CHICAGO, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Add 12 healthcare executives to the list of rising healthcare management stars recognized by Modern Healthcare, the healthcare industry’s leading business publication.
“There are many challenges facing healthcare today and certainly in the future,” said David Burda, editor of Modern Healthcare. “We’re confident that the members of our Up & Comers class of 2008 are up to those challenges.”
The magazine’s annual recognition program drew a near-record 134 applicants from all sectors of the healthcare industry. The program is open to any executive age 40 or under working in the healthcare industry. An editorial review board composed of the magazine’s senior editors reviewed the nominations and selected this year’s 12 recipients. They are:
-- Dawn Anuszkiewicz, 38, chief operating officer of St. Louis University Hospital -- Martin Bonick, 34, president and chief executive officer of Jewish Hospital Medical Campus in Louisville, Ky. -- Kira Carter, 33, president and chief executive officer of Sparrow Specialty Hospital in Lansing, Mich. -- James Dunlop, 38, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Catholic Health System in Cheektowaga, N.Y. -- David Entwistle, 39, chief executive officer of University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City. -- Don Fesko, 36, administrator of Community Hospital in Muncie, Ind. -- Jena Hausmann, 37, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Children's Hospital in Denver. -- Christopher Hummer, 37, president of Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville in Charlotte, N.C. -- Kim Kalajainen, 40, vice president and chief information officer of Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn. -- Winjie Tang Miao, 30, president of Harris Methodist Northwest Hospital in Azle, Texas. -- Julie Sprengel, 37, assistant administrator of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. -- Jonathan Timmis, 35, vice president and chief strategy officer of St. Vincent Health System in Little Rock, Ark.
Profiles of the 12 executives appear in the Sept. 15 issue of Modern Healthcare. Readers can also read the profiles by visiting Modern Healthcare Online, the magazine’s Web site, at modernhealthcare.com. Modern Healthcare created its Up & Comers award program in 1987 to recognize rising young management talent in the healthcare industry. A total of 268 executives have earned that recognition since then, including this year’s recipients. Witt/Kieffer, an executive search firm, has sponsored the Up & Comers award program since 1997, but, per editorial policy, the firm is not involved in the nomination or selection process.
For more information on this year’s Up & Comers program, contact Editor David Burda at 312-649-5439 or [email protected].
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