Banner Heart Hospital recognizes two with Guardian Award

MESA, Ariz. – Banner Heart Hospital awarded its prestigious Guardian Award to Dr. Jaskamal Kahlon and Margie Acosta during an awards evening on Friday, Nov. 13. The winners were recognized along with 27 other nominees during the hospital’s ninth annual event.

The Guardian award is given to those who show the virtues of wisdom, warmth, strength, integrity and gentleness. The award is made possible by donations from longtime Banner Heart friends Carol Den Herder and her daughter, Kristin Rezler. The award is in the memory of the Den Herders’ daughter, Ann.

Cardiologist Dr. Jaskamal Kahlon, was nominated for his “warmth, kindness and compassion towards physicians, staff, patients and families.” according to clinical director Kristen Richards.

Clinical Manager of CVOP’s, Margie Acosta “comes to work every day wanting to make a difference, not only in our patients’ lives but in the lives of everyone I come in lives of everyone I come in contact with,” she said.

Published on behalf of Banner Heart Hospital
Banner Heart Hospital is one of the largest free-standing heart hospitals in the nation. It has been named three times as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson healthcare business. This annual award for cardiovascular services objectively measures performance on the key criteria at the nation’s top performing, acute-care hospitals. Banner Heart is home to the Southwest’s premier robotic surgery program, with more than 300 procedures already completed. Banner Heart Hospital opened in 2000 and is the only heart hospital in the East Valley, serving Mesa, Apache Junction, Queen Creek, Gilbert Payson, Globe and many other communities.

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