Penn State Health and College of Medicine earn 10 CPBJ Health Care Heroes honors
Ten Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine employees and teams were recognized as Health Care Heroes in Central Penn Business Journal’s (CPBJ) 2026 awards program. They were honored by local health care industry leaders at an April 9 awards event.
The Health Care Heroes awards recognize excellence, promote innovation, educate the region on health care issues and honor organizations and individuals who are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in central Pennsylvania.
The following were named winners of CPBJ’s Health Care Heroes awards:
Advancements and Innovation in Health Care
- Erika Swift, Penn State College of Medicine
- Trauma Surgery Unit, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Allied Health Hero
- Penn State Health Child Life and Integrative Therapies
Community Outreach and Education Hero
- Katie Savory, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Lifetime Achievement
- Pamela Smith, Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital
Management
- Eunice Maingi, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Joseph Wysock III, Penn State Health
Nurse of the Year
- Cassie Appleby, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Ellen Guido, BSN RN CEN SANE-A, Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
- Maria Kelly, Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital
See the full list of honorees here.
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