Health Care Heroes 2014


Fifth Third Bank Hall Render Medxcel

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.

WINNER

Daughters of Charity

Daughters of Charity

St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

 

FINALIST

 

FINALIST

Patient Health Coaching, Franciscan Visiting Nurse Service   Timmy Global Health

Patient Health Coaching, Franciscan Visiting Nurse Service

represented by Mike Puskarich

 

Timmy Global Health

represented by Matt MacGregor

     

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.

WINNER

Malaz A. Boustani, M.D., MPH

Malaz A. Boustani, M.D., MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Innovation and Implementation Science Initiative, Indiana University School of Medicine

 

FINALIST

 

FINALIST

Indigo BioSystems'
    ASCENT software   Susan Hickman, Ph.D. - Gerald Walthall, M.D., FACS

Indigo BioSystems’
ASCENT software

represented by Randy Julian

 

Susan Hickman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing

Gerald Walthall, M.D., FACS

Medical Director of Palliative Medicine, Franciscan St. Francis Health

     

Physicians

Honors a physician whose performance on the job is considered exemplary by patients and peers.

WINNER

Elaine Cox, M.D.

Elaine Cox, M.D.

Medical Director of Infection Prevention & Riley Safety Officer, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

 

FINALIST

 

FINALIST

Palmer MacKie, M.D.   Paul Winchester, M.D.

Palmer MacKie, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Health Integrative Pain Program, Eskenazi Health

 

Paul Winchester, M.D.

Medical Director, Franciscan St. Francis Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine

     

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

Chad Priest, RN, MSN, JD

Chad Priest, RN, MSN, JD

Assistant Dean for Operations and Community Partnerships, Indiana University School of Nursing

 

FINALIST

 

FINALIST

Heike M. Minnich   Carl T. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Heike M. Minnich

Co-director of International Adoption Program, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

 

Carl T. Sundberg,
Ph.D., BCBA-D

Chief Clinician & President, Behavior Analysis Center for Autism

     

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.

WINNER

David H. Kleiman

David H. Kleiman

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

 

FINALIST

 

FINALIST

Jim England   Suzie Hedrick, RN

Jim England

Indianapolis American Heart Association

 

Suzie Hedrick, RN

Pediatric Dialysis Unit, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

     

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