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HEALTH CARE HEROES

EVENTS

Hundreds turn out to fete honorees at

annual Health Care Heroes celebration
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A crowd of nearly 300 people

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came out on Aug. 22 to recog-

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workers and volunteers at the

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Phoenix Business Journal’s

Health Care Heroes event.
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The annual awards, held at

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the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale,

are a celebration of one of the
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largest industry sectors in the

region. Honorees come from all
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walks of health care, including

doctors and nurses to volun-
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teers and dentists.

Health care is a major eco-
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nomic sector in the region con-

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tributing about 116,000 jobs

combined, according to the
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Flinn Foundation’s annual Bio-

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science Roadmap.
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While that accounts for a

hefty dose of economic impact,
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the awards are centered on how

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health care industry workers

help patients in their mental
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and physical well-being and in

developing new programs and
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treatments to aid the sick.

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1. The breakfast event was

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held at the Hyatt Regency

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Scottsdale Resort & Spa at

Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale.
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2. Lifetime Achievement award

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winner Dr. Carla Rotering

shares some insights with
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the audience.
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3. From left, Peggy Chase

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of Terros Health, Mary

Jo Whitfield, an honoree
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from Jewish Family and

Children’s Service and Vicki
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Staples from Maricopa

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Integrated Health Systems. 4 5

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4. From left, honoree Asma

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Inge-Hanif, from Inge

Benevolent Ministries,
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Lillian Namagembe from

Maricopa Integrated
Health Systems and Jeanne
Nizigiyimana, an honoree
from Maricopa Integrated
Health Systems.
5. Business Journal market
president and publisher Ray
Schey, left, honoree Sarah
Wilmowski from Abrazo
Arizona Heart Hospital and
editor-in-chief Greg Barr.
PHOTOS BY JIM POULIN |
PHOENIX BUSINESS JORNAL