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CHCS’s Bomberger Receives Award

Posted On: December 5, 2024 by Community HealthCare System in: General, News

Michael Bomberger, Director of Business Development and Special Projects at CHCS, was recently awarded the Excellence in Innovation and Leadership Award from the Kansas Healthcare Coalitions.  Bomberger accepted the inaugural award at the Coalition’s Preparedness Summit held last month in Wichita, Kansas. “I am grateful to the Kansas Healthcare Coalitions for their inaugural Excellence in Innovation and Leadership Award!  It was an honor to receive this prestigious award and connect with the talented professionals shaping the preparedness landscape”, Bomberger said. Healthcare coalitions provide a platform connecting private and public organizations to share best practices, information and expertise, and most importantly, to develop relationships.  Those relationships engage members in preparedness activities and anticipatory critical thinking to help deliver results to make communities safer.   Nominees for the Excellence in Innovation and
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CHCS’s Bomberger Receives Award

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Categories: General, News

Michael Bomberger, Director of Business Development and Special Projects at CHCS, was recently awarded the Excellence in Innovation and Leadership Award from the Kansas Healthcare Coalitions.  Bomberger accepted the inaugural award at the Coalition’s Preparedness Summit held last month in Wichita, Kansas. “I am grateful to the Kansas Healthcare Coalitions for their inaugural Excellence in Innovation and Leadership Award!  It was an honor to receive this prestigious award...
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