WINNER

Dr. John Chen
Maricopa Integrated Health System

Serving the community’s most vulnerable residents, Chen has helped thousands of patients within the Maricopa Integrated Health System. He sees patients who are in urgent need of treatment because of their lack of dental insurance or location in third world countries. He promotes dental care and hygiene to help prevent serious diseases.


FINALISTS

Dr. Randy Christensen
Crews ‘n’ Healthcare

With Crews’n Healthcare, Christensen has helped and advocated for homeless adolescents. He has succeeded in reducing ER visits by 50 percent, increasing the connection of youths and behavioral health case managers by 41 percent, increasing patients screened for STV, HIV and hepatitis by 85 percent and growing the program to care for more than 6,500 patients.

Gerri Hether
Orchard Medical Consulting

Providing great care as a nurse case manager for people injured on the job, Hether receives the most challenging patients with the most complex injuries. She has one of the highest success rates of returning injured workers to productivity and optimal health in the state.


HCLA 2014 Winners & Finalists

AZ Business Magazine March/April 2014