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Congratulations to the

2025 Finest Awards Winners

Best of Show

Loma Linda University

  • Special Events - Single-Day Event or Observance
  • Careers in Public Health Event
  • Summer Clark

Best of Show

Maricich Health + CalOptima Health

  • Advertising - Direct Mail
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Best of Show

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties

  • Digital Marketing - ​Influencer Marketing
  • 2024 Influencer Marketing Campaign
  • Marissa Alaniz, Anna Spitz

Best of Show

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

  • Writing - ​Bylined/Feature Article
  • A Family's Journey Through Kawasaki Disease
  • Megan Matthew

Communicator of the Year

Lisa O'Neill Hill, Director, External Communications

City of Hope Orange County


Advertising - Ad Campaign

Bronze

  • CalOptima Health
  • OneCare

Bronze

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health PACE Program for Seniors

Silver

  • Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
  • The Experts Are Asking Brand Campaign
  • Anna Spitz, Marissa Alaniz

Gold

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Gold

  • ·Ntooitive Digital
  • ·L.A. Care Medicare Plus Campaign

Advertising - Direct Mail

Silver

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health PACE Program for Seniors

Gold

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Advertising - Multicultural Ad Campaign

Bronze

  • Loma Linda University
  • Loma Linda University’s Open House 2024
  • Wesley Erickson, Will Brown

Silver

  • CalOptima Health
  • OneCare

Gold

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Advertising - Online/Web

Bronze

  • AMN Healthcare
  • AMN Nurses Month Recognition Campaign
  • Brandon Gomez

Silver

  • Scripps Health
  • Digital Health - Demand Gen
  • Rochelle Fine

Gold

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Advertising - Outdoor

Bronze

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Silver

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health PACE Program for Seniors

Advertising - Print

Silver

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Gold

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health PACE Program for Seniors

Advertising - Radio

Bronze

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Silver

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health PACE Program for Seniors

Advertising – Television

Bronze

  • Rady Children’s Hospital
  • Light the Way
  • Shazia Amin, Irena Boostani

Silver

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Gold

  • Maricich Health + CalOptima Health
  • CalOptima Health PACE Program for Seniors

Analytics - Lifecycle Marketing

Gold

  • AMN Healthcare
  • GameOn! Physician Solutions
  • Jane So, Rich Xiao

Analytics - Market Research

Silver

  • Maricich Health
  • CalOptima Health Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

Analytics - Predictive Modeling

Silver

  • Loma Linda University Health
  • One Portal Analytics
  • Tonya Muehr, Anthony Fisher

Digital Marketing - ​Influencer Marketing

Silver

  • AMN Healthcare
  • AMN Passport Influencers
  • Courtney Lewis, Tucker Howe

Gold

  • Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
  • 2024 Influencer Marketing Campaign
  • Marissa Alaniz, Anna Spitz

Digital Marketing - ​Mobile Marketing

Silver

  • AMN Healthcare
  • AMN Passport Auto-Submission
  • Tucker Howe

Digital Marketing - ​Search Engine Marketing

Gold

  • AMN Healthcare
  • One AMN
  • Katie Lattimer

Digital Marketing - ​Social Media

Bronze

  • Loma Linda University
  • School of Pharmacy - PharmD Digital Marketing
  • DonaJayne Potts

Silver

  • AMN Healthcare
  • SLP Full Disclosure Podcast TikTok
  • Breana Donnelly, Jonathan Danforth

Silver

  • UC San Diego Health
  • San Diego Police Department Officer’s Heroic Discharge
  • Marketing & Communications

Gold

  • CalOptima Health
  • OneCare Social Media

Digital Marketing - Email Campaign

Bronze

  • Loma Linda University
  • Open House Email Campaign
  • Kayla Jordan, Wesley Cheng

Silver

  • Rady Children's Hospital
  • Team Rady Bulletin
  • Kendall Brown

Digital Marketing - Website (Intranet or Internet)

Bronze

  • Scripps Health
  • Contact Us Webpage
  • Kelly Landy

Silver

  • Loma Linda University Health
  • Stronger Together
  • Digital Experience

Gold

  • Scripps Health
  • Make An Appointment Webpage
  • Rachel Johnson

Multi-Media - ​​Interactive Media

Bronze

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • Talking Hope
  • Darrin Godin, Dan Gebert

Silver

  • Loma Linda University Health
  • Evening Rounds: A Shoulder Expert With a Teacher's Heart
  • Kevin Ekvall, Joseph Osborne

Silver

  • Scripps Health
  • Embedded Doctor Finder
  • Marti Medina, Rachel Johnson

Gold

  • AMN Healthcare
  • Elevate Care Podcast
  • Katie Conti, Craig Premo

Multi-Media - ​​Video News Releases

Silver

  • Loma Linda University Children’s Health
  • Heart Transplant Patient Graduates at LLUCH
  • Linda Ha

Gold

  • Lifesharing
  • Mother Decorates Rose Parade Float in Memory of Late Son
  • Anne State

Multi-Media - ​Internal/External Video Programs

Bronze

  • Loma Linda University Health
  • Be Brave, Little One
  • Valerie Pichot, Benjamin Chase

Silver

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Health Care Home Runs: Security Agent Honored
  • Sandra Phillips, Kyle Dykes

Silver

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • Cancer Fashionista Closet Tour
  • OC Marketing & Communication

Gold

  • Loma Linda University Health
  • Car-T Party
  • Benjamin Chase


Off the Wall

Bronze

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Padres U.S. News & World Report Pre-Game Ceremony
  • Marketing & Communications Team

Silver

  • Scripps Health
  • Decision Trees for Open Scheduling
  • Marti Medina, Kelly Landy

Gold

  • Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
  • Digital Signage - Screensavers
  • Kendall Brown

Public Relations - ​Community Relations

Gold

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • Pink is Powerful
  • Lisa O'Neill Hill

Public Relations - ​Crisis Communications

Bronze

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • Hope First in Huntington Beach
  • OC Marketing & Communications

Silver

  • Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
  • Nurses Strike
  • Communications Team

Public Relations - ​Health & Wellness Advocacy

Bronze

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Bird Flu Awareness - Media Relations
  • Leslie Aquinde

Silver

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Eye Health During the Solar Eclipse
  • Leslie Aquinde

Silver

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Concussion Awareness Campaign
  • Annie Pierce
Public Relations - ​Overall Campaign

Bronze

  • AMN Healthcare
  • AMN Healthcare Nurse Leaders Survey PR
  • Phil Miller

Silver

  • CalOptima Health
  • Medi-Cal Expansion

Silver

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • The Younger Face of Cancer
  • Lisa O'Neill Hill, Kelsey Dalton

Gold

  • Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
  • Celebrating 40 Years of Trauma Care
  • Providence South Division Communications Team, Jennifer Gonzalez

Public Relations - Internal Communications

Silver

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • Marathon Toward Day One
  • OC Marketing & Communications

Gold

  • Rady Children's Hospital
  • Labor Negotiations - Summer 2024
  • RCHSD Comms Team

Public Relations - Media Relations

Bronze

  • Ford Hutman Media
  • Highlander Health Launch
  • Rachel Hutman

Bronze

  • Lifesharing
  • TWO FAMILIES, ONE HEART
  • Anne State

Silver

  • Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
  • Fontana Lawsuit Media Coverage
  • Nichole Ramirez, Scatena Daniels Communications

Silver

  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
  • Substance Use Disorder Program Expands Services
  • Amber Brenneisen, Sandy Nesheiwat Rodriguez

Gold

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • The Younger Face of Cancer
  • Lisa O'Neill Hill, Kelsey Dalton

Publications, Collateral & Design - Giveaway Items

Bronze

  • Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
  • Nostalgic Giveaways with a Local Touch
  • Mel Lopez, Kylie Hunter

Gold

  • Loma Linda University
  • LLU Uses Giveaways to Improve Newsletter Engagement
  • Alexis Thrower, Anna-Maja Dahlgren

Publications, Collateral & Design - Internal/External Magazines

Bronze

  • TrueCare
  • Innovative Doula Program

Silver

  • Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
  • Healthy Kids Magazine
  • Megan Matthew, Sarah Sapeda

Bronze

  • AMN Healthcare
  • AMN Internal Weekly Content Email Newsletter
  • Aaron Alcozer

Bronze

  • CalOptima Health
  • Provider Press

Silver

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Physician/APP Update Newsletter
  • Rachel Thomae, Caroline Seeley

Gold

  • Loma Linda University
  • LLU Uses Giveaways to Improve Newsletter Engagement
  • Alexis Thrower, Anna-Maja Dahlgren

Publications, Collateral & Design - Logo Creation/Brand Identity

Bronze

  • Maricich Health
  • Redlands Community Hospital A New Generation of Caring

Silver

  • Maricich Health
  • MAGNUS Healthcare Language Services Logo Creation/Brand Identity

Publications, Collateral & Design -Special Publications

Bronze

  • Institute for Healthcare Advancement
  • Health Literacy White Papers
  • Beth Gromada Scott, Julia Wittner

Silver

  • Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
  • Commitment to Excellence Annual Report
  • Mel Lopez, Kylie Hunter

Gold

  • CalOptima Health
  • 2025 Report to the Community

Special Events - Multi-Day Event or Observance

Bronze

  • AMN Healthcare
  • 2024 Company Meeting & Spirit Week

Silver

  • AMN Healthcare
  • AMN Healthcare Talent & Innovation Summit
  • Mike Nielson

Silver

  • CalOptima Health
  • Naloxone Distribution

Special Events - Single-Day Event or Observance

Bronze

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Grow with Us at East Campus Medical Center

Bronze

  • Loma Linda University
  • Loma Linda University’s Open House 2024
  • Wesley Erickson, Jack Proctor

Silver

  • Rady Children’s Health
  • Rady Children’s Centerstage: 70 Years of Care
  • Sandra Gartland, Danilyn Evangelista

Gold

  • Loma Linda University
  • Careers in Public Health event
  • Summer Clark

Gold

  • CalOptima Health
  • Back-to-School Health and Wellness Fair

Special Events - Virtual Event(s)

Silver

  • Institute for Healthcare Advancement
  • IHA's Annual Health Literacy Conference 2024
  • Diana Gonzalez, Eskarlethe Juarez

Writing - ​Bylined/Feature Article

Bronze

  • UC San Diego Health
  • Breaking Barriers, Shattering Glass: Women in Medicine
  • Michelle Brubaker, Jeanna Vazquez

Silver

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • From OC to UK: A Warning Heard Around the Globe
  • Kelsey Dalton

Gold

  • Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
  • A Family's Journey Through Kawasaki Disease
  • Megan Matthew

Gold

  • Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
  • CEO Leadership Profile
  • Ben Metcalf

Writing - ​News Release/Pitch Letter

Bronze

  • CalOptima Health
  • Street Medicine News Release

Silver

  • City of Hope Orange County
  • The Younger Face of Cancer
  • Lisa O'Neill Hill

Gold

  • UC San Diego Health
  • AI Enhances Physician-Patient Communication
  • Annie Pierce

Gold

  • CalOptima Health
  • Provider Workforce Development

Writing - ​Op-Ed/Editorial

Silver

  • Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
  • Celebrating 70 Years of Care
  • Ben Metcalf


Stay tuned for upcoming events!

Past events

Friday, May 16, 2025 Finest Awards 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025 KPBS Studio Tour
Friday, May 17, 2024 2024 Finest Awards Luncheon
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 March Lunch and Learn: Exploring the Impact of AI on Health Care Communications
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 February Words of Wisdom: Engaging Younger Audiences Averse to a Marketing World
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 October Words of Wisdom: Engaging Internal Audiences and Avoiding Burnout
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 September Words of Wisdom: Virtual or In-Person? Planning events post pandemic
Tuesday, August 08, 2023 August Wine and Wisdom: A Winning Strategy: Marketing in a cluttered world
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Wine and Wisdom | Join the conversation after the Finest Awards!
Friday, May 12, 2023 HCCSC Finest Awards 2023
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Wine and Wisdom In-Person Networking
Friday, May 06, 2022 HCCSC Finest Awards 2022
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Celebrating Black History Month: Black Biotech Trailblazers in Life Science
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Wine and Wisdom Virtual Networking
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Wine and Wisdom Virtual Networking
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Lunch and Learn with 2Connect: Creating Presentations that Persuade Audiences and Generate Results
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Wine and Wisdom Virtual Networking
Thursday, March 25, 2021 HCCSC’s Finest Awards: We've Gone Virtual
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Wine and Wisdom Virtual Networking
Thursday, November 05, 2020 Results & Insights: 2020 Healthcare Digital Marketing Trends Survey
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Wine and Wisdom Virtual Networking
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Lunch and Learn with Salesforce: Healthcare Marketing Trends in a Socially-Distanced World
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Summer Social Fundraiser: How to Achieve Your Goals Using Your Creative Mind
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Wine and Wisdom - A Virtual Event
Thursday, May 28, 2020 Life Science Young Leaders: Advancing Your Career During the Corona Crisis
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Turning Your Coronavirus Stress Into Personal Growth & A More Meaningful Life
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Virtual Happy Hour
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Coffee Chats | Virtual
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Coffee Chats | Loma Linda
Sunday, October 20, 2019 Mastering the Waves of Changing Communication
Saturday, October 19, 2019 COMMUNICATING WITH PURPOSE: Navigating Change and Making Waves
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 2019 Finest Awards
Friday, July 12, 2019 Diversity & Inclusion: Best Practices from Sempra Energy
Wednesday, May 01, 2019 The Path to Healthcare Leadership: A Conversation with Scripps Health
Thursday, April 25, 2019 Brand Centric - A Left and Right Brain Discipline for Business
Wednesday, March 06, 2019 Biocom's Life Science Young Leaders: Establishing and Growing Your Personal Brand in the Digital Age
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Ronald McDonald House dinner service
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Ronald McDonald House dinner service
Thursday, June 07, 2018 Lights, Camera, Coffee
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Ronald McDonald House dinner service
Thursday, May 03, 2018 Finest Award - Entry Fees ONLY
Thursday, April 12, 2018 How to Do a Knockout Competitive Brand Audit
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Ronald McDonald House dinner service
Thursday, October 05, 2017 2017 Finest Awards - Tiki Time!
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Ronald McDonald House dinner service
Thursday, April 20, 2017 San Diego Diversity Mixer 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017 Social Media - A Strategic Business Imperative to Drive Revenue, Market Share, Growth, Engagement and Brand
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Ronald McDonald House dinner service
Thursday, March 16, 2017 Create A Winning Mindset
Thursday, February 16, 2017 Marketing to Gen X Women - Cracking the Code to the Most Influential Consumer Segment
Friday, February 10, 2017 PRSA Presents - Placements Without Pitching
Friday, February 03, 2017 Lights, Camera, Coffee
Thursday, December 08, 2016 Mingle Bells
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Ronald McDonald House Charities
Wednesday, October 05, 2016 Zika Virus: What, Why, and When?
Thursday, September 29, 2016 2016 Finest Awards - A Hollywood Evening
Friday, August 19, 2016 Finest Award - Entry Fees ONLY
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Ronald McDonald House Charities
Thursday, August 11, 2016 Retail Health Panel
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Summer Mixer with HCCSD and IABC/San Diego
Thursday, June 16, 2016 Innovative Strategies for Successful Population Health Management
Tuesday, June 07, 2016 HCCSD Summer Series - Mobile and Social Marketing
Wednesday, June 01, 2016 Crowdsourcing Science, Parkinson's, and Stem Cells
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Ronald McDonald House Charities
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 Genome Sequencing in the Clinic: Promises and Pitfalls
Friday, February 26, 2016 Lights, Camera, Coffee
Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Personal Health Data in the Digital Age
Wednesday, December 02, 2015 Ronald McDonald House Charities
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Get the Scoop on Open Enrollment with Covered California
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 Ronald McDonald House Charities
Thursday, September 17, 2015 2015 Finest Awards, presented by AMN Healthcare


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