Teamwork is essential to a successful IT department. This photo album celebrates the professionals at the winning 2016 Best Hospital IT Departments. 

The slideshow starts with the Super category, and continues through the Large, Medium and Small winners, based on the number of IT employees in each. 

Healthcare IT News Best Hospital IT Departments 2016: 
⇒ Meet the winners
⇒ CIOs reveal what makes an IT shop great 
⇒Interactive map: Best Hospital IT Departments 

Winner's Profile: Ochsner's big appeal: putting patients are at the center of innovation makes IT work rewarding

Winner's Profile: Hackensack Meridian engages patients before they arrive and stays with them through their entire journey

Winner's Profile: Phoenix Children's IT team brings lean approach to all aspects of the hospital

Winner's Profile: Giving patients more control builds morale inside Inspira's HIT department

Winner's Profile: As it goes live with a new EMR, Roper St. Francis Healthcare is already looking beyond

Winner's Profile: Innovation in healthcare consumerism helps Silver Cross build a winning team

Winner's Profile: The excitement of tapping into analytics energizes the climate at Kennedy Health System

Winner's Profile: Thibodaux focuses on the value to be unlocked in electronic records

Winner's Profile: Henry County Medical Center: Small shop nails big IT projects

Winner's Profile: Hyper-convergence keeps the small Burgess Health Center team in front of change