Award Recipients

During the Catholic Health Assembly, CHA will present the following four awards that recognize remarkable contributions to Catholic health care.

ACHIEVEMENT CITATION

For innovative programming that changes lives

Mercy COVID Care @ Home


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

For a lifetime of contributions

Sr. Linda Werthman, RSM, Ph.D.
Former Member of Trinity Health Board
Trinity Health
Livonia, Mich.


SISTER CAROL KEEHAN AWARD

For boldly championing society's most vulnerable

Rod Hochman, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Providence St. Joseph Health
Renton, Wash.


SISTER CONCILIA MORAN AWARD

For demonstrated creativity and breakthrough thinking

Sr. Catherine O'Connor, CSB, Ph.D.
Congregational Leadership Team of Brigidine Sisters and Covenant Health Board
Covenant Health
Tewksbury, Mass.


TOMORROW'S LEADERS PROGRAM

Honoring young professionals who will guide our ministry in the future

Read more about the Tomorrow's Leaders in Catholic Health World

  • John R. Albright, Jr., Director of Home Care and Georgia Infirmary, St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc., Savannah, Ga.

  • Elliott Bedford, Ph.D., Director, Ethics Integration, Ascension St. Vincent, Indianapolis; Ascension Via Christi, Wichita, Kan.

  • Dzenan Berberovic, M.A., CFRE, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Avera Health, Sioux Falls, S.D.

  • Jessica Darnell, MSN, RN, CENP, Vice President Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown, Nashville, Tenn.

  • Lauren King, Senior Director, Talent Strategy and Innovation, HR, Ascension, Saint Louis

  • John Kohler, Sr., MD, MBA, Southern Illinois Regional Chief Medical Officer, Medical Group President, SSM Health, Saint Louis

  • Brian Li, System Director, Community Health Strategic Initiatives, CommonSpirit Health, San Francisco

  • Tyler Limbaugh, Regional Integration Officer, Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Fla.

  • Zachary Melick, Director of Business Transformation, PeaceHealth, Vancouver, Wash.

  • Ratish Kumar Mohan, Biomedical Engineer, Hospital Sisters Health System, Springfield, Illinois


2022 Recipients

ACHIEVEMENT CITATION

For innovative programming that changes lives

WISH Center
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital

 
 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

For a lifetime of contributions

Sr. Maureen McGuire
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Mission Integration Officer
Ascension
Saint Louis


SISTER CAROL KEEHAN AWARD

For boldly championing society's most vulnerable

Alexander Garza, MD
Chief Community Health Officer
SSM Health
Saint Louis


SISTER CONCILIA MORAN AWARD

For demonstrated creativity and breakthrough thinking

Mary Anne Sladich-Lantz
Senior Vice President, Mission and Formation
Providence St. Joseph Health Renton, Wash.


TOMORROW’S LEADERS PROGRAM

Honoring young people who will guide our ministry in the future

  • David Benner, Chief Ancillary Officer, CHRISTUS Health, Irving, Texas
  • Jacquelyn Bombard, Executive Director Federal Relations, Providence St. Joseph Health, Renton, Wash.
  • Amanda Bottolfson, Director, Medical/Surgical, Swingbed, ICU, and PCS Staffing, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, S.D.
  • Ashley Brand, System Director, Community Health, Integration & Housing, CommonSpirit Health, San Francisco
  • Andrew G. Ochs, MBA, MAHCM, Regional Director, Mission Integration, SSM Health, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • Sarah Reddin, Vice President, Ministry Formation - Mission Integration, Ascension, St. Louis
  • Andrew Ritz, Vice President, Operations, Mercy Hospital, Durango, Colo.
  • Heather Runnels, Vice President, Patient Care Services, Our Lady of the Lake Ascension, Gonzales, La.
  • Ryan E. Stuhlreyer, Vice President, Service Line Strategy, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Richmond, Va.
  • Adrienne Webb, Director, National Communication, Issues and Reputation Management, Providence St. Joseph Health, Renton, Wash.