RALEIGH, N.C. - In its eighth annual Health Care Heroes Awards program, Triangle Business Journal honored individuals and organizations for putting innovation and compassion to work to improve the human condition. The winners were recognized at an awards dinner on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the Renaissance Hotel in Raleigh.
Allied Health Professional Awards
Shawn VanSteen, WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Volunteer Awards
Jill Wolford, Caring Community Foundation
Joseph Norton, Volunteer; UNC Hospitals
Wilma Miller, Triangle Amputee Support Group
Community Outreach Awards
OEF OIF, Team Durham Outreach Program
James Hartye, WakeMed Behavioral Health and Clinical Resource Management
Health Care Manager Awards
Carolyn Knaup, WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Louise Saladino, Durham Regional Hospital
Innovator/Researcher Awards
Michael Ehlers, Duke University Medical Center
Ola Harrysson, North Carolina State University
Hospitalist Awards
Christopher Nelson, Rex Healthcare
Nurse Awards
Tracy Hausfeld, Duke Raleigh Hospital
LouAnn McLamb, WakeMed Health & Hospitals
DaiWai Olson, Duke University Medical Center
Physician Awards
Dr. John Pittman, Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine
Dr. Leroy Darkes, Rex Senior Health Care Center
Dr. John Buse, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Physician Practice
Raleigh Pediatric Associates
Rising Star
Ravish Sachar, WakeMed Heart & Vascular Services
Judges Special Award
Page Anderson, Duke University Medical Center
Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Ralph Snyderman, Proventys
The 2009 Health Care Heroes Awards program is a Triangle Business Journal event, presented by First Citizens Bank and sponsored by MAG Mutual, the National Cancer Coalition, Quintiles and WakeMed Health & Hospitals.
About Triangle Business Journal: Triangle Business Journal, a weekly business newspaper, is the leading provider of local business news for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. Triangle Business Journal also publishes special publications such as SPACE, Living in the Triangle, Luxury Living, Research Triangle Relocation Guide and Book of Lists. In addition to producing an award-winning news product, TBJ hosts recognized, sold-out events such as Fast 50, Women in Business, 40 under 40, the GREEN Awards and others. At trianglebusinessjournal.com, you will find daily breaking business news, nomination forms for awards, business event listings and resources for those driven to lead in the Triangle region.
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