Honoring those who serve, innovate and save lives. On May 19th, join the Houston Business Journal, Humana, Andrews Kurth and BioHouston at our 2010 Healthcare Heroes Awards luncheon.
11:30am - 1:30 pm
Wortham Theater Grand Foyer
501 Texas Ave.

Event will feature
Keynote Speaker:
Jessica Tyler, Ed.D.
Practice Manager, Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Gallup Inc.

2010 Health Care Heroes Finalists
Administrator Finalists
Sam Holtzman, LifeGift
Marc Boom, M.D., The Methodist Hospital
Nancy Nikolovski, Physicians Endoscopy Center
Stephen Jones Jr., Clear Lake Regional Medical Center

Biomedical Finalists
James Musser, M.D., Ph.D, The Methodist Hospital

Community Outreach (Individual)
Anna Dragsbaek, The Immunization Partnership
Karen Moise, Texas Children's Hospital
Gina Pettigrew, Conroe Regional Medical Center

Community Outreach Finalists
Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston
Gateway to Care
Houston Area Parkinson Society (HAPS)
LifeGift

Dentist Finalists
John Zummo, John F. Zummo DDS, PC
Edward Oppermann, Oppermann & Birring DDS

Doctor Finalists
Eugene Alford, M.D., The Methodist Hospital
Denton A. Cooley, Texas Heart Institute
Shkelzen Hoxhaj, Harris County Hospital District, Ben Taub General Hospital
James C. Grotta, M.D., Memorial Hermann, Texas Medical Center; The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Health Care Education
Kelsey Research Foundation
Nancy Hurst, Texas Children's Hospital
Houston Wellness Association

Innovator Finalists
Brian Butler, M.D., The Methodist Hospital
Stephen Wong, Ph.D, PE, The Methodist Hospital
David Buck, Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston
Neal Kachalia, Harris County Hospital District

Lifetime Achievement Finalist
Earl Beard M.D., Kelsey-Seybold Clinic

Nurse Finalists
Denise Davis, Memorial Hermann- Texas Medical Center
Bella Belleza-Bascon, Texas Children's Hospital
Elizabeth Cloyd, Harris County Hospital District
Florence Schaefer, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

Service Philanthropy Finalists
Joe Sansone, TMC Orthopedics
Brian Parsley, M.D., Foundation Surgical Hospital
Ann Smith Barnes, Baylor College of Medicine

Volunteer Finalists
Marguerite Badger, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Life Flight
Carolyn Allison, Houston Northwest Medical Center
Emmie Hall, West Houston Medical Center Auxiliary
Melva Harris, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital


Do not miss your chance to cheer on the unsung heroes in healthcare.
The master of ceremonies for this event will be Paul Frison, founder of the Houston Technology Center.
Healthcare Heroes is part of Celebrate!Enterprise, a four-day business event.

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To nominate a health care hero click here!
(deadline February 26, 2010!)

To register to attend click here!