11th Annual Champions of Healthcare Awards

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Name: 11th Annual Champions of Healthcare Awards
Date: June 12, 2025
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Registration: We're sorry, registration for this event is closed. Please call 941-748-3411 with questions.
Event Description:

Congratulations to the 2025 Champion of Healthcare Award Winners

Two of the nine category winners were announced before the event:

  • Lifetime Achievement Award Winner - Daniel Friedrich
  • Youth Volunteer Award Winner - Quynh Tran, Braden River High School 
Winners from the following seven categories were announced at the June 12 awards breakfast and appear in bold below.
 
Adult Volunteer - Finalists
  • Jeffrey Gelber, MD, Turning Points
  • Carol Lynch, HCA Florida Blake Hospital
  • Lin Oakerson, Empath Health / Tidewell Hospice  
Allied Health Professional - Finalists
  • Liz Brown, Manatee Memorial Hospital
  • Megan Hawkins, RN, HCA Florida Blake Hospital
  • Shirley Parrado, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)  
Individual of Merit - Finalists
  • Claudia Glover, Step Up Suncoast, Inc.
  • Trudy Moon, Air & Energy
  • Melvin Price, DPM, MCR Health  
Innovation/Research - Finalists
  • CAN Community Health
  • Heart & Cardiovascular Center at Manatee Memorial Hospital
  • Darlene Lobel, MD, NeuroSpinal Associates  
Institution/Program - Finalists
  • Academy at Bradenton
  • C.A.T.C.H, Step Up Suncoast, Inc.
  • We Care Manatee  
Nurse - Finalists
  • Diane Aubrey, APRN, Manatee Memorial Hospital
  • Neshia McClendon, DNP, ARNP-IP, FNP-C, CNE, CAN Community Health
  • Melissa Tunc, DNP, RN, CPHQ, PMCP, HCA Florida Blake Hospital  
Physician/Dentist - Finalists
  • Christopher Cooper, DO, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center / Cooper Family Medical
  • Fabian Ramos, MD, FIPP, DABA, DABIPP, DABPM, Ramos Center for Interventional & Functional Medicine
  • Stellios Rekkas, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Manatee Physician Alliance General & Weight Loss Surgery
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10670 Boardwalk Loop
Lakewood Ranch, FL  34202
Contact Information:
Tonya Kida, 941 748-4842 ext. 122
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Fees/Admission:

Table Sponsorship $750 (Non-member: $850)
Individual Ticket $65 (Non-member: $80)
Student/Child Ticket $40 (under 18 years of age)
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