The Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County honored the physicians of Lakeshore Bone and Joint Institute at the VNA Annual Recognition Banquet in February, naming the group “VNA Physicians of the Year” for 2007.

Each year, the VNA bestows this award on a physician in the community whose practice affirms the vital importance of home health care. In nominating physicians James Malayer, Michael Leland, Bruce Thoma, Paul Gruszka, Thomas Kay, Anton Thompkins, David Musgrave, Anthony Levenda, Nick Nenadovich, Aaron Anderson, Marc Bruell, Rachel Stern and Karen Kovalow-St. John for this honor, VNA nurses expressed their warm appreciation for their genuine and continued commitment to home health care.

Joyce Alexa, Clinical Director for the VNA says, “The physicians at Lakeshore Bone and Joint Institute communicate with clarity and show great concern for their patients, as well as respect for the VNA staff. We’re grateful for the wonderful working relationship we enjoy.”