The 2015 NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes awards program celebrates individuals and organizations that are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in New Jersey. Here are this year’s finalists.
Winners will be announced at the event on June 23. For more information, click here.
Education Hero – Individual
Sidney Blanchard, Executive Director, Community Access Unlimited, Elizabeth
Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack
Aly Cohen, Founder/Medical Director, Integrative Rheumatology Associates PC, Monroe Township
Ruth Funderburk, Concierge, Francis E Parker, Piscataway
Donna Mancuso, Manager, Marketing and Community Education, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Rahway, Rahway
Education Hero – Organization
AtlantiCare, Egg Harbor Township
CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold
Fairleigh Dickinson University | School of Pharmacy, Florham Park
Liberty Science Center Inc., Jersey City
Meridian Health, Neptune
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders, Somerville
Hospital of the Year – Organization
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack
Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck
Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston
University Hospital, Newark
Healthcare Professional of the Year – Individual
Robert C. Garrett, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hackensack University Health Network, Hackensack
Jessica Howard, Pharmacist, Shore Medical Center, Somers Point
Jeffrey D. LeBenger, Chairman/CEO, Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights
Michael Maron, President and CEO, Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck
Louis Sasso, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick
Darrell Terry, Chief Operating Officer, Newark Beth Israel Hospital and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark
Innovation Hero – Individual
Dennis Boos, Director of Community Training and Emergency Management, University Hospital, Newark
Stuart Peltz, Chief Executive Officer, PTC Therapeutics, South Plainfield
Dr. Shafiq Rab, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack
Michael Renzi, Chief Medical Officer, Continuum Health Alliance LLC, Marlton
Donald Sebastian, President and CEO, New Jersey Innovation Institute, Newark
Elizabeth Straus, Executive Vice President, CareOne, Fort Lee
Innovation Hero – Organization
Certara, Princeton
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, Short Hills
NJ Alliance for Culture Change, Kinnelon
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson
The Cochlear Implant Team at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick
Urban Healthcare Initiative Program, East Orange
Nurse of the Year – Individual
Debra Brouwer, Registered Nurse, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark
Rosemary Hunt, Administrative Director of Nursing, Women’s Services, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack
Paula O’Neill, RN, Nurse Educator and Co-Director, Department of Integrative Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy
Deanna Pinkham, Nurse, Critical Care Unit, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, Rahway
Lisa Rasimowicz, Director – Infection Control Services, Hunterdon Healthcare, Flemington
Maria Roesler, Director of Program Development and Palliative Care, Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care, West Orange
Physician of the Year – Individual
Dr. Victor Almeida, Chair, Dept. of Emergency Services, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch
Dr. Patrick Anderson, Chairman of the OB/GYN Department, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark
Dr. Carman Ciervo, Chief Physician Executive, Kennedy Health, Voorhees
Dr. Joseph Feldman, Chairman of Emergency Services, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack
Dr. Generosa Grana, Director of the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Cooper University Health Care, Camden
Dr. Glen Tonnessen, Interventional Cardiologist, Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington
Volunteer of the Year – Individual
Elizabeth Gilfillan, Volunteer, VNANNJ Board of Trustees, Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey, Morristown
Koreana Iman-Sample and Regina Reid, Product Manager/Provider Partnership Associate, AmeriHealth New Jersey, Cranbury
Walter Krug, Volunteer, Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck
Michele Ochsner, Rutgers University Instructor/Co-Director, Occupational Training and Education Consortium School of Management and Labor Relations New Jersey Alliance of Culture Change, Princeton
Tushar Patel, President, Indian Health Camp of NJ-IHCNJ, Princeton
William Tansey, Cardiologist, Summit Medical Group, Short Hills
