Lifespark CEO Named Finalist for 2017 Innovators in Health & Wellness Awards from Minnesota Business Magazine

Aug 22, 2017
Meaghan Puglisi
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The Minnesota Business Magazine has announced its finalists for their 2017 Innovators in Health & Wellness Awards and Joel Theisen, RN, Lifespark CEO & Founder is one of three Minnesota executives named finalists for the Health Care Executive Award. “I’m honored to be counted alongside Siyad Abdullahi, President and CEO of Informed Health Systems, and Andrea Walsh, President and CEO of HealthPartners – two healthcare innovators well respected in our industry. Congratulations to both of them.”

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