Health Care Heroes honorees named for 2020

Staff Report //November 11, 2020//

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Health Care Heroes honors professionals and volunteers serving the greater Charleston area. (Photo/Kim McManus) The Charleston Regional Business Journal has named honorees for the 2020 Health Care Heroes Awards.

Each year, the Business Journal and its partners honor the professionals and volunteers for health care, first responder, research and other areas. These individuals go beyond the call of duty for their communities and professions.

The heroes will be honored in a special online event from 6-7:30 p.m., Dec. 9. Click for more information.

A panel of judges reviewed the nominations for Health Care Heroes and scored honorees in the categories of Community Outreach, COVID-19 Response, First Responder, Health Care Professional, Nurse, Physician, Health Care Researcher, Service/Therapy Animal, Trident Construction Health Care Engineer and Volunteer.

2020 Honorees, alphabetical by name

Community Outreach

Andy Lyons, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Traci Ray, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Natcha Vicente-Lopez, Roper St. Francis Healthcare

COVID-19 Response

Charleston County Medical Society
Chris Hawk, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center

First Responder

Ronnie Dubose, Roper St. Francis Healthcare and Mount Pleasant Fire
Joyce Kirk, Jaxon Mattison Consulting LLC
Jon Rogers, Summerville Police Department

Health Care Professional

Catherine Durham, MUSC College of Nursing
Anthony Poole, Fetter Health Care Network
Jimmy Wilkerson, Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Nurse

Savannah Hill, MUSC
Colleen O'Brien, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Kelly Pelletier, MUSC

Physician

Dr. Loren Frankel, Palmetto Women's Health
Dr. Louis Hassell, Cuspids Inc.
Dr. Assaad Merchak, Summerville Medical Center

Health Care Researcher

Suzannah Bagwell, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Kim Winkeler, Phi Life Sciences

Service/Therapy Animal

Beasley, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Lacie, MUSC
Max, JusticeWorks

Trident Construction Health Care Engineer

John Goff, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Leon Platt, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Cleveland Robertson, Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Volunteer

Noel Johnson, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Pimlico Ladies Club
Emily Russell, Roper St. Francis Healthcare

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