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Awards and Past Recipients
Award of Merit
Description: CHA's highest honor, the Award of Merit, may be given to
a CHA member for
outstanding contributions to the California health care community. Traditionally,
the recipient has provided outstanding service over an extended period.
The Award of Merit is awarded for contributions that have gone far beyond association
activities, and is given only when the qualifications of the nominee
are beyond reproach. The award is not necessarily given on an annual
basis and, on a few
occasions, two Awards of Merit have been given in the same year.
Recipients:
| 1953 |
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Sister Mary Phillips, St. Mary's Hospital, San
Francisco |
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| 1954 |
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Ritz E. Heerman, California Hospital, Los Angeles |
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| 1955 |
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Gordon R. Cumming, Chief, Bureau of Hospitals, Berkeley |
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| 1956 |
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Gertrude R. Folendorf, Shriner's Hospital, San Francisco |
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| 1960 |
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Fred W. Moore, Rideout Hospital, Marysville
Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. O'Dwyer |
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| 1962 |
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George U. Wood, Executive Vice President, Peralta Hospital, Oakland |
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| 1963 |
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J. E. Smits, Regional Administrator, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,
Los Angeles |
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| 1965 |
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George Badenhausen, Administrator, Harriman Jones
Medical Center, Long Beach |
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| 1970 |
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James E. Ludlam, Legal Counsel, California Hospital Association |
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| 1971 |
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Mark Berke, Executive Vice President, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical
Center, San Francisco |
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| 1974 |
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Viggo K. Meedom, Member, State Advisory Health Council, Sacramento |
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| 1977 |
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William M. Whelan, President, California Hospital Association,
Sacramento |
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| 1979 |
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Isadore Weinstein, Administrator, Rio Hondo Memorial Hospital,
Downey |
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| 1981 |
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Walter R. Hoefflin, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Hospital
of Southern California, Arcadia
Ernest G. Casassa, Executive Director, Kaweah Delta District Hospital,
Visalia |
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| 1983 |
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Henry X. Jackson, President, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van
Nuys
Sister Jane Frances, President, Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange |
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| 1985 |
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Paul D. Ward, President, California Hospital Association, Sacramento |
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| 1987 |
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Samuel J. Tibbitts, President, Lutheran Hospital Society, Los
Angeles |
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| 1988 |
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Carl Weissburg, Executive Director, United Hospital Association,
Los Angeles |
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| 1989 |
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Charles F. Forbes, Esq., Legal Counsel, California Association
of Hospitals and Health Systems, Los Angeles |
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| 1990 |
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Russell B. Williams, Vice President and Regional Hospital Administrator,
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Pasadena |
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| 1991 |
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Milton S. Tyre, Esq., Governing Board Member, Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter,
Los Angeles |
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| 1992 |
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Henry B. Dunlap, Regional Director, Medic Alert Foundation International,
Los Angeles
Frank F. Dupper, President and Chief Executive Officer, Adventist
Health System West, Roseville |
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| 1993 |
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Stephen W. Gamble, President, Hospital Council of Southern California,
Los Angeles |
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| 1994 |
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J.D. Northway, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Valley
Childrens Hospital, Fresno
Yoshi Honkawa, Consultant for Health Care Advocacy, Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center, Los Angeles |
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| 1995 |
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Everett L. Beck, Administrator, Mayers Memorial Hospital District,
Fall River Mills |
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| 1996 |
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Ames S. Early, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scripps
Health, San Diego |
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| 1997 |
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Charles H. Mason, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer,
Parkview Health Systems, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| 1998 |
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Beverly Finley, Managing Director, Stanislaus County Health Services
Agency, Modesto |
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| 1999 |
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James C. Lester, Chief Executive Officer, Little Company of Mary
Health System, Torrance |
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| 2001 |
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Thomas M. Johnson, CEO, Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia |
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| 2002 |
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Edward Schroeder, President, Northern
California Division, Catholic Healthcare West |
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| 2003 |
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Michael D. Stephens, president/CEO, Hoag
Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach
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| 2004 |
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Sister Ruth Marie Nickerson, CSC, President/CEO, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno
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| 2005 |
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Blair L. Sadler, President/CEO, Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego |
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| 2006 |
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Bill Noce, Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles |
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| 2007 |
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Don Ammon , former President/CEO, Adventist Health, Roseville
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Ritz E. Heerman Memorial Award
Description: Named in honor of Ritz E. Heerman, first president
of CHA, this award is granted only for a specific outstanding
contribution to the improvement of patient care in California – such
as the development of new equipment, techniques, cost-savings strategies
or patient-safety measures. It is not to be made
for general contributions in the health care field. An individual, organization, hospital, health system or provider may
qualify for the award, but the award is not limited to such organizations.
Recipients:
| 1960 |
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Samuel J. Tibbits, California Hospital, Los
Angeles
W. Glenn Ebersole, Executive Director, Hospital Council of Southern
California, Los Angeles |
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| 1962 |
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Harold H. Hixson, University of California Hospitals,
San Francisco |
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| 1965 |
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Carl A. Gottschalk, West Valley Hospital, Encino |
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| 1968 |
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Emery B. Dowell, Associate Director, California
Hospital Association, Sacramento |
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| 1970 |
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Jack J. Fulton, Liability Manager, Farmers Insurance Group |
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| 1971 |
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Stephen W. Gamble, Associate Executive Director, Hospital Council
of Southern California, Los Angeles |
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| 1973 |
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George Walker, President, Walker and Company |
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| 1974 |
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Joseph L. Zem, Administrator, St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco |
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| 1983 |
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Kenneth Tyler, President, Truck Insurance Exchange, Los Angeles |
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| 1984 |
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Robert W. White, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health
Services, Los Angeles
Stanley A. Skillicorn, M.D., Director of Medical Affairs, San Jose
Hospital, San Jose |
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| 1986 |
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Don Harper Mills, M.D., J.D., Medical-Legal Consultant, Los Angeles |
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| 1993 |
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Robert M. Sloane, President, Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Anaheim
Jolene Tornabeni, Senior Vice President, Mercy Healthcare, San Diego |
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| 1994 |
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Thomas P. Hayes, Chief Executive Officer, Fremont-Rideout Health
Group, Yuba City
Paul Russell, R.N., Medical Disaster Management Coordinator, Emergency
Medical Services Agency/Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa
Ana
Raymond Schultze, M.D., Director, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles |
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| 1995 |
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Walter S. Graf, M.D., Medical Director, Daniel Freeman Hospitals
Paramedic School, Inglewood |
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| 1996 |
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Kenneth J. Clark, FACHE, Director, Comprehensive Homeless Center
of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center-West Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Edward Bland, Chair, Rural Healthcare Center, Sacramento |
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| 1997 |
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Michael Rembis, Chief Executive Officer, John F. Kennedy Memorial
Hospital, Indio
Joyce Preston, Program Manager, Health Beginnings Program, John
F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio |
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| 1998 |
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Roger Seaver, President, Northridge Hospital Medical Center Family
Practice Center and Residency Program, Northridge
Samuel W. Downing, Chief Executive Officer, Salinas Valley Memorial
Healthcare System, Salinas |
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| 1999 |
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Consuelo C. Diaz, Chief Executive Officer, Rancho Los Amigos
National Rehabilitation Center, Downey
J. Duffy Watson, President, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital,
Valencia |
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| 2000 |
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Robert E. Chason, Chief Operating Officer, University of California,
Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento
Annette M. Walker, Senior Vice President, MemorialCare, Long Beach |
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| 2001 |
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Bryan R. Rogers, President/CEO, Riverside Community Hospital |
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| 2002 |
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Blair L. Sadler,
President/CEO, Children's Hospital and Health
Center, San Diego
Robert Sillen, Executive Director, Santa
Clara Valley Health & Hospital System, San Jose
Lori Turner, R.N., President, Diablo Chapter
of Mended Hearts, Inc., John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek
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| 2003 |
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Ju C. Rhee, M.D., Pomona Valley Hospital
Medical Center
Lift Team of John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health
System, Walnut Creek
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| 2004 |
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Susie Flinn and the Seton Coastside Associates,
Administrative Director, Seton Coastside and Nursing, Seton Medical Center
Coastside, Moss Beach
Malinda Mitchell,
Retired President/CEO, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto;
Project Director, New Directions, Atherton
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| 2005 |
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Julie McKown, Registered Respiratory Therapist, St. Luke’s Hospital, San Francisco |
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| 2006 |
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Martin Brotman, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco |
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| 2007 |
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Lynn Behrens, CEO, Loma Linda University Medical Center |
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Honorary Membership
Description: A person who has become distinguished in the health
care field may be nominated as an Honorary member
for a designated period of time. (This does not include retiring CEOs
who would be nominated for Life Membership.) This award often is given to industry
leaders who are retiring or leaving a position in the health care field.
Honorary members are exempt from payment of dues during the period
of Honorary Membership.
Recipients:
| 1954 |
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Lucius W. Johnson, M.D. |
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| 1957 |
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Manny Weisburger
Louis Lundberg |
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| 1958 |
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Wilber Krell
Arthur J. Will
Ben H. Read
R.D. Brisbane |
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| 1963 |
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V.K. Meedom |
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| 1965 |
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Edward B. Eckdahl
Mrs. T. Roy Hoover
James C. Doyle, M.D. |
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| 1972 |
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Keith O. Taylor, Director of Program in Hospital Administration,
UC Berkeley
Louis F. Saylor, M.D., Director of State Department of Public Health |
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| 1975 |
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Robert S. Hawthorne, Blue Cross of Northern California |
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| 1976 |
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James Brown, Senior Vice President, Blue Cross of Southern California |
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| 1977 |
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John B. Brewer, President, Hospital Council of Southern California,
Los Angeles |
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| 1978 |
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Lawrence T. Cooper, Chairman, Board of Trustees, California Hospital
Medical Center, Los Angeles
Avery M. Millard, Regional Director, American Hospital Association,
Former Executive Director, California Hospital Association, Sacramento |
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| 1981 |
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James W. McFarlane, Western Regional Coordinator, American College
of Hospital Administrators |
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| 1982 |
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George C. Lucia, President, Blue Cross of Northern California,
Oakland |
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| 1983 |
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Robert J. Thomas, Executive Vice President, Blue Cross of California,
Los Angeles
Jack J. Fulton, Mills-Fulton Consultants, Los Angeles |
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| 1985 |
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Uranus J. Appel, American Medical International, Inc., Los Angeles
Avram Yedidia, Organization of Health Care Services, Oakland
Fred J. Hiestand, Esq., Attorney at Law, Sacramento |
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| 1986 |
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Bernard L. Rhodes, M.D., Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Oakland |
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| 1989 |
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Dewey Baggett, Retired, President, Hospital Council of San Diego
and Imperial Counties, San Diego |
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| 1990 |
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Stephen A. Bowles, Past President, Nu-Med Hospitals, Inc., Encino |
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| 1991 |
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Thomas R. Paton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Shield
of California, San Francisco |
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| 1992 |
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Arthur Simmons, Chief Executive Officer, El Centro Regional Medical
Center, El Centro (Posthumous Award) |
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| 1993 |
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Robert E. Fredricks, M.D., Retired, Senior Vice President, Medical
Affairs, St. John's Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica
Sister Jane Frances Power, CSJ, Director, Department of Health Affairs,
Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Los Angeles |
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| 1995 |
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Sister Mary Jo Anderson, Vice President, Community Relations,
Mercy Healthcare San Diego, San Diego
Ronald C. Harm, Retired, Director of Accreditation and Regulation,
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Oakland |
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| 1996 |
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Will Bishop, Chief Financial Officer, Community Hospitals of
the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey
Harvey D. Kern, Retired, Director of Public Affairs, Los Angeles/USC
Medical Center, Los Angeles |
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| 1997 |
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Jack Davis, Retired, Director of Regional Services, Southern
California Region, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles
William C. Finlayson, Past President and Chief Executive Officer,
O'Connor and Saint Louise Hospitals, San Jose and Morgan Hill
Hugh Jones, Past Executive Vice President and Regional Manager,
Southern California Region, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles
David Pockell, Past Executive Vice President and Regional Manager,
Northern California Region, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Oakland
William H. Swanson, M.D., Past Medical Director, County of Los Angeles
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
Betty J. Warner, Past Senior Vice President, Membership Services,
California Hospital Association |
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| 1998 |
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Rita Retort, Retired, Vice President, Patient Care, Little Company
of Mary Hospital, Torrance |
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| 2000 |
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Vic Biswell, Past President and Chief Executive Officer, Association
of California Healthcare Districts, Sacramento |
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| 2001 |
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Kenneth F. Colling, Senior Vice President, Operations Resource
Services for Health Plans/Hospitals, Kaiser Permanente-California
Division-South
Mark R. Finucane, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health
Services
Jack E. Fries, President/CEO, St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco |
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| 2002 |
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John G. Williams, former COO, Catholic
Healthcare West, Greater Bay Area Division, and former President/CEO,
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center |
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| 2003 |
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Joseph S. Silva, Jr., M.D., Dean, University of
California Davis Medical School
Mary E. Reres, Director, Kaiser Health Plans
and Hospitals, Inc., Malibu
Sister June Wilkerson, Former
Coordinator/Mission Leadership, Providence Health System, San
Fernando Valley Service Area
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Life Membership
Description: Nominations can be made to designate a person, or
persons, as a member for life, exempt from payment of dues. The award is presented to individuals who have made a significant service contribution to CHA upon retirement from active participation in health care administration.
Recipients:
| 1946 |
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Howard H. Johnson, M.D. |
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| 1972 |
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George J. Badenhausen, Administrator, Harriman Jones Medical Center,
Long Beach |
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| 1973 |
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Walter Oliver, Administrator, Long Beach Community Hospital, Long
Beach
Harold Hixson, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Health Services, University
of California, San Francisco |
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| 1974 |
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George U. Wood, Executive Vice President, Peralta Hospital, Oakland
Thomas P. Langdon, Administrator, Hahneman Hospital, San Francisco
Alfred E. Maffly, Administrator, Herrick Memorial Hospital, Berkeley
J.E. Smits, Regional Administrator, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,
Los Angeles |
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| 1975 |
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Richard Blaisdell, Administrator, Peninsula Hospital, Burlingame
Arnold Intorf, Administrator, Tahoe Forest Hospital, Truckee |
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| 1976 |
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Gordon R. Cumming, Director, Research and Development, California
Hospital Association; Past Administrator, Sacramento Medical Center,
Sacramento
Gordon Gilbert, Administrator, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena
Eugene Erickson, Administrator, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey |
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| 1977 |
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Paul R. Hoff, Administrator, Medical Center Hospital, Oroville
George Wacker, Administrator, Brookside Hospital, San Pablo Orville
N. Booth, Administrator, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco
John Pence, Administrator, Eastern Plumas District Hospital, Portola
Fred W. Moore, Administrator, Rideout Hospital, Marysville |
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| 1978 |
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Louis P. Funk, Administrator, Community Hospital of Sonoma County,
Santa Rosa |
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| 1979 |
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Frank R. McDougall, President, Health Management Corporation of
California, Los Angeles |
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| 1980 |
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Robert D. Burness, Jr., Executive Vice President, Mills Memorial
Hospital, San Mateo
Louis Ziskind, Administrator, Gateways Hospital and Mental Health
Center, Los Angeles |
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| 1981 |
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Erwin J. Remboldt, President, Health Management Corporation of
California, Los Angeles |
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| 1982 |
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Reverend Monsignor Timothy E. O'Brien, Director, Catholic Charities,
Archdiocese of San Francisco, San Francisco
Sister Mary Placida Conant, Administrator, Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield
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| 1983 |
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Joseph L. Zem, Saint Luke's Hospital, San Francisco |
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| 1984 |
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R. Edwin Hawkins, Administrator, El Camino Hospital, Mountain
View
W. Harlyn Robinson, Administrator, Modesto City Hospital, Modesto
James F. Bray, Administrator, Cabrillo Medical Center, San Diego |
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| 1985 |
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Elizabeth Lee, Administrator, Mad River Hospital, Arcata
John Hayman, Administrator, Coalinga, District Hospital, Coalinga
Ray Grove, Administrator, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Salinas
Henry B. Dunlap, Administrator, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los
Angeles
Neil Asay, Administrator, Riverside General Hospital, Riverside |
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| 1986 |
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Paul J. Drozd, Executive Director, Los Angeles County and University
of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles
Robert B. Swanson, Administrator, Seaside Hospital and Medical Clinic,
Crescent City
Lawrence F. Heise, Administrator, Ukiah General Hospital, Ukiah
Joseph W. Cook, Administrator, Coronado Hospital, Coronado
Dean M. Crowder, Executive Vice President, San Diego Hospital Association,
San Diego |
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| 1987 |
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W. Kevin Hegarty, President and Chief Executive Officer, Huntington
Memorial Hospital, Pasadena
John S. Trussler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Emanuel
Medical Center, Turlock
William E. Smikahl, President, Fallbrook Hospital District, Fallbrook |
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| 1988 |
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Dean Van Metre, Chief Executive Officer, Saint Rose Hospital,
Hayward
Richard A. Grundy, Vice President, Mission Community Hospital, Mission
Viejo
David L. Odell, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Hospitals,
Los Angeles |
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| 1989 |
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Richard P. Daniels, Chief Executive Officer, Sequoia Hospital
District, Redwood City
James W. Knight, Chief Executive Officer, Santa Paula Hospital,
Santa Paula |
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| 1990 |
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Sister Mary Lucille Desmond, President, Saint Mary Medical Center,
Long Beach
Sister Mary Gabriel, O.P., President Emeritus, St. Joseph's Medical
Center, Stockton
Walter R. Hoefflin, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Hospital
of Southern California, Arcadia
Rodney J. Lamb, Executive Vice President, Santa Barbara Cottage
Hospital Foundation, Santa Barbara
Samuel J. Tibbitts, Board Chair, UniHealth America, Burbank
Tom Tonkin, Chief Executive Officer, Community Hospital of Monterey
Peninsula, Monterey
Isadore Weinstein, Vice President, UniHealth American, Burbank |
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| 1991 |
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Ronald J. Davey, Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendale
James C. Heidenreich, Retired, Administrator, Kaiser Foundation
Hospital, Bellflower
Sister Ann McGuinn, Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa
Russell B. Williams, Retired, Vice President and Regional Hospital
Administrator, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles |
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| 1992 |
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Robert D. Hansen, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Community
Hospital of Chula Vista, Chula Vista
Kenneth M. Kelley, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Roseville Community
Hospital, Roseville
Peter W. Kriger, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Saint Joseph
Hospital, Eureka
Gerard A. Smith, Retired, Executive Vice President, National Medical
Enterprises, Santa Monica |
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| 1993 |
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Lauren Blagg, Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Scripps Memorial Hospitals, La Jolla
Robert W. Burwell, Retired, President, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical
Center, Pomona
Donald D. Hitt, Retired, President, Foothill Presbyterian Hospital,
Glendora
Richard E. Sandford, Retired, Administrator, Lodi Memorial Hospital,
Lodi
James E. Sauer, Jr., Retired, Administrator and Chief Executive
Officer, St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank
Samuel Sedell, Retired, Vice President, Corporate Relations and
Acquisitions, UniHealth America, Burbank
Paul A. Teslow, Retired, President, UniHealth America, Burbank |
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| 1994 |
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Stephen W. Gamble, Retired, President, Hospital Council of Southern
California, Los Angeles
Clarence Nixon, Retired, Director, Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Livermore
David Reed, Retired, President, Saint Joseph Health System, Orange
Ronald Sackett, Retired, President, San Antonio Hospital, Upland
Jose A. Samartin, Retired, Administrator, Kaiser Foundation Mental
Health Center, Los Angeles
Richard M. Warren, Retired, Chief Executive Officer and Administrator,
Washington Hospital, Fremont |
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| 1995 |
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Edward J. Foley, Retired, Regional Vice President, Past Administrator,
Healthcare Association of Southern California, Los Angeles
Robert C. Gates, Retired, Director, Los Angeles County Department
of Health, Services, Los Angeles
Robert E. Hanna, Retired, Senior Vice President and Executive Director,
Friendly Hills Regional Medical Center, La Habra |
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| 1996 |
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Kenneth E. Blake, Retired, Administrator, Beverly Hospital, Montebello
Arthur J. Faro, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Sequoia District
Hospital, Redwood City
A. Roy Fleischman, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles
County-High Desert Hospital, Lancaster
Jack Hudock, Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer, Woodland
Healthcare, Woodland
John S. McDonald, J.D., Retired, Administrator, Pioneer Hospital,
Artesia
Allen W. Mathies, Jr., M.D., Retired, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Southern California Healthcare Systems, Pasadena
James P. Sweeney, Retired, Executive Director, Enloe Hospital, Chico |
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| 1997 |
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Everett Beck, Retired, Administrator, Mayers Memorial Hospital
District, Fall River Mills
Jerry Boyter, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Tulare District
Hospital, Tulare
Donna Donald, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Modoc Medical Center,
Alturas
Gerald Goldberg, Past Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Hospital
of Long Beach, Long Beach
Vincent F. Guinan, Past President and Chief Executive Officer, St.
Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles
William T. Sparrow, Past Chief Executive Officer, CPC San Luis Rey
Hospital, Encinitas |
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| 1998 |
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Jerry Bosworth, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, USC University
Hospital, Los Angeles
Richard Butler, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Western Medical
Centers, Santa Ana
Michael Costello, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Santa Teresita
Hospital, Duarte
Dale Eazell, Ph.D., Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Casa Colina,
Inc., Pomona
Jay Hudson, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Community Hospital
of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey
Robert Montgomery, Retired, President, Western Division, Sutter
Health, Sacramento |
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| 1999 |
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James L. Ash, Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara
Frank Dupper, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Adventist Health,
Roseville
Ames S. Early, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Scripps Health,
La Jolla
Charles Jervis, Retired, Chief Executive Officer and Administrator,
San Bernardino County Medical Center, San Bernardino
Frederick C. Meyer, Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Southern California Healthcare Systems, Pasadena
Michael G. Smart, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Alameda County
Medical Center, Oakland
Jack Weiblen, Retired, Executive Vice President, Little Company
of Mary Health Systems, Torrance |
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| 2000 |
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Douglas Bagley, Assistant Director, Operations, County of Los
Angeles
Henry J. Buhrman, Chief Executive Officer, Marin General Hospital,
Greenbrae
Martin B. Buser, M.P.N., FACHE, Partner, Hospitalist Management
Resources, San Diego
C. Larry Carr, President, Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield
Howard Classen, Chief Executive Officer, Natividad Medical Center,
Salinas
Albert L. Greene, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCentral.com, Emeryville |
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| 2001 |
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Michael N. Smith, Director, Health Care Services,
San Joaquin County
R. Michael Barry, Administrator, Plumas District Hospital, Quincy |
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| 2002 |
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Edward Bland, President/CEO, Healdsburg
General Hospital, North Sonoma County Hospital District
Sumiyo E. Kastelic, Director, University of
California San Diego Medical Center
Lawrence C. Long, CEO, Tahoe Forest Hospital
District, Truckee
Robert A. Moen, President/CEO, Emanuel
Medical Center, Turlock
Frank Nachtman, Administrator, Marshall
Hospital, Placerville
Herman J. Spencer, Administrator, Northern
Inyo Hospital, Bishop
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| 2003 |
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Barbara B. Bamberg, R.N., M.P.A., CEO, Sonoma
Valley Hospital
Michael Karpf, M.D., CEO, UCLA Medical Center,
Los Angeles
Frank J. Puglisi, Jr., CEO, Contra Costa
Regional Health Foundation, Martinez
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| 2004 |
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Daniel F. Adams, President/CEO, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier
Joyce I. Gysin, Administrator, Surprise Valley Health Care District, Cedarville
Terrence A. Hansen, President/CEO, Paradise Valley Hospital/Adventist Health, National City
Terry G. Mack, CEO, Health Plan of San Joaquin, Stockton
Sister Ruth Marie Nickerson, CSC, President/CEO, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno
Robert C. Shaw, President/CEO, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks |
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| 2005 |
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C. Thomas Collier, President/CEO, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley
George W. Graham, President/CEO, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Antonie H. Paap, President/CEO, Children’s Hospital & Research Center, Oakland |
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| 2006 |
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Peter K. Bryan, CEO, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield
Robert E. Chason, CEO, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento
Cheryl Fama, President/CEO, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco
George W. Graham, President/CEO, Torrance Medical Center
Walter W. Noce, President/CEO, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Robert Sillen, Executive Director, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose
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| 2007 |
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Tom May, President, Far West Division, HCA, Henderson, Nevada
Don Ammon , former President/CEO, Adventist Health, Roseville
Jerry Fikes, former CEO, Mayers Memorial Hospital District, Fall River Mills |
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Certificate of Distinction
Description: The Certificate of Distinction is given for exemplary performance on behalf of the California health care community through a devotion of the highest order to voluntary duties, particularly those of committees or programs of CHA or CAHHS, which, while of significant importance, are not of the type and content as prescribed for other awards.
Recipients:
| 1970 |
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J. Philo Nelson, President, Hospital Service of California |
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| 1972 |
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H. Charles Abbott, President, Blue Cross of California |
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| 1974 |
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Frank Lanterman, Member of California Assembly |
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| 1975 |
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Barry Keene, Member of California Assembly |
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| 1976 |
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Grant Cattaneo, Executive Vice President, Hospital Council of
Northern California, San Francisco |
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| 1979 |
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Howard Hassard, Legal Counsel, California Medical Association,
San Francisco |
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| 1984 |
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Mother Margarita Maria, Administrator, Santa Teresita Hospital,
Duarte |
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| 1985 |
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Robert Matsui, Member of Congress, Sacramento |
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| 1987 |
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Bruce Bronzan, Member of Assembly, Fresno |
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| 1988 |
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Yoshi Honkawa, Vice President, Government and Industry Relations,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles |
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| 1989 |
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David H. Melnick, Chairman of Board of Directors, Mt. Zion Hospital
and Medical Center, San Francisco
Dickinson C. Ross, Chairman, National Health Foundation Board, Beverly
Hills
Billy B. Russell, President, Board of Directors, El Camino Hospital,
Mountain View |
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| 1990 |
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Alan Heilpern, M.D., Sherman Oaks |
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| 1992 |
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Phyllis R. Sorenson, Volunteer, Auburn Faith Community Hospital,
Auburn; Trustee, Lassen Community Hospital, Susanville |
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| 1993 |
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Stephanie S. Hauk, Past Trustee, Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital,
Santa Cruz
William B. Kerr, Director, University of California San Francisco
Medical Center, San Francisco
William H. Swanson, M.D., Chief of Medical Staff, Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center, Torrance
Charles H. White, Ph.D., Director, Health Professional Education,
Sharp HealthCare, San Diego |
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| 1994 |
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Gayle Ensign, Retired, President, California Association of Catholic
Hospitals, Sacramento
Basil Maloney, M.D., Member, Board of Trustees, Grossmont Hospital,
La Mesa |
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| 1995 |
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Phyllis Dillard, Retired, Member of the Board, Pioneers Memorial
Hospital District, Brawley |
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| 1996 |
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Daniel F. Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Presbyterian
Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier
James D. Reese, President, Board of Directors, Kaweah Delta HealthCare
District, Visalia |
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| 1997 |
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Kathryn Yarbrough, Administrator, Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital,
San Andreas |
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| 1998 |
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Martin Diamond, President and Chief Administrative Officer, John
Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek
Saul Goldfarb, Chief Executive Officer, Gateways Hospital and Mental
Health Center, Los Angeles |
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| 1999 |
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Richard M. Warren, Chief Executive Office and Administrator, El
Camino Hospital, Mountain View |
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| 2000 |
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Stanley C. Oppegard, Past Chief Operating Officer and Administrator,
Methodist Hospital, Sacramento |
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| 2001 |
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Gary R. Stephany, President/CEO, Healthcare Association of San
Diego and Imperial Counties |
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| 2002 |
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Lloyd A. Bookman, Founding Partner and Legal Counsel, Hooper,
Lundy & Bookman, Los Angeles
Rick Lash, Division Director of Patient
Financial Services, Catholic Healthcare West, Southern California
RoseMarie Reno, Board Chair, Tri-City
Healthcare District, Oceanside
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| 2003 |
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Pilar De La Cruz-Reyes, R.N., M.S.N., chief
nurse executive, Fresno Heart Hospital
Dean R. Stordahl, director, VA Loma Linda
Healthcare System
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| 2004 |
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Michael J. Madden, CEO, Southern California Region, Providence Health System, Burbank
W. June Simmons,
LCSW, President/CEO, Partners in Care Foundation, Burbank |
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| 2005 |
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David S. Anderson (posthumously),President/CEO, Banner Lassen Medical Center, Susanville
S. Gainer Pillsbury, Jr., M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children’s Hospital
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| 2007 |
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Sam Downing, President/CEO, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Steve Packer, M.D., President/CEO, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Deanne Terry, Volunteer, Fairchild Medical Center, Yreka |
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Public Service Award
Description: The Public Service Award may be given by the CHA Board
of Trustees to recognize elected or appointed officials who demonstrate
a commitment to health care policies and issues. Candidates must be responsive
to the needs of patients and health care providers. In addition, they must
be recognized as contributors to the public good, through sponsorship
or leadership relative to legislation, regulations, public policy or
community service. Candidates must show, through direct action, support for the need to
balance access, quality and continuity of care with fair payments. They
must demonstrate an appreciation for the inter-relationships between
public and private health financing systems and delivery programs. They also must have an appreciation for the changing environment and issues
affecting California's health care community.
Recipients:
| 1988 |
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Congressman Robert T. Matsui, Sacramento |
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| 1989 |
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Congressman Henry Waxman, Los Angeles |
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| 1990 |
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Senator Diane Watson, Los Angeles |
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| 1992 |
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Senator Mike Thompson, Saint Helena |
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| 1993 |
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Assemblyman Burt Margolin, Los Angeles |
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| 1996 |
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Senator Ken Maddy, Fresno |
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| 1999 |
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Congressman William M. Thomas, Bakersfield
Christopher Jennings, Deputy Assistant to the President for Health
Policy, Washington, D.C. |
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| 2001 |
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Senator Jim Costa, Fresno |
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| 2002 |
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Congresswoman Lois Capps, U.S. House of Representatives |
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| 2003 |
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Gavin Newsom, Board of Supervisors, City and
County of San Francisco
Bill Postmus, Board of Supervisors, San
Bernardino County
Paul Biane, Board of Supervisors, San
Bernardino County
Dennis Hansberger, Board of Supervisors, San
Bernardino County
Fred Aguiar, Board of Supervisors, San
Bernardino County
Jerry Eaves, Board of Supervisors, San
Bernardino County |
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| 2004 |
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The Honorable Jim Brulte,
State Senator, California State Senate, Sacramento
The Honorable Lou Correa,
Assemblymember, California State Assembly, Sacramento
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| 2005 |
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The Honorable Jack Scott, State Senator, California State Senate
|
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| 2006 |
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The Honorable Keith Richman, M.D., Assemblymember, California State Assembly
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Leadership in Governance
Description: This award recognizes hospital or health system board
trustees who demonstrate a commitment to health care policies and
issues. As health care organizations become more complex to govern, it is crucial
that hospital/health system trustees participate in active decision-making
and strategic thinking needed to anticipate the future demands of the
health care marketplace. The Leadership in Governance Award recognizes
trustees who have met these increasing challenges; shown
an outstanding commitment to their communities; given exemplary
service as active, informed and dedicated trustees; and provided
leadership, strategic planning and support to their hospitals or
systems.
Recipients:
| 2001 |
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Tom Mullen, Supervisor, Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Patricia T. Ross, President, Board of Directors, Tulare Local Health
Care District |
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| 2002 |
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Gordon K. Foster, Board Chair, Bakersfield
Memorial Hospital
Dennis O'Connell, Board Chair, Sutter
Health, Sacramento
Richard Powers, M.D., Family Practice
Physician, and President, West County Healthcare Foundation, Sebastopol
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| 2003 |
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Michael Baird, M.D., chair, Enloe Medical
Center Board of Trustees, Chico
Thomas J. Mostert, president, Pacific Union
Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, and chair, Adventist Health
Board of Directors, Westlake Village
Jack Wise, chair, Oakmont Mortgage, Woodland
Hills, and chair, Providence Health System, Southern California
Region, San Fernando Valley Service Area
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| 2004 |
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Lester Cufaude, Governing Board President, Mayers Memorial Hospital District, Fall River Mills
Ron Flores, Past Chairman, Madera Community Hospital Board of Trustees
Albert Ghirardelli, Esq., Chairman of the Board, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hill
Ronald A. Mitchell, Board Chairman, Tri-City Healthcare District, Oceanside |
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| 2005 |
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Alan Larson, M.D., Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, and Former Chairman of the Board, Palomar Pomerado Health, San Diego
Harry M. Goldstein, Chairman of the Board, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage |
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| 2006 |
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Norman Coulson, Chairman of the Board, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank
LeRoy Trippel, Chairman of the Board, Tulare District Healthcare System |
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| 2007 |
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Darlene Garrahy, Trustee, Tri-City Healthcare District, Oceanside
Nathan Olivas, Board Vice President, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System |
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