Salt Lake 
City, UT – Fourth Street Clinic, a nonprofit health care organization that improves the health and quality of life of homeless Utahns, announces that its Allan Ainsworth, PhD received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Utah Award in the service category. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Dr. Ainsworth was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Salt Palace Convention Center on June 23, 2011.
“This award is recognition of the work of so many people who make Fourth Street the success it is today in serving the primary care needs of homeless men, women and children,” said Dr. Ainsworth, who started the health care clinic in 1988. “What started as just an idea is now a major partner in ending homelessness, and that is very gratifying.”
To learn more about Fourth Street Clinic, the public is invited to tour the clinic and see its services in action. Please call (801) 364.0058 Ext. 1364 to schedule a visit.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Past award winners have included Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Arthur M. Blank of AMB Group, LLC (Home Depot, Atlanta Falcons), Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc., Ruth Fertel of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc., Maxine Clark of Build-a-Bear Workshop, Tom Adams of Rosetta Stone Inc., Matt Szulik of Red Hat, Inc., and last year’s national winner, Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Capital Partners, Inc.
As a Utah award winner, Dr. Ainsworth is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 National Award. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 12, 2011. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, which will be held November 9–13, 2011.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a national sponsor. In Utah, local sponsors included Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Deseret News, Digital Bytes Production & Design, Diversified Insurance Group, Scherzer International, Spring2 Technologies, Strong & Hanni Law Firm, The Summit Group Communications and Utah Business.
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Fourth Street Clinic
With federal funding, Dr. Allan Ainsworth founded Fourth Street Clinic in 1988 across the street from Utah’s largest emergency shelter. The triage clinic was staffed with one, part-time nurse who relied heavily on hospitals for patient treatments. Today, with a staff of 45 and a volunteer network of more than 200, Fourth Street Clinic is a comprehensive health care home that serves 5,200 homeless men, women and children with 26,600 primary care, behavioral health and specialty care visits. Fourth Street Pharmacy dispenses 44,000 medications annually. By increasing homeless Utahns access to primary care, Fourth Street Clinic is a major partner in ending homelessness, promoting community health, and achieving across-the-board health care savings. Please visit fourthstreetclinic.org.
About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential, and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries.
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