LVB Health Care Heroes 2023 | BridgeTower Media | 19 February 2023 | TBA

Each year Lehigh Valley Business recognizes excellence, promotes innovation and honors the efforts of individuals and organizations making significant positive impacts on the quality of health care in the Lehigh Valley.

Award Categories
• Advancement in Innovation and Health Care
• Allied Health Hero
• Community Outreach/Education Hero
• COVID-19 Hero
• First Responder Hero
• Health Professional Hero
• Lifetime Achievement Hero
• Mental Health Caregiver of the Year
• Nurse of the Year
• Pediatric and Pediatric Specialties Hero
• Physician of the Year
• Senior Care Hero
• Special Needs Advocate
• Therapeutic Care Provider of the Year
• Volunteer Hero
• Women’s Health and Wellness Hero
• Workplace Wellness Program of the Year

2022 Winners

Allied Health Hero
• Erin Collins Barron, BSN, RN, CPN, MHA, Allentown Health Bureau

Community Outreach Hero
• Heather L Clark, DNP, RN, Penn State University
• Thomas Fraind, Transform Rehabilitation
• Christina J Graham, Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
• MaryEllen (Mel) Shiels, Allentown Health Bureau

COVID-19 Hero
• Lauren Grantz, Lehigh Valley Health Network
• Elizabeth Page, HNL Lab Medicine

• Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Cedar Crest Campus

Health Professional Hero
• Comfort Agbortoko, New Vitae Wellness and Recovery
• Leigh Ehrlich, CPA, CHFP, MBA, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Lifetime Achievement Hero
• Cathy Leffler, HNL Lab Medicine

Nurse Hero
• Jennifer Green, Fellowship Community
• Melissa Hosni, RN, BSN, Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg
• Maureen McDonough, MSN, CEN, Lehigh Valley Health Network
• Lois Wade, MSN, RN, CDCES, NPE-C, Reading Hospital/Tower Health

Physician Hero
• Alex N. Benjamin, M.D., Lehigh Valley Health Network

Therapeutic Care Provider
• Devin McLaughlin, PTA, Robbins Rehabilitation East

Volunteer Hero
• Theresa ‘Terrie’ Graczyk, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Workplace Wellness Hero
• Lehigh Valley Health Network
• East Penn Manufacturing, Co.
• City of Allentown Human Resources Department