Crain's is seeking nominations for Health Care Heroes, a special report on health care professionals that will run in the Aug. 12 issue.

The program will honor top-notch medical innovators and patient advocates. Our winners will be chosen in five categories:

Corporate achievement in health care: Honors a company that has created an innovative health benefits plan or has solved an administration problem.

Advancements in health care: Honors a company or individual responsible for a discovery or for developing a new procedure, device or service that can save lives or improve quality of life.

Physician: Honors one whose performance is exemplary.

Allied health: Honors an individual from nursing or allied health fields who is deemed exemplary by patients and peers.

Trustee: Honors leadership and distinguished service on a health care board.

Make nominations, due by May 15, at crainsdetroit.com/nominate. Statewide nominations accepted.

Questions? Contact Bill Shea at bshea@crain.com or (313) 446-1626.

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