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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


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