Randall Rogalsky, MD, Honored with 2010 Chairman's Award

Randall Rogalsky, MD, has received Alton Memorial Hospital's prestigious Chairman's Award.

"We have a very distinguished list of physicians who have won this award, but this year's presentation to Dr. Rogalsky is special to me because this is my first year to present the award," says Ken Balsters, chairman of the Alton Memorial Hospital Board of Directors. "This is always a great honor for a doctor, since nominations come from their peers along with Hospital employees who work together every day to improve the health of the communities we serve."
 
The Chairman's Award publicly acknowledges a member of the Alton Memorial Hospital medical staff for the contributions the physician makes to the Hospital and community, active participation in Hospital and medical staff departmental affairs, and the promotion and practice of outstanding customer service with hospital patients and staff.
 
"It's a great honor when you look at the list of doctors who have won this award in the past," says Dr. Rogalsky. "That's a group of people who made this the great Hospital that it is today."
 
Dr. Rogalsky was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He earned his bachelor's and medical degrees from the University of Manitoba, followed by an internship and a residency with the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Center. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Rogalsky moved to Alton, Illinois
 
Now in his second stint as chief of surgery at AMH, Dr. Rogalsky was vice president of the medical staff from 1995-97 before serving as president from 1997-99. He also was very active in the "Building the Best Care Close to Home" capital campaign that contributed to the construction of the Hospital's Duncan Wing, which opened this March.

"Dr. Rogalsky has served the community and the Hospital for many years," says Noor Ahmed, MD, a plastic surgeon who was among those who nominated Dr. Rogalsky for the Chairman's Award. "His superior clinical expertise and bedside manner are common knowledge among peers and patients alike. His exemplary commitment to Alton Memorial and the community make him a deserving winner of this award."