INDIANAPOLIS – St.Vincent Health CEO, Vincent C. Caponi, was recently honored by Indiana Secretary of State, Todd Rokita, for the faith-based organization's statewide nonpartisan campaign to register Hoosiers to vote for this past election.
Caponi's leadership with the My Voice, My Vote campaign earned him the Honorary Secretary of State Award.
The Secretary of State's Office partnered with more than 100 corporations, non-profits and other Indiana organizations to engage and educate employees prior to the 2008 general election. St.Vincent Health's ambitious campaign registered Hoosiers to vote, educated the state on absentee balloting, and ensured that citizens had access to the appropriate resources needed to vote.
"While all corporations showed a tremendous commitment to helping achieve what was ultimately a hugely successful process, the best example of extending that outreach into the communities it serves was the St.Vincent Health My Voice, My Vote campaign," said Secretary Rokita. "A respected organization like St.Vincent Health can provide a powerful influence in our communities. I hope even more Indiana organizations will follow St.Vincent Health’s lead as we prepare our citizens for future elections."
As one of Indiana's largest employers, St.Vincent Health challenged Hoosiers in all 92 counties to participate in the political process, learn about candidates and top local and national issues. Along with Secretary Rokita, the health care system produced a new voter registration public service announcement and hosted local voter registration events for citizens at each of its 18 health facilities across the state.
Volunteers of the My Voice, My Vote campaign registered approximately 400 Hoosiers at St.Vincent Health hospitals in Indianapolis, Carmel, Anderson, Kokomo, Lafayette, Frankfort, Elwood, Brazil, Williamsport, Winchester and North Vernon.
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St.Vincent Health
St.Vincent Health is a nonprofit, spiritually-centered health care system, sponsored by Ascension Health of St. Louis, Missouri, the nation’s largest Catholic health system. St.Vincent Health is Indiana’s largest healthcare employer with 17 health ministries serving 45 counties in central Indiana. The St.Vincent Health ministry includes St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital; Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent; St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana; St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo; Saint John’s Health System in Anderson; St.Vincent Carmel Hospital; St.Vincent Women’s Hospital; St.Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil; St.Vincent Frankfort Hospital; St.Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon; St.Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood; St.Vincent New Hope; St.Vincent Randolph Hospital in Winchester; St.Vincent Stress Center; St.Vincent Williamsport Hospital; and St.Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital.
