Honoring the Arizona Heart Institute doctor and nurse who go above and beyond for their patients. Nominate the medical professionals who show up with compassion every single day. The two winners are announced live on stage at Healing the Heart of Trauma on October 9 at The Oasis in Phoenix.
The Big Heart Award is Pastoral Care Associates’ way of naming something that usually goes unnamed: the doctor and the nurse at Arizona Heart Institute who bring the most compassion to the bedside, shift after shift.
We created it because clinical excellence gets measured constantly, while the quiet work of sitting with a frightened patient rarely does. This award is tied directly to the theme of our 3rd Annual Healthcare Symposium, Healing the Heart of Trauma, because caring for the whole person is exactly what these two people already do.
Nominations come from anyone: patients, families, colleagues, and staff. Nominating is free and takes about two minutes. The doctor and the nurse with the most nominations are announced live on stage on October 9, 2026, with their nominators’ words read aloud.
Free to nominate. Takes about two minutes. Closes October 8, 2026.
Nominations for the Big Heart Award closed on October 8, 2026. Thank you to everyone who nominated an Arizona Heart Institute doctor or nurse.
Winners are announced live at the Symposium.
Get Your TicketsHealing the Heart of Trauma · October 9, 2026 · The Oasis, Phoenix
Your nomination is in
Your vote has been counted. Somewhere at Arizona Heart Institute, a doctor and a nurse are about to find out that their care did not go unnoticed.
The Big Heart Award winners hear their names for the first time on stage at our 3rd Annual Healthcare Symposium. If you nominated someone, this is the room where they find out. Seating is limited to 200.
Any doctor or nurse currently practicing at Arizona Heart Institute. There is no shortlist and no limit on how many people can be nominated.
Anyone. Patients, families, colleagues, and staff are all welcome. You do not need to be a patient at Arizona Heart Institute to take part.
Once. Each person submits one doctor and one nurse. If you want to help someone win, the best thing you can do is ask other people to nominate them too.
Yes. There is no separate voting round. The doctor and the nurse with the most nominations win.
The winners are announced live on stage at Healing the Heart of Trauma on October 9, 2026 at The Oasis in Phoenix. We post the results to our website and social channels after the event, but the room hears it first.
Tickets are $100 to $150 and seating is limited to 200. You can reserve your seat on the Symposium page.
No. Nominating is completely free and open to everyone. You only need a ticket if you want to be in the room when the winners are announced on October 9.
Nominations close October 8, 2026. Winners announced live on October 9.
