HIMSS27 · CHICAGO · VU ROOFTOP
Healthcare Honors
the Journalists Who Move the Industry Forward
An unforgettable evening of recognition, connection, and celebration in the heart of Chicago.
THE IDEA
For One Evening, Healthcare Turns the Spotlight Around
Healthcare journalists spend the year examining the companies,
technologies, leaders, policies, and decisions shaping the industry.
At the Power Press Awards, healthcare gathers to recognize the people whose reporting brings clarity, accountability, and context to that work.
This is not an event where companies award themselves. It is an evening of recognition for the people who help healthcare understand itself.
WHY THE PRESS MATTERS
The Industry Moves Faster When Journalism Moves With It
Healthcare is shaped not only by the decisions being made, but by how clearly those decisions are examined, explained, and understood.
In this short film, leaders from across healthcare reflect on the role journalists play in bringing accountability, context, urgency, and human meaning to an industry in constant motion.
THE POWER PRESS AWARDS
Seven Honors for the People Helping Healthcare Understand Itself
Five reporting awards recognize journalism across the issues shaping healthcare today. Two signature honors celebrate enduring contribution and meaningful industry leadership.
01
Healthcare Transformation Reporting
Recognizing reporting that helps the industry understand the forces reshaping healthcare delivery, operations, access, and experience.
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02
Artificial Intelligence Reporting
Recognizing clear, responsible reporting on how artificial intelligence is changing healthcare—and where its promises and risks still require scrutiny.
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03
Clinical Innovation Reporting
Recognizing reporting that brings important clinical advances, care models, and patient-impacting innovations into focus.
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04
Healthcare Data & Interoperability Reporting
Recognizing reporting that makes complex issues involving data, infrastructure, standards, access, and interoperability understandable.
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05
Healthcare Leadership Reporting
Recognizing reporting that examines the decisions, strategies, and people guiding healthcare through change.
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POWER PRESS SIGNATURE HONOR
Power Press Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoring a journalist whose body of work has made a lasting contribution to healthcare understanding, accountability, and public discourse.
POWER PRESS SIGNATURE HONOR
Healthcare Innovator of the Year
Recognizing an individual whose leadership and ideas are helping move healthcare forward in a meaningful and measurable way.
WHY PRESENTING PARTNERSHIP MATTERS
More Than Visibility. A Meaningful Place in the Evening.
Each presenting partner is aligned with one award category and one distinct environment—creating a presence that feels integrated, relevant, and memorable.
Presenting Partnership Includes
- Exclusive alignment with one award category
- A dedicated branded environment at VU Rooftop
- Recognition across event promotion and onsite materials
- Inclusion in the awards presentation and evening program
- A limited, category-exclusive role in the event
FIVE EXCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS
Five Awards. Five Spaces. Five Presenting Partners.
Each presenting partner is aligned with one reporting category and one distinct environment at VU Rooftop—creating a memorable presence without turning the evening into a trade show.
01 · MAIN BAR
Healthcare Transformation
A central, high-visibility environment aligned with reporting on the technologies, strategies, and operating models reshaping healthcare.
02 · SOLARIUM + EAST TERRACE
Artificial Intelligence
An expansive indoor-outdoor setting for the award recognizing reporting that brings clarity, rigor, and context to healthcare AI.
03 · CLUB HOUSE + WEST TERRACE
Clinical Innovation
A distinctive gathering space aligned with reporting on new models of care, clinical technology, and meaningful improvements in outcomes.
04 · EAST LOUNGE
Healthcare Data & Interoperability
A focused environment for the award honoring journalism that explains how information moves, connects, and creates value across healthcare.
05 · WEST LOUNGE
Healthcare Leadership
A dedicated setting for reporting on the people, decisions, and leadership choices shaping the direction of the industry.
EVENT DETAILS
An Evening Above Chicago
The Power Press Awards & Party brings healthcare leaders, innovators, and journalists together for a distinctive evening of recognition, conversation, and connection on the eve of HIMSS27.
DATE
Sunday, April 4, 2027
TIME
6:00–9:00 PM
LOCATION
VU Rooftop, Chicago
OCCASION
The evening before HIMSS27
PRESENTING PARTNERSHIPS
Align Your Brand With the Stories Shaping Healthcare
Presenting partners become part of the evening through a category-exclusive presence designed to feel integrated, relevant, and memorable.
Be Part of the Evening
Join healthcare journalists, leaders, and innovators at VU Rooftop on the eve of HIMSS27.