2018 Health Care Heroes

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Dr. Krista Brucker's mission is to rescue the opioid abusers who crowd the Eskenazi Health emergency department every day.

Dr. Elisabeth von der Lohe started a women’s heart clinic at IU Health’s Methodist Hospital in 1998, an effort that gained traction as recognition grew nationally that diagnosing and treating heart disease in women and men weren’t one and the same.

Dr. Paula Gustafson is a legend of sorts in Shelby County, where she's both pediatrician and sleuth.

Kids with aggressive or recurring cancers have a new team looking out for them at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health.

Dr. Robert Batler learned of a more effective method for early detection of prostate cancer and brought it to central Indiana.

Organizers of the Crooked Creek Food Pantry estimated they would serve 200 families a month when the pantry opened in 2015. At last count, 1,200 families a month shop there, filling their carts with mostly healthy food options, at no cost.

The Pediatric Center of Hope starts picking up the pieces for sexually abused children the minute they walk into the exam room.

The Nurse-Family Partnership pairs Medicaid-eligible, first-time mothers-to-be with registered nurses who coach them through their pregnancy and beyond.

Bud Swineford is in his 25th year of door-to-door fundraising for the Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana Chapter.

Teenage cancer patient Emma Stumpf is on a mission to share with others the relief she finds in art.