Excellence in Health Care 2026

PRESENTING SPONSORS

Meet the people and programs that put patients first

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

Hess to step down from med school after 13 years of growth, patient impact

Dr. Jay L. Hess

Indiana University School of Medicine

Once reluctant, Mills led Community transformation

Bryan Mills

Community Health Network

COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT IN HEALTH CARE

CICOA’s Community Health Worker Program

Indiana University Health Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Program

Project ADAM Indiana

Skills on Wheels at IU Indianapolis School of Health and Human Sciences

HEALTH CARE EDUCATOR

Josee J. Harrell

HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVE

Steve Long

Hancock Health

INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH CARE

Dr. D. Wade Clapp

Indiana University School of Medicine Riley Hospital for Children

Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center

MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY

Elaine Gilbert

Hancock County Mobile Response Team, Hancock Health

Jane Pauley Community Health Center

PHYSICIAN

Dr. Andrew J. DeNardo

Dr. Riad Lutfi

Dr. Claire Willard

NONPHYSICIAN

Shannon Trump and K9 Elliott

Madeline Zieger

PHARMACIST

Michelle E. Brown

VOLUNTEER

Terri Reed

Safe Sleep Program, Riley Hospital for Children

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