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Michigan OPEN Awarded the 2018 Eagle Award for Visionary Leadership

Jan 18, 2019

Michigan OPEN was among the 2018 honorees at the Greater Detroit Area Health Council’s annual Salute to Healthcare on November 8. The ceremony recognizes individuals and organizations who are working to improve the health and well-being of the southeast Michigan community.

The Michigan OPEN team was awarded the 2018 Eagle Award for Visionary Leadership. The Eagle Award was created in 2004 to recognize organizations in southeast Michigan that have made advances in improving healthcare quality, access, or cost. Michigan OPEN Co-Director, Dr. Michael Englesbe, was present at the ceremony to accept the award.

Also honored at the event were Paul Bridgewater, Former President and CEO of the Detroit Area Agency on Aging; Betty Priskorn, Vice President of Community Health & Outreach, Beaumont; and Hassan Abdallah, Co-Founder & Executive Director, SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition.

Thank you, to the Greater Detroit Area Health Council, for this honor, and congratulations to all of the honorees!