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11-21-2007
Small Business Time - BizTimes Daily
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
SBT announces Health Care Heroes
Small Business Times today announces the winners of its fourth annual Health Care Heroes Awards.
The awards honor organizations and individuals who epitomize the spirit embodied in the word "hero" in the delivery of health care to the community.
The goals of the program are to recognize excellence, promote innovation, encourage emulation of successful programs, educate the general public, contribute to the enhancement of the value and quality of health care and, ultimately, give recognition to those deserving.
"These people are doing extraordinary things on the front lines of health care. Every day, they make a difference in someone else's life, and it's an honor to present a program that honors their devotion and their achievements," said Dan Meyer, publisher of Small Business Times.
Here are the winners of this year's Health Care Heroes Awards:
Category: Physician
Steven Leuthner, M.D.
Medical Director, Fetal Concerns Program Children's Hospital of Wisconsin/Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa
Paul Durbin, M.D.
Physician-Internal (Adult) Medicine
Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group, Racine
Category: Nurse
Pamela Occhetti-Sholund
I.V. R.N. Case Manager
Horizon Home Care & Hospice, Mequon
Robert Leuck
Registered Nurse
Wheaton Franciscan Hospitals, Waukesha
Category: Advancements in Health Care
Jen Nowak
Director, Adult Day Services
LutheranLiving Services, Wauwatosa
Dr. John Heinrich
Orthopedic Surgeon
Milwaukee Orthopedic Group Ltd./Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee
Category: Community Service
Nzinga Khalid
Member Advocate
Independent Care Health Plan, Milwaukee
Christine Boyce
Director of Pediatric Special Care Unit
Milwaukee Center for Independence, Milwaukee
Category: Health Care Staff
Caldonia Washington
Resident Assistant/CNA
Premier Care Centers, Mequon
Category: Corporate Achievement in Health Care
Dianne Kiehl
Executive Director
Business Health Care Group, Franklin
Kalpana Rose Kumar, M.D.
CEO & Founder
Ommani Center for Integrated Medicine, Pewaukee
Category: Volunteer
Dr. Ron and Ronnie Pruhs, R.N.
Retired Chairman of Pediatric Dentistry and Nurse
Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee
Ermin Humpal
Volunteer
Clement Manor Nursing Home, Hales Corners
Category: Leadership in Health Care
Michael Dunn, M.D.
Executive Vice President & Dean
Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa
Arvid "Dick" Tillmar
Partner and wellness advocate
Diversified Insurance Services, Waukesha
The distinguished panel of judges selected the winners of the Health Care Heroes Awards from a field of more than 50 nominees. The judges were: Dr. Randall Lambrecht, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Health Sciences; Karen Ordinans, executive director of the Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin; Dr. Sarah Pratt, a pediatrician who is the past president of the Medical Society of Milwaukee County Board of Directors and a past member of the Wisconsin Medical Society Board of Directors; and Connie Roethel, R.N., wellness expert and president of Core Health Group in Mequon.
The Health Care Heroes will be honored at a breakfast on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Italian Community Center in downtown Milwaukee. WISN-Channel 12 news anchor Patrick Paolantonio will emcee the program.
The public is invited to attend the breakfast to celebrate achievements in health care. For additional information about the event, call Sarah Wilson at (414) 277-8181, ext. 129. |
