Dr. William Remington is pictured in March of 2020 when the pandemic was first revving up. InkFreeNews file photo.

News Release

WARSAW – Kosciusko County’s long-serving health officer was recently honored for his work involving the pandemic.

Dr. William Remington was one of 31 health officers in Indiana recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health for their “leadership and guidance through the COVID-19 public health emergency.”

Special awards were also presented to Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box, and Virginia Caine, director and chief medical officer of the Marion County Public Health Department.

The awards were part of an event in recognition of National Minority Health Month that attracted 200 health professionals.

Remington and the county health department worked closely with Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer and other groups, providing regularly broadcast updates during much of the pandemic.

Remington has served as Kosciusko County’s health officer for 27 years and was reappointed to another four-year term in 2021.

“I am honored to receive this recognition from the Minority Health Coalition. Health Officers throughout Indiana provided key leadership in the tremendous public health response during the darkest months of the COVID pandemic. Hopefully, Hoosiers will take note, and support the development of an even more robust public health infrastructure in Indiana for the years to come,” Remington said in a prepared statement.