St. Mary’s Health Center has received statewide recognition for its Hands on Hearts project that provided compression-only CPR education to more than 1,000 community members last February.

The Show-Me Excellence Awards, presented annually by the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing, recognize high achievement and superb quality in advertising, marketing and public relations projects produced by hospitals and health care systems throughout the state.               

The awards were presented at the Missouri Hospital Association’s 89th Annual Convention & Trade Show Nov. 10.  A statewide panel of public relations and marketing professionals judged the 252 entries in this year’s competition. With 22 categories, the competition included projects in media relations, advertising, publications, writing, photography, marketing and public relations.