Congratulations to the 2011 MediStar Finalists:
The ARGI Financial Physician of the Year Award presented to a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership on a local, state or national level to improve accessibility, affordability and quality of healthcare in our region.
Joe Rotella, MD, Hosparus
Kupper Wintergerst, MD, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Louisville
Patrick Murphy, MD, University of Louisville
Michael Imburgia, MD, FACC, Louisville Cardiology
The Hall Render Leadership in Healthcare Award presented to an individual or organization demonstrating outstanding leadership in the business of healthcare.
Sue Stout Tamme, Baptist Hospital East
Beth Monarch, Cardinal Hill Healthcare System
Diane Hague, Addiction Services, Seven Counties Services, Inc.
Signature HealthCARE
The Innovation Award presented to an individual or organization that has positively impacted healthcare delivery costs through the development, design or implementation of new technology.
Jane Hermes, Turbo Wheelchair Company, Inc.
ApoImmune, Inc./ApoVax, Inc.
University of Louisville Office of Technology Transfer
MedPro Safety Products, Inc.
The Seven Counties Services Healthcare Advocacy Award presented to an individual or organization that is an effective advocate at the local, state or national level concerning issues such as, but not limited to, access to care initiatives that support healthy lifestyles.
Baptist Health Network for Appriss Clinic
Kentucky Voices for Health
Elizabeth Doyle, MD, Norton Physician Services, Norton Healthcare
The Facility Design Award presented to an individual or organization that has designed, built or implemented the most innovative facility within the region.
The New UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Baptist Crestwood
The Cardiovascular Innovation Institute
The Governor's Dignity of Humanity Award presented to an individual or organization that through its mission and its actions has improved availability and/or access to healthcare services for our region’s underserved or vulnerable populations.
Virginia Bradford RN, Kentucky African Americans Against Cancer (KAAAC)
Gordon Tobin, MD, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University Surgical Associates
Hosparus
The Consumer First Award presented to an individual or organization that has demonstrated the most “consumer friendly” program or facility.
Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs), Norton Healthcare
Cancer and Restorative Exercise (CARE) Program, Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center
Brain Injury University, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
James Graham Brown Cancer Center Mobile Mammography Unit
The A.O. Sullivan Award for Excellence in Education presented to an individual or organization that has developed and implemented programs which increase the level of knowledge, education, and career opportunity in healthcare.
Charles “Chipper” Griffith, MD, MSPH, College of Medicine, UK Healthcare
UofL Geriatrics
Norton Healthcare’s Diversity & Inclusion Department