Two Hospital Leaders Appointed to National Award's Advisory Board

ATLANTA, May 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jill Stowers, with Indiana University Health, and Roxanne Elliott, with FirstHealth of the Carolinas, have joined the advisory board of the Hospital Charitable Services Awards, a national program sponsored by Jackson Healthcare.

Stowers and Elliott will be joining five existing board members to provide direction for the Awards Program. Like the other board members, both Stowers and Elliott represent hospital community programs that were past Hospital Charitable Services Award winners.

Stowers currently serves as the Clinical Lead Manager of Community Health at Indiana University Health in Bloomington, Indiana. Prior to her current role, she served as program manager for Positive Link, a program which provides comprehensive prevention and holistic social services to individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS in south central Indiana. Under Stowers, Positive Link was named a 2014 Program of Excellence. In addition, she is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and served as President of the South Central Indiana Community AIDS Action Group from 2008-2013.

Elliott serves as Policy Director for Community Health Services at FirstHealth of the Carolinas in Pinehurst, North Carolina. In this role, she works in conjunction with community partners to develop and implement plans for policy work at the local, state and federal levels in the areas of access to care, men's health, mental health, tobacco, health disparities and obesity prevention. She has oversight responsibility for data tracking and identifying areas of opportunity with regards to community health initiatives, implementation of outreach programs, coordination of marketing campaigns and evaluation of programs. Under Elliott, FirstHealth's community program, FirstReach, was named a 2013 Program of Excellence.

"We are very pleased to have Jill and Roxanne join our advisory board," said Bob Schlotman, Chief Marketing Officer of Jackson Healthcare. "Their wealth of practical experience in leading community health programs will provide significant guidance in the future direction of the Hospital Charitable Services Awards program.

Established in 2010, the Hospital Charitable Services Awards honors hospital-sponsored community benefit and outreach programs that impact communities through education, access and delivery. The main goals of the program are to raise the level of awareness of hospital charitable services in the U.S. and to reward and recognize outreach programs with measurable impact.

To learn more about the Hospital Charitable Services Awards, visit https://www.jacksonhealthcare.com/awards.

About Jackson Healthcare 
Atlanta-based Jackson Healthcare is one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the U.S., serving more than five million patients in over 1,300 healthcare facilities. The company also provides hospitals with logistical solutions to patient throughput and systemic operational efficiency. Jackson has earned national media coverage by providing innovative solutions to healthcare problems, in addition to championing local, national and international charitable work. Atlanta Business Chronicle named Jackson Healthcare the city's "Best Place to Work" in 2014 and "Healthiest Large Company" in 2015. Visit JacksonHealthcare.com to learn more.

SOURCE Jackson Healthcare

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