so we try to provide that for our staff as well. Opportunities for career development are significant due to our current growth rate and small current staff.

industry: 
Nonprofit