CARE Awards
The CARE Awards (Clinician Awards for Retail Excellence) honor outstanding retail clinicians who go above and beyond the call of duty to achieve excellence in patient care.
Award categories include "CARE" Leadership Award, Loretta Ford Lifetime Achievement Award and Clinic Unsung Heroes.
BALLOTING FOR 2010 IS NOW CLOSED!
CARE Award Winners were announced live at the Retail Clinician Education Conference, at a special awards reception during the conference on Monday, August 2nd. See the full list of winners below!
Do you or a member of your clinic team have an AMAZING story in patient care? Have you or a team member made a positive impact on the lives and health of your patients?
Retail Clinician magazine wants to know about it! You may be eligible to receive our first annual CARE award, given to healthcare professionals working in a convenient care clinic setting that have done the most to advance patient care.
In addition to the CARE award plaque, winners will be featured on the cover of the Winter 2010 edition of Retail Clinician magazine.
Only nurse practitioners and physician assistants currently working in a retail-based convenient care clinic location are eligible.
2010 Winners
"Unsung Heroes"
Deb Paffenroth
Aurora QuickCare
De Pere, Wisconsin
Caroline Stein
Target Clinic
Richfield, MN
Vicki Mitchell
The Little Clinic
LifeSaver Awards
Jennifer Tucker
MinuteClinic
Medina, OH
Phyllis Smith
Take Care Health Systems
Seymour, TN
Ann Maag
RediClinic
Houston, TX
Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Award
Ann Marie Coppen
Lindora, LLC
Service Award
Angie Swatfager
CVS-Caremark/MinuteClinic
CARE “Leadership” Award
Jaet Teske, Aurora QuickCare
Ken Berndt, Bellin FastCare
Cynthia Graff, Lindora, LLC
Web Golinkin, RediClinic
Andy Sussman, MinuteClinic
Sandra Ryan, TakeCare Health Systems
Academic “Leadership” Award
Dr. Patricia Starck DSN, RN, FAAN
Dean -University of Texas Schoo of Nursing
Leadership Award
Michael Ayotte
CVS-Caremark/MinuteClinic
CARE Champion Award
Governor Edward Rendell
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Senator Innoye (D - HI)
Loretta Ford Lifetime Achievement Award
Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Senior Advisor for Nursing
Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiatie on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine