Judah Touro Society Award

The Judah Touro Society Award is Touro’s most prestigious honor which recognizes an individual or family whose continued support of Touro strengthens our community and inspires others through outstanding service. The award is presented annually by the members of the Judah Touro Society to honor exceptional contributions to Touro.

Judah Touro Society Award Honorees:

An Individual or a group of individuals whose collective service contributes to the welfare of Touro including:

Contributed significant acts of service, skills, and/or philanthropic support to Touro over a substantial period of time in the immediate past and/or present.
Held in high regard both in the community and at Touro. Honoring this individual would be appreciated by audiences both inside and outside the hospital.

Congratulations to our 2025 Judah Touro Society Award recipient, Dr. Stephen Hales, founder of Hales Pediatrics

About Dr. Hales

Dr. Hales, the founder of Hales Pediatrics, practiced pediatrics in New Orleans and was a member of Touro’s active medical staff for more than forty years. Dr. Hales cared for generations of Touro babies delivered at the Family Birthing Center. As one of the founding visionaries of LCMC Health, Dr. Hales was instrumental in the partnership between Touro Infirmary and Children’s Hospital in 2009. This partnership ensured that Touro could continue its legacy as the only non for profit, community based, faith-based hospital in New Orleans. The creation of LCMC Health brought a community-based system to New Orleans providing a complete continuum of care from birth through geriatrics.

Past Judah Touro Society Award recipients include:

2024 - Susan and Louis K. Good, III
2023 - Paul Barron
2022 - Ruth Kullman
2021- Fr. Doug Brougher*
2020 - The Entire Touro Staff honoring their fight against COVID-19
2019 - Gary R. Glynn, M.D.
2018 - Allan Bissinger*
2017 - Tom Oelsner, M.D.
2016 - Stephen H. Kupperman
2015 - Jay Shames, M.D.
2014 - Harris Hyman III, M.D. and Salvador Caputto, M.D.
2013 - Margaret Epstein
2012 - Marvin "Buddy" Jacobs*
2011 - Michael A. Berenson*
2010 - Paul S. Rosenblum
2009 - Catherine C. Kahn
2008 - Lawrence J. Israel*
2007 - Raja W. Dhurandhar, M.D.*
2006 - Victor E. Tedesco, IV, M.D.
2005 - Joseph E. Friend
2004 - Janie Bories*
2003 - Mrs. Louise L. Levy*
2002 - George R. Cary, Jr. M.D.
2001 - Roger Bissinger*
2000 - Robert B. Haspel, M.D.*
1999 - Albert Mintz*
1998 - Mrs. Jimmy Heymann*
1997 - Merryl Israel Aron*
1996 - Daniel W. Goldman, M.D.*
1995 - Mrs. James Frank, Jr.*
1994 - William Leon, M.D.*
1993 - Walter M. Barnett*
1992 - Allan M. Goldman, M.D.*
1991 - Frank Friedler, Sr.*
1990 - Leone S. Marks*
1989 - Stephen Goldring*

Judah Touro Society Award