2023 20 in their Twenties: Ephraim Sy Palmero III
Ephraim Sy Palmero III is assistant program officer at LISC Indianapolis, where he provides grants management and administration support for the social detriments of health portfolio.
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2023 20 in their Twenties: Paula Angarita Rivera
Paula Angarita Rivera is principal scientist for the bioproduct research and development organization at Eli Lilly and Co. In her role, she supports the development of test methods that generate data for the FDA approval of Lilly’s medical devices and the design of engineering studies to support the drug product manufacturing process.
2023 20 in their Twenties: Calvin H.L. Sanders
Calvin H.L. Sanders is the senior manager at the Indiana University Health Office of Health Equity Research and Engagement.
2023 20 in their Twenties: Rachel Woznicki
Rachel Woznicki is project manager at F.A. Wilhelm Construction, where she oversees project initiation, safety compliance, cost management, scheduling, quality control and meeting owner expectations.
2023 20 in their Twenties: Historic Tinker House provides backdrop for pics
Tinker House Events, formerly known as Tinker Flats, is a historic event venue that opened its doors in July 2017. It has 4,000 square feet of open-concept event space that can accommodate up to 200 guests.
Made in Indiana: Flavored spirits and canned cocktails by St. Elmo Foods
Company history: St. Elmo Steak House was founded in 1902, becoming famous for its spicy shrimp cocktail sauce. Guests began requesting that the restaurant bottle the sauce so they could take it home. Several years ago, St. Elmo did just that and has since launched St. Elmo Foods, where fans of the steakhouse can buy […]
2023 Forty Under 40 Alumni of the Year: Fishers’ first mayor has more he hopes to accomplish
Fadness, who grew up on the family farm in North Dakota, never wanted to be a politician. He figured he’d be a farmer.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Center fights physician burnout
The center operates with four goals: Reduce and alleviate the stress of practicing medicine, improve work/life balance, bring joy to the practice of medicine and develop, coach and mentor physicians at each stage of their career.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Fetal Center at Riley now performs in-utero surgeries
And last year, the center became the first and only fetal surgery program in the state when it performed the first in-utero surgery in Indiana for a complicated twin pregnancy last November.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Doctor creates tools to measure pain, anxiety
Dr. Kurt Kroenke has developed multiple brief questionnaires for patients to report a range of symptoms and concerns to
their physician.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Doctor volunteers at free clinic
As medical director of the clinic, Dr. Robert Cater spends three Saturdays a month voluntarily treating uninsured and underinsured Pike Township residents.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Physician works toward life-span care for patients
Sickle cell disease lasts a patient’s entire life. Many people end up dying from it. So their care needs to follow their life span, Dr. Andrew O’Brien said.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Doctor focuses on building relationships with patients
Dr. Maria Wilson didn’t grow up dreaming of being a doctor, in part because it never occurred to her to be a doctor. She had never seen a Black female doctor. So she went to college with the intent of becoming a special education teacher.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Fair tragedy leads chaplain to career
In 2021, IU Health Methodist staff cared for more than 4,000 trauma patients; on average, the hospital treated more than 10 trauma patients a day.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Professor studies cognitive decline in older adults
At the Indiana School of Nursing, she’s become a nationally recognized expert in cognitive function who has dedicated her research to improving the quality of life in older adults living with cognitive impairment through positive health, strength-based and family-centered interventions.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Nurse serves moms, babies from Central, South America
Gloria Rivera serves Spanish-speaking women and their families, providing them with counsel, support and guidance on achieving a healthy pregnancy and birth, and keeping babies safe as well as helping them reach critical developmental milestones.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Program helps expectant moms
The program is offered at Community Hospital East and Community Hospital South and in Madison County at Community Hospital Anderson.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Team makes inroads with Burmese community
Through its Community Health Improvement Department, Franciscan Health for years has tried to provide services that help the refugees overcome some of the enormous challenges they face.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Program teaches Mind-Body Medicine model to community
The collaborative offers self-care workshops to anyone facing a high-stress environment, whether that’s professional or personal.
2023 Health Care Heroes: Therapy dogs lift spirits at Ascension hospitals
Paws To Heal is a program of Paws & Think, a not-for-profit that pairs therapy dogs with schools, detention centers, youth agencies and more.