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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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