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Health Care Communicators of Southern California Announces
2025 Finest Award Winners
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – May 16, 2025 – The Health Care Communicators of Southern California (HCCSC) Finest Awards were announced this afternoon recognizing excellence in marketing and communication in health care. Nominations were received from organizations throughout San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire.
Gold, silver and bronze awards were distributed in 38 categories, including public relations, digital marketing, writing, collateral, and special events. Winners were announced by Master of Ceremony ABC7 Los Angeles Health Reporter Denise Dador, and included:
- Maricich Health (17)
- AMN Healthcare (11)
- Loma Linda University (13)
- CalOptima Health (10)
- City of Hope Orange County (10)
- Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego (10)
- UC San Diego Health (10)
- Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (5)
- Scripps Health (5)
Also announced were the two HCCSC/AMN Healthcare Scholarship winners, University of Southern California student Linh Truong and University of California, San Diego student Rene Pena who both received $3,000 scholarship checks from AMN Healthcare.
The Communicator of the Year Award went to Lisa O’Neill Hill, Director of External Communications at City of Hope Orange County. She’s played a pivotal role in City of Hope’s $1.5 billion expansion into the region — helping bring world-class cancer care to more people, closer to home. When she saw a troubling rise in cancer among younger adults, Lisa launched “The Younger Face of Cancer”—a bold, data-driven initiative that became the most successful media campaign in City of Hope OC’s history. She also introduced the now-iconic “pink coat” campaign, which earned praise across the region and spotlighted lifesaving screening updates.
ABOUT HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATORS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (HCCSC)
Formed in 1977, Health Care Communicators of Southern California is an organization committed to helping communicators and marketers fine-tune their professional skills and stay current with the ever-changing challenges of working in health care, health IT and the life sciences. HCCSC is the Southern California chapter of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. SHSMD is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association and is the largest and most prominent voice and resource for healthcare provider-based planners, marketers, and communications practitioners nationwide. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Visit us at www.hccsc.org.
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Jody Schneider
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