Hundreds of healthcare gathered at Navy Pier's Crystal Gardens yesterday evening to attend the Chicago Health Executives Forum's 36th Annual Meeting.
Christopher, T. Looby was inducted as CHEF's 2012 president, and several award recipients were announced.
Those awarded 2011 American College of Healthcare Executives Service Awards included:
• Anita Halvorsen of Schwab Rehabilitation Hospitals
• Matthew Lambert III, MD, of Lambert Healthcare Consulting
• Helen C. "Kate" Liebelt of Barque Consulting
• Christopher T. Looby of Agile Healthcare
• Earl "Mark" Mansell of Cancer Treatment Centers of America
• Stonish Pierce of Resurrection Health Care
• Rick Paczkowski
Recipients of 2011 CHEF Awards included:
• Sister Donna Marie Wolowicki, former CO of Resurrection Healthcare, received the Career Achievement Award
• Kevin Scanlan, CEO of Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, received the Healthcare Leadership Award
• Jeffrey Hillebrand, COO, NorthShore HealthSystem, received the Healthcare Leadership Award
• Min Zhu, Graduate Student in the Health Administration program at the University of Illinois, received the Health Studies Student Leadership Award
• St. Alexius Medical Center's Stroke Team received the Innovation Award
• St. Alexius Medical Center's Epilepsy Team received the Service Excellence Award
• Bechara Choucair, MD, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, received the Community Health Leadership Award
The event closed with a panel session titled "Leading and Motivating a Multigenerational Organization" featuring John Combes, MD, senior vice president of the American Hospital Association and president of the Center for Healthcare Governance; Thomas Dolan, PhD, president and CEO, ACHE; Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, president, American Academy of Nursing; and James Madara, MD, CEO, American Medical Association. The panel was moderated by Fawn Lopez, publisher, Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician.
Christopher, T. Looby was inducted as CHEF's 2012 president, and several award recipients were announced.
Those awarded 2011 American College of Healthcare Executives Service Awards included:
• Anita Halvorsen of Schwab Rehabilitation Hospitals
• Matthew Lambert III, MD, of Lambert Healthcare Consulting
• Helen C. "Kate" Liebelt of Barque Consulting
• Christopher T. Looby of Agile Healthcare
• Earl "Mark" Mansell of Cancer Treatment Centers of America
• Stonish Pierce of Resurrection Health Care
• Rick Paczkowski
Recipients of 2011 CHEF Awards included:
• Sister Donna Marie Wolowicki, former CO of Resurrection Healthcare, received the Career Achievement Award
• Kevin Scanlan, CEO of Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, received the Healthcare Leadership Award
• Jeffrey Hillebrand, COO, NorthShore HealthSystem, received the Healthcare Leadership Award
• Min Zhu, Graduate Student in the Health Administration program at the University of Illinois, received the Health Studies Student Leadership Award
• St. Alexius Medical Center's Stroke Team received the Innovation Award
• St. Alexius Medical Center's Epilepsy Team received the Service Excellence Award
• Bechara Choucair, MD, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, received the Community Health Leadership Award
The event closed with a panel session titled "Leading and Motivating a Multigenerational Organization" featuring John Combes, MD, senior vice president of the American Hospital Association and president of the Center for Healthcare Governance; Thomas Dolan, PhD, president and CEO, ACHE; Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, president, American Academy of Nursing; and James Madara, MD, CEO, American Medical Association. The panel was moderated by Fawn Lopez, publisher, Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician.