RBJ Health Care Heroes 2025 | BridgeTower Media | 5 December 2024 | Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604, US

The Health Care Heroes awards recognize excellence, promote innovation and honor the efforts of organizations and individuals making a significant impact on the quality of health care in our area.

2024 Honorees

Advanced Practice Provider
• Jennifer Lingle, Rochester Regional Health, Sands Constellation Heart Institute
• Teresa O’Connor, Catholic Charities Family and Community Services
• Sue Ellen Staley, St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center
• Rosemarie Lanza Surowiec, Trillium Health

Chiropractor
• Dr. Larry Peshkin, IronChiro

Dental Specialist
• Dr. Jordan J. Antetomaso,, Harborside Dental Team
• Dr. Matthew Wolfe, Harborside Dental Team

Health Care Innovation
• ED U-Turn, Rochester Regional Health Home Care & Hospice
• MyDay Energys, CooperVision
• Strategic Innovations to Advance Quality and Health Equity, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
• Treatment Court Team, Rochester Regional Health Chemical Dependency

Health Care Staff
• Thelica Diane Council, St. Ann’s Community
• Noemis Hernandez, Rochester Regional Health Home Care & Hospice
• Faith Ann Searls, M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
• Michelle L. Walker, Monroe Community Hospital

Lifetime Achievement
• Susan Chalupa Breese, Rochester Regional Health
• Sevinc Ince, Edna Tina Wilson Living Center
• Patricia Pennella, Empowering People’s Independence
• Shelley D. Scott, Park Ridge Living Center

Management
• Shireen Bertino, Friendly Home
• Yvonne A. Butman, Jewish Senior Life
• Dr. Ahmed Farag, Rochester Regional Health
• Julie Owen, Heritage Christian Services

Medical Professional
• Andrew J. Post, HCR Home Care

Mental Health
• Deanna Ferguson, Rochester Mental Health Center/Rochester Regional Health
• Rebecca Kieffer, St. John Fisher University
• Tammy Piotter, Rochester Regional Genesee Mental Health PROS
• Kelly Wilmot, Villa of Hope

Nurse
• Morgan Deming, Rochester Regional Health, Unity Hospital
• Monica A. Epps, St. John’s Nursing Home
• Andrea Oser, Jewish Home of Rochester
• Angel L. Perez Jr. HCR Home Care
• Julia Schmeer, F.F. Thompson Hospital
• Rachelle Stevens, Rochester General Hospital

Physician
• Dr. Catherine Josephine Cantwell, Thompson Health Canandaigua Medical Group OB/GYN
• Dr. Amanda Coniglio, Rochester Regional Health
• Dr. Christine Coward, Flaum Eye Institute
• Dr. S. Izhar Mustafa, United Cerebral Palsy Association of the Rochester Area, Inc. dba CP Rochester

Senior Care
• Christy Lee Brewer, M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
• Stephanie L. Gallo, M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
• Doria Joyce-Rocchio, Jewish Senior Life
• Amy Marie Prindle, Rochester Regional Health, DeMay Living Center

Special Needs
• Shameka Gilbert, Person Centered Services
• Dr. Adela Guset, Rochester Regional Health
• Jennifer L. Levey, Empowering People’s Independence

Volunteer
• Cheryl A. DeMeyers, Newark Wayne Community, Hospital
• Nancy Munson, St. Joseph’s, Neighborhood Center