 2022 mcknight prize for healthcare outbreak heroes nominations now open together the evelyn and thomas mcknight family fund for patient safety and the cdc foundation created the mcknight prize for healthcare outbreak heroes to encourage and reward those who serve and protect patients from harm related to healthcare outbreaks nominations for this years prize are now being accepted through monday february 28th 2022 candidates for the mcknight heroes prize can be from a variety of professions including but not limited to nurses physicians public health professionals administrators and patient advocates the prize criteria focus on a candidates contributions to enhancing the response to a healthcare outbreak 