Good Samaritan Hospital is proud to announce that Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Mohammad A. Subeh was named the 2025 national physician recipient of the Frist Humanitarian Award, the most prestigious honor bestowed by HCA Healthcare.
Known for his skill and compassion in the emergency department, his service extends far beyond the hospital walls. Dr. Subeh regularly volunteers in crisis zones around the world, offering medical care to people in the most devastated communities. He has worked in Gaza under unimaginable conditions, treating blast injuries and war wounds in overwhelmed ICUs and in El Salvador performing emergency surgeries in remote jungle clinics powered only by generators.
“Whether in San Jose or halfway across the globe, Dr. Subeh offers his patients compassion, courage, and dignity,” said Patrick Rohan, CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital. “His unwavering commitment to caring for those in greatest need embodies the very spirit of the Frist Humanitarian Award. We are incredibly proud to have him as part of our Good Samaritan family.”
The Frist Humanitarian Award, created in 1971 in honor of HCA Healthcare co-founder Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., recognizes extraordinary individuals whose work and lives embody a deep commitment to humanitarian values. This year, Dr. Subeh was honored alongside one employee and one volunteer recipient, chosen from more than 310,000 colleagues and affiliated physicians nationwide. In accepting the award on stage in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Subeh expressed gratitude to those who shaped his journey.
“I thank my grandparents, who were forcibly expelled from their home in 1948 and taught me resilience and perseverance,” said Dr. Subeh “I want to thank my parents, who weathered the storms of war and showed me how to start anew as refugees in the United States; and my wife and children, who ground me every day. I could not do what I do without the compassionate ER staff at Good Samaritan Hospital, who take care of people in their most difficult times. Finally, I dedicate this award to my true heroes — my colleagues in Gaza, who continue to provide lifesaving care with little to no resources, often at great personal risk. They are the beacons of light that give me hope for humanity.”