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SUMMARY:11th Annual Champions of Healthcare Awards
DESCRIPTION:Congratulations to the 2025 Champion of Healthcare Award Winners\n\n\n\nTwo of the nine category winners were announced before the event:\n\n\n Lifetime Achievement Award Winner - Daniel Friedrich\n Youth Volunteer Award Winner - Quynh Tran\, Braden River High School \n\nWinners from the following seven categories were announced at the June 12 awards breakfast and appear in bold below.\n\n \n\nAdult Volunteer - Finalists\n\n\n Jeffrey Gelber\, MD\, Turning Points\n Carol Lynch\, HCA Florida Blake Hospital\n Lin Oakerson\, Empath Health / Tidewell Hospice \n\nAllied Health Professional - Finalists\n\n\n Liz Brown\, Manatee Memorial Hospital\n Megan Hawkins\, RN\, HCA Florida Blake Hospital\n Shirley Parrado\, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) \n\nIndividual of Merit - Finalists\n\n\n Claudia Glover\, Step Up Suncoast\, Inc.\n Trudy Moon\, Air & Energy\n Melvin Price\, DPM\, MCR Health \n\nInnovation/Research - Finalists\n\n\n CAN Community Health\n Heart & Cardiovascular Center at Manatee Memorial Hospital\n Darlene Lobel\, MD\, NeuroSpinal Associates \n\nInstitution/Program - Finalists\n\n\n Academy at Bradenton\n C.A.T.C.H\, Step Up Suncoast\, Inc.\n We Care Manatee \n\nNurse - Finalists\n\n\n Diane Aubrey\, APRN\, Manatee Memorial Hospital\n Neshia McClendon\, DNP\, ARNP-IP\, FNP-C\, CNE\, CAN Community Health\n Melissa Tunc\, DNP\, RN\, CPHQ\, PMCP\, HCA Florida Blake Hospital \n\nPhysician/Dentist - Finalists\n\n\n Christopher Cooper\, DO\, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center / Cooper Family Medical\n Fabian Ramos\, MD\, FIPP\, DABA\, DABIPP\, DABPM\, Ramos Center for Interventional & Functional Medicine\n Stellios Rekkas\, MD\, FACS\, FASMBS\, Manatee Physician Alliance General & Weight Loss Surgery
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Congratulations to the 2025 Champion of Healthcare Award Winners
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\nTwo of the nine category winners were announced \;before the event:
\n\n\n - Lifetime Achievement Award Winner - \;Daniel Friedrich
\n - Youth Volunteer Award Winner - \;Quynh Tran\, Braden River High School \;
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\nWinners from the following seven categories were announced at the June 12 awards breakfast and appear in bold below.
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\nAdult Volunteer - Finalists\n\n\n - Jeffrey Gelber\, MD\, Turning Points
\n - Carol Lynch\, HCA Florida Blake Hospital
\n - Lin Oakerson\, Empath Health / Tidewell Hospice \;
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\nAllied Health Professional - Finalists\n\n\n - Liz Brown\, Manatee Memorial Hospital
\n - Megan Hawkins\, RN\, HCA Florida Blake Hospital
\n - Shirley Parrado\, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) \;
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\nIndividual of Merit - Finalists\n\n\n - Claudia Glover\, Step Up Suncoast\, Inc.
\n - Trudy Moon\, Air &\; Energy
\n - Melvin Price\, DPM\, MCR Health \;
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\nInnovation/Research - Finalists\n\n\n - CAN Community Health
\n - Heart &\; Cardiovascular Center at Manatee Memorial Hospital
\n - Darlene Lobel\, MD\, NeuroSpinal Associates \;
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\nInstitution/Program - Finalists\n\n\n - Academy at Bradenton
\n - C.A.T.C.H\, Step Up Suncoast\, Inc.
\n - We Care Manatee \;
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\nNurse - Finalists\n\n\n - Diane Aubrey\, APRN\, Manatee Memorial Hospital
\n - Neshia McClendon\, DNP\, ARNP-IP\, FNP-C\, CNE\, CAN Community Health
\n - Melissa Tunc\, DNP\, RN\, CPHQ\, PMCP\, HCA Florida Blake Hospital \;
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\nPhysician/Dentist - Finalists\n\n\n - Christopher Cooper\, DO\, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center / Cooper Family Medical
\n - Fabian Ramos\, MD\, FIPP\, DABA\, DABIPP\, DABPM\, Ramos Center for Interventional &\; Functional Medicine
\n - Stellios Rekkas\, MD\, FACS\, FASMBS\, Manatee Physician Alliance General &\; Weight Loss Surgery
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LOCATION:GROVE 10670 Boardwalk Loop Lakewood Ranch\, FL 34202
UID:e.2475.49800
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DTSTAMP:20260512T222410Z
URL:https://business.manateechamber.com/events/details/11th-annual-champions-of-healthcare-awards-49800
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