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ARIANNA WHITEHAIR
TRACY A . TOLER PHOTOGRAPHY
2023 West Virginia Executive
Health Care Hall of Fame Induction
On February 21 , 2023 , West Virginia Executive ( WVE ) recognized 10 trailblazers in the state ’ s medical community and celebrated the latest health care-related achievements of the Mountain State . Committed to increasing both the accessibility and quality of health care , these award winners are continuously raising the bar for what health care should look like in the state of West Virginia and across the nation .
This year ’ s reception was held at the University of Charleston in the rotunda with the gleaming State Capitol Complex directly across the Kanawha River acting as the backdrop for the ceremony .
This year ’ s WVE Health Care Hall of Fame inductees consisted of : Trish Collett , PA-C and deputy CEO for Community Care of West Virginia ; Glenn Crotty Jr ., M . D ., executive vice president of Vandalia Health and president of CAMC Health System ; David Goldberg , president and CEO of Mon Health System and executive vice president of Vandalia Health ; Drema Mace Hill , vice president for community engagement and development for the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine ; Jess Luzier , Ph . D ., ABPP , CEDS-S , associate professor for the West Virginia University
( WVU ) School of Medicine and faculty for CAMC Institute of Academic Medicine ; Nitesh Ratnaker , M . D ., FACG , physician for West Virginia Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Inc .; Christopher Rawlings , CEO of HospiceCare ; Matthew Upton , M . D ., chief medical officer and chief medical information officer for Thomas Health ; Paulette Wehner , M . D ., FACC , FACP , FCCP , FAHA , vice dean of graduate medical education and professor for the Marshall University School of Medicine ; and Albert Wright Jr ., president and CEO of the WVU Health System .
Without the deep commitment of the aforementioned individuals to bettering the state of health care , West Virginia would not be where it is today , which is why WVE is so honored to have been able to recognize them and their achievements . •
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