Throughout all levels of the California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE), a single organization shines at the gold level—Feather River Hospital—the only recipient of the gold-level Eureka Award for 2008.

(Quality Digest: May 22, 2009) -- Chinese-imported drywall in homes nationwide is causing illness and the deterioration of home appliances. Residents have reported headaches and bloody noses along with corroded appliances, resulting in the unusually early replacement of parts.

Here’s a story that proves once again that exciting quality applications can occur anywhere in the world.

(NAHQ e-news: Gleview, Illinois) -- Hospital leaders looking for field-tested practices, proven strategies, tools, and education to support ongoing efforts to improve the patient experience and outcomes in their hospitals have a new resource from the American Hospital Association (AHA).

Assemblers of large objects, such as automotive bodies, have strongly recognized the need to continually improve processes to enhance dimensional integrity of assemblies, maximize customer aesthetic perception, and optimize product performance.  

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an ultra-black, multiwalled carbon nanotube coating that can be sprayed on to a substrate such as copper. The rugged coating can withstand high temperatures without melting or oxidizing.

SURVICE Metrology was recently awarded a U.S. government research grant to improve upon the current methods used to measure and repair damage to composite materials associated with next-generation aircraft.

Technology is changing the face of aerospace manufacturing and quality assurance.

(New River Kinematics Inc.: Williamsburg, Virginia) -- New River Kinematics, producer of  SpatialAnalyzer (SA), increased its first quarter revenue 54 percent above first quarter 2008 revenues. This trend continues the company’s strong growth of recent years.