Indianapolis Business Journal is pleased to present the 11th 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.
honors a company or organization that has successfully implemented a program that has
addressed an acknowledged problem in health care administration or delivery.
Finalists
Alliance Home Health Care – Nostalgia Program
Aspire Indiana, Inc.
Center for Youth and Adults with Conditions of Childhood
Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety
Jane Pauley Community Health Center
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent – Project 18
Quality Health First Program
honors a company or individual primarily responsible for 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
George W. Sledge Jr., MD
Ballve-Lantero Professor of Oncology,
Professor of Medicine and Pathology,
Indiana University Melvin and
Bren Simon Cancer Center
Finalists
Vicenta Salanova, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology, Indiana University
School of Medicine; Director Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Indiana University Hospital
Samantha Backhaus, PhD
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Wade Lange, ImmuneWorks, Inc.
Robert Lubitz, MD
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Bruce Molitoris, MD
Indiana University
Vicenta Salanova, MD, FAAN
Indiana University Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine
George W. Sledge Jr., MD
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
honors a physician whose performance on the job is considered exemplary by patients and peers.
Winner
Gregory P. Gramelspacher, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Palliative Care Program, Wishard Health Services; Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship,
Indiana University School of Medicine
Finalists
Robert M. Pascuzzi, MD
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Neurology,
Indiana University School of Medicine
Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH
Indiana University School of Medicine
Gregory P. Gramelspacher, MD
Wishard Health Services, Indiana University School of Medicine
Kevin Macadaeg, MD
Indiana Spine Group
Robert M. Pascuzzi, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Christopher Salerno, MD
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
Jennifer L. Satterfield-Siegel, DDS
Special Smiles Dentistry
Amy D. Shapiro, MD
Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc.
Kirpal Singh, MD
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Francesca Tekula, MD
Central Indiana Orthopedics
honors an individual from nursing or allied health fields whose
performance in the delivery of care is considered exemplary by patients and peers.
Finalists
Michele Kuntz Wood, RN
Manager of Women’s Health Services,
Franciscan St. Francis Health
Jaimee Haan, PT, CWS
Team Leader, Physical
Therapy Wound Management,
Indiana University Health
Joan T. Carroll, RN, MSN, CDE
Indiana University Health
Jaimee Haan, PT, CWS
Indiana University Health
Penny Handshaw
Wishard Health Services
Carol Kellams
Hancock Regional Hospital
David Kelleher
Indiana Employers Forum of Central Indiana
Jan Powers
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Bradley Sutton, OD
Indianapolis Eye Care Center
Mary E. Williamson
Indiana University Health/Methodist Hospital
Michele Kuntz Wood, RN
Franciscan St. Francis 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.
Finalists
Chris and Michele Brown
Aidan Brown Foundation
John W. “Jack” Heiney
Community Health Network Foundation
Tyler Hoeppner
St. Vincent Foundation
George Huntley
Theoris Group
Darlene Tinsley
Rosewalk at Lutherwoods
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