Indiana Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy
 
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Events

The Indiana Chapter will hold their spring meeting is May 29 - 30.  Conference registration form and brochure  is now available.

ISHCA is holding a membership raffle with a chance to win a one-week stay in beautiful Destin, FL Read this article, highlighted in SHCA 2008 Spring Newsletter.

Download information about the destination condo.

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Distinguished Sponsors:

   

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Awards

We are proud announce the winner of the Ann Barrett Patient Advocacy Excellence Award for 2006:

Janet Pakish
Porter Memorial Hospital

Ann Barrett, for whom this award was named, was born on August 10, 1940 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Ann was married to William Barrett for over 30 years and they had a daughter named Amber. Ann loved birds, annual vacations to Mexico and she was an avid recycler.

Ann had a Master's Degree in Social Work and worked for over 24 years in the VA system. The last six years of her life were spent as a patient advocate at the VA in Indianapolis. Ann felt honored to help the veterans that she served. In other words, Ann epitomized the qualities of a patient advocate. Ann left this world a better place in July of 2004 and she will long be remembered.

Ann symbolized many elements of patient advocacy: caring, thoughtful, sincere, investigative, passionate and professional. Ann's work as a patient advocate, member of her church, community outreach programs, and volunteer at local museums made her a unique, caring and phenomenal person.

Click here for the Ann Barrett Patient Advocacy Excellence Award.

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2007 Officers

2007 President:
Janet Pakish
Porter - Valparaiso Hospital Campus
814 LaPorte Ave
Valparaiso, IN 46383
P: (219) 531-7957
F: (219) 465-4980
E: janet.pakish@porterhealth.org
2007 Treasurer:
Sharon Muensterman
Pt. Relations Coordinator
Deaconess Hospital
600 Mary St.
Evansville, IN 47747
P: (812) 450-3430
F: (812) 450-3336
E: sharon_muensterman@deaconess.com
2007 President Elect:
Kathleen Strain

Patient Advocate
Methodist Hospital
8701 Broadway
Merrillville, IN  46410
P: (219) 757-7171
E: kstrain@methodisthospitals.org

2007 Directors At Large:
Theresa Randall

Consumer Affairs Specialist
Richard L. Roudebush VAMC
1481 W. 10th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
P: (317) 988-4649
F: (317) 988-0133
E:
theresa.randall@med.va.gov

2007 Past President:
Bryan Tipton

Consumer Affairs Specialist
Richard L. Roudebush VAMC
1481 West 10th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
P:(317) 988-2607
E: bryan.tipton@va.gov
Michele Long
Case Management Director
Memorial Hospital
1101 Michigan Ave
Logansport, IN 46947
P: (574) 753-7541
F: (574) 753-5657
E:
mlong@mhlogan.org

2007 Secretary:
Patricia Halfman

Pt. Representative
St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center
5454 Hohman Ave.
Hammond, IN 46320
P:(219) 933-2104
F:(219) 933-2103
E: pat.halfman@ssfhs.org
Tina Hewitt
Consumer Affairs Specialist
VA Medical Center
1481 West 10th Street
Indianapolis, IN  46202
P: 317-988-3069
E:
tina.hewitt@med.va.gov

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Membership

Click here to download membership application.

Click here to download membership list.

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Contact Us

Kathleen Stain - President
La Porte Hosp
Po Box 250
La Porte IN  46352
P: (219)326-2511
E: k.strain@lph.org


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