Saginaw-based St. Mary's of Michigan Foundation will bestow its St. Vincent Award to Saginaw-based Valley Anesthesia at its 23rd Cornette Ball, Nov. 18 in Saginaw.
Here's what you should know:
1. This is the first time the foundation will recognize a physicians group.
2. The five physicians of Valley Anesthesia have served the Great Lakes Bay area for more than 30 years. The five physicians have served St. Mary's for a combined 116-plus years.
3. The foundation presents its St. Vincent Award to a respected physician or group who "rendered long and noteworthy service to the Great Lakes Bay area."
4. Among the St. Vincent Award honorees is Bapineedu Maganti, MD, of the Saginaw-based Towne Centre Surgery Center. He has led Valley Anesthesia since 1985.