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Alegent Health Foundation Announces 2009 Heritage Award Recipients

Release Date: 01/05/2009

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Excellence is not simply a tradition at Alegent Health, for some it is a way of life. The Alegent Health Foundation will honor those exemplary employees this spring with its 2009 Heritage Award. The annual Heritage Dinner - now in its 26th year - will be Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Harrah's Grand Ballroom in Council Bluffs.

Nominations for the 2009 Heritage Awards were made this past fall and are presented to individuals who excel in the following four areas: Arts/Humanities, Business, Education and Health/Medicine. The following are people are recipients of the 2009 awards by category:

Arts/Humanities - Frankie Parrott

Business - Joseph D. Beraldi

Education - Marvin Arnpriester

Health/Medicine - Mary Lou McGinn

The Heritage Award recognizes individuals from southwest Iowa for their professional and personal contributions to the community. The Heritage Award was created to celebrate and pay homage to those who have enriched the community and established a legacy on which future Heritage Award honorees can build. Each year a committee of community leaders and Mercy Hospital staff coordinate the event. Chairing this year's event are Jim and Becky Burgart and co-chairs are Bob and Martha Mundt. Other committee members include Deanna Boese and Tam Trinh, John and Tracy Jerkovich, Mick and Judy Guttau, Dr. Jeff and Cheri Snyder, and Dr. James and Jane Whalen.

The gala evening begins with a cocktail reception, followed by a gourmet meal and the recognition program. For more information regarding the 2009 Heritage Dinner or for tickets to the event, please contact Christine Gochenour at (712) 328-5141 by March 22.

About Alegent Health
Alegent Health is the largest not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa with nine acute care hospitals, more than 100 sites of service, over 1,300 physicians on its medical staff and roughly 9,000 employees. Alegent Health is making healthcare better with an exceptional commitment to quality and by providing patient focused care for the body, mind and spirit of every person consistent with its faith-based mission. Alegent Health continues the health ministry begun by its sponsors, Catholic Health Initiatives and Immanuel Health Systems, more than a hundred years ago. At Alegent Health, patients and their families find a continuum of care, from women's and children's services, primary care, wellness counseling, and senior care to cardiovascular services, orthopaedics, oncology, physical rehabilitation and behavioral health. Alegent Health is online at www.alegent.com.