Indianapolis Business Journal is pleased to present the 13th annual Health Care Heroes awards. Each year, IBJ solicits nominations from the public in five categories. A committee of judges from all facets of health care picks three finalists, including a winner, in each category.
Community Achievement in Health Care
honors a company or organization that has successfully implemented a program that
addresses an acknowledged problem in health care administration or delivery.
Finalists
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Adult & Child Center & WindRose Health Network
American Health Network
Autism Family Resource Center, Easter Seals Crossroads
Charis Center for Eating Disorders
Community Westview Hospital
Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman
Hospital Accountability Project, Citizens Action Education Fund
Indiana Medical Specialist Group
IndyCARES/Indianapolis EMS
Jane Pauley Community Health Center
Lawerence Towship School Partnership
MESH
Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Services, St.Vincent Women’s Hospital
Midtown Community Mental Health
Regenstrief Institute
RepuCare
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Ronald McDonald House of Indiana
Rural & Urban Access to Health Program at St.Vincent Health
St.Vincent Sports Performance
Southside OBGYN
Strategic Healthcare Group LLC
Trinity Free Clinic, Inc.
Urgent Care and Occupational Services at Indiana University Health
Advancements in Health Care
honors a company or individual primarily responsible for a scientific discovery or for development
of a new procedure, device or service that can save lives or improve quality of life for a large number of people.
Finalists
C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS
Director of Pancreatic Cyst and Cancer Early Detection Center at Indiana University Health
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Brad Bostic
hc1.com
David Flockhart, MD,PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Michael Guzman, MD
Community Surgery Center East
James Hermiller, MD
St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana/Valve Center of Excellence
Steve Peabody
VoCare Inc.
Jim Pearson
NICO Corporation
C. Max Schmidt, MD
Pancreatic Cyst and Cancer Early Detection Center at IU Health
Substance Abuse Telehealth Program
Aspire Indiana, Inc.
Physician
honors a physician whose performance on the job is considered exemplary by patients and peers.
Finalists
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Simon Abraham, MD
Children’s Heart Center at St.Vincent
Malaz Boustani, MD
Wishard Health Services Healthy Aging Brain Center
Kristina M. Box, MD, FACOG
Community Physicians Network, Clearvista Women’s Care
Larry Cripe, MD
Indiana University Health Simon Cancer Center
Michael Dugan, MD
Indiana Bone Marrow & Transplantation at St. Francis Beech Grove
Julia Foster, MD
Indiana University Health
Stanley S. Givens
Cancer Care Group
Irmina Gradus-Pizlo, MD
Indiana University Health
Timothy Hannon, MD
Strategic Healthcare Group LLC
Terry Horner, MD
Methodist Sports Medicine
Steven F. Isenberg, MD
Medals4Mettle/Steven F. Isenberg, MD Inc.
Valerie P. Jackson, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Marcia Johnson, MD
Hendricks Rheumatology
David A. Josephson, MD
JWM Neurology
Men-Jean Lee, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Anita Malone, MD
Indiana University Hospital
Andrew Riggs, MD
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent
R. Thomas (Tom) Schmidt, MD
The Breast Care Center of Indiana
Keeter Sechrist, MD
Dermatology, Inc.
Jerry Sheward, MD
Aspire Indiana, Inc.
Non-Physician
honors an individual from nursing or allied health fields whose
performance in the delivery of care is considered exemplary by patients and peers.
Winner
Jean Hafley, LPN
Triage & Education Nurse, Heart Failure Care
Clinic, Indiana Heart Physicians at Franciscan Physician Network
Finalists
Carl T. Sundberg, PhD, BCBA-D
Founder & Executive Director/President, Behavior Analysis Center for Autism
Patricia D. Bledsoe, MEd, MSW, LCSW
Program Manager & Senior Affiliate Faculty of the Charles Warren Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics at Indiana University Health
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Mary Blanchet
Eastside Medical Center, Community Physician Network
Patricia D. Bledsoe
Indiana University Health
MaryEllen Frye
St.Vincent Hospital – Carmel
Jean Haflley, LPN
Indiana Heart Physicians at Franciscan Physicians Network
Heike Minich, PsyD
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Amber Miller
Oliver Family Healthcare
Nancy Mayo Miller
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Jackie Rowles
Meridian Health Group
Beth Scott
Indiana University Hospital
Betty Stilwell
Indiana University Health
Carl T. Sundberg, PhD, BCBA-D
Behavior Analysis Center for Autism
Patricia L. Tyree, RN, CSA
Caring Call Connection, Inc.
Tori Vieke
Indiana University Hospital
Volunteer
honors an individual who is not employed in health care but has
had a major impact in the delivery of care through volunteer work.
Finalists
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Charles M. Chamness
National Association for Mutual Insurance Companies
George Huntley
American Diabetes Association
Michael Lyons
Keller Williams Indy Metro North
Kevin Sliwa
MJ Isurance
Keeter Sechrist, MD
Dermatology, Inc.
Becky Lomax Sumner
Timmy Global Health
Roberta L. Walton
St.Vincent Foundation
Judge Gerald Zore
Indiana Blood Center