IBJ honors our Heroes
Indianapolis Business Journal is pleased to present the
15th annual Health Care Heroes award winners. Nominees
are individuals and organizations in central Indiana that fall within five categories of excellence. A committee of judges from all facets of health care picks three finalists, including
a winner, in each category.
honors a company or organization that has successfully implemented a program that
addresses an acknowledged problem in health care administration or delivery.
addresses an acknowledged problem in health care administration or delivery.
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.
of a new procedure, device or service that can save lives or improve quality of life for a large number of people.
FINALIST
Monika Fischer, MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor of
Clinical Medicine, Division of
Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Indiana University Health
Physicians
FINALIST
Christopher T. Salerno, MD, FACS
Surgical Director Heart Transplant
and Mechanical Assist Device Program
St. Vincent Heart Center
honors a physician whose performance on the job is considered exemplary by patients and peers.
WINNER
Patrick J. Loehrer Sr., MD.
H.H. Gregg Professor of Oncology; Director
IU Simon Cancer Center;
Dean for Cancer Research
Indiana University School of Medicine
FINALIST
Thomas A. Ferrara, MD, FACOG
Medical Director of Women’s and
Children’s Services
Community Health Network;
Medical Director of Women’s Health Services
Community Physician Network
honors an individual from nursing or allied health fields whose performance in the delivery of care is considered exemplary by patients and peers.
WINNER
Jaimee Haan, PT, CWS
Program Manager, Physical Therapy Wound Management
Indiana University Health
FINALIST
Michele O’Connor,
MSN, ANP-BC, CCM
Nurse Practitioner
IU Health Physicians at IU Health
Methodist/Hospitalist-Transition Clinic
FINALIST
Melissa Sexton, CCLS, CMT
Child Life Special Events Coordinator
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
honors an individual who is not employed in health care but has had a major impact in the delivery of care through volunteer work.
