Lafayette, LA – SCP Health (SCP) recently recognized several outstanding medical leaders for demonstrating excellence in their field at the annual Medical Leadership Conference (MLC21), held virtually September 2021.
The SCP Health Medical Leadership Conference is the company’s annual event, attended by over 600 medical leaders, and includes over 100 hours in CME sessions aimed at delivering ongoing education, best practice sharing and professional development.
Excellence in Leadership award winners are nominated by SCP leaders and are chosen for their constant demonstration of exceptional leadership and proven results at their hospitals and with our organization. They have achieved the highest level of leadership and performance in their role.
Recipients of the 2021 Excellence in Leadership award include:
Dr. Burton (Beau) Bledsoe, Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, AR; Dr. Jacob Whelan, Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford, MS; Dr. Kristoff Naberezny, Broward Health Imperial Point in Fort Lauderdale, FL; Dr. Manikandan Nagendran, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, LA; Dr. Matthew Meigh, Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, NY; Dr. Mustafa (Mark) Hamed, McKenzie Health Systems in Sandusky, MI; Dr. Paul Giasi, Doctors Hospital of Laredo in Laredo, TX; Dr. Prateek Adhikari, Tulane University Hospital and Clinic in New Orleans, LA; Dr. Prospero Cortorreal, Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, VA; Dr. Renauldo Fordon, Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bullhead City, AZ; Dr. Stuart Feldman, MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center in Waterloo, IA; Carmen Quiles, PA, Hoke Hospital in Raeford, NC .
In addition, over 200 other clinicians were recognized as Top Performers, reflecting the impressive efforts and accomplishments made by their departments throughout the year.
“I am really grateful for our excellence in clinical quality. It’s been affirmed year after year and our clinicians and their teams are the ones who do that work,” states Enterprise Chief Medical Officer, Randy Pilgrim, MD, FACEP. “Our Excellence in Leadership and performance awards are designed to reward and acknowledge the truly exceptional leadership and outstanding clinical performance over the last