The Rural Health Association of Utah, in partnership with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, is honoring 8 rural healthcare workers with “Impact Awards” for their efforts to make sure all Utahns have access to quality healthcare services.
“It’s my pleasure to recognize these exemplary rural healthcare workers in honor of National Rural Health Day,” said Kasey Shakespear, executive director, Rural Health Association of Utah. “Living a healthy, happy, productive life in rural Utah wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of our rural healthcare workforce.”
There are often barriers that make it hard for people living in rural areas to get healthcare, such as distance to clinics and hospitals and transportation. National Rural Health Day is recognized on the third Thursday in November each year. Visit https://www.rhau.org/ for more information about rural health in Utah.
Winners include:
Caroline Wallin
Clinic Manager
Enterprise Valley Medical Clinic
Enterprise, Utah
Casey McCullough, MD
Family Practice Physician
Blue Mountain Hospital
Blanding, Utah
Danielle Pendergrass
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Eastern Utah Women’s Health
Price, Utah
Jodi McKinlay
Chief Nursing Officer
Gunnison Valley Hospital
Gunnison, Utah
Josie Mooseman, DNP
Nurse Practitioner and Chief Nursing Director
Wayne Community Health Center
Bicknell, Utah
Sharlene Cole
Heber Valley Hospital
Operating Room Clinical Nurse Leader
Heber, Utah
Timothy Smith
Pharmacy Director
Intermountain Garfield Memorial Hospital
Panguitch, Utah