Last Updated: Sunday, August 13, 2006 4:58 PM CDT
Circle of Excellence awards recognize hospital employees
This year, 88 people from Sacred Heart-Saint Mary's Hospitals (SHSMH) were nominated for the annual Circle of Excellence Award. All nominees were recognized by Hospital President, Monica Hilt at an awards ceremony held August 8 at Saint Mary's Hospital. "The selection committee had a very tough decision to make this year, there were so many great efforts demonstrated by our employees," said Hilt. "The staff at SHSMH provides outstanding care to our patients, families and visitors. Those nominated represent us all in our ongoing efforts to be the best." Jack Sutliff, Chief Financial Officer and Jill Spieckerman, RN, Manager of Patient Care Services were also in attendance to congratulate all nominees and award recipients.
The Circle of Excellence recognizes employees and volunteers whose efforts stand out for work done on a particular project or initiative-exceeding the expectations of their daily work. Nominations are based on five Long Term Objectives that embody the mission and values of Sacred Heart-Saint Mary's Hospitals, part of Ministry Health Care.
The following individuals were selected as the recipients of this year's Circle of Excellence Awards:
Dorothy Gage, SMH Environmental Services, was selected to receive the Award for Long Term Objective #1: Further our Mission by addressing the needs of the poor for her efforts to secure computers for at-risk youth and seniors in the Crandon Community.
Ann Zenk, Quality Improvement; Patty Fitzpatrick, Community Services; Pam Karoliussen, Community Services; Julie LaCrosse, Nutrition Services; Sandy Hamburg, Spiritual Services; Sharon Winter, Previous Patient and Family Services Manager; Sister Esther Leis, Previous Spiritual Services Chaplain and Jean Platek, Dietary Services, were chosen to receive the Award for Long Term Objective #2: Promote a values-based culture for their efforts putting together a wedding and reception at the hospital on a moments notice. The groom's father was at the end of his battle with cancer, and it was important to the couple that his father be present at the wedding. This team was also selected as a system-wide recipient of a Circle of Excellence Award in this category.
Laurie Levandoski, SHSMH Accounting Department, was selected for Long Term Objective #3: Demonstrate good stewardship through continuous improvement in operating efficiency through her leadership efforts and hard work in implementing the Visonware Productivity Monitoring system.
Linda Kaiser, SHH Environmental Services, was selected to receive the Award for Long Term Objective #4: Demonstrate continuous improvement in quality and customer service for her exemplary customer service to her co-workers and the patients we serve.
The Radiation Oncology Department was chosen to receive the Award for Long Term Objective #5: Promote sustainable growth through innovative and collaborative partnerships, acquisitions/affiliations, and expansion of services for exceeding expectations in bringing two new services to the Cancer Center: Prostate Seed Implants and IMRT. These two new services provide better options to our patients and allow state-of-the-art care close to home.
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The Radiation Therapy Department at the James Beck Cancer Center in Rhinelander was recently honored with a Circle of Excellence Award. Pictured is David Cattau, MD, Lynnette Fittante, Jim Sawyer, Kim Hetland and Gary Douglas. Not pictured but also honored were Stacy Hanson, Kathi Senoraske and Julie Zilisch. (Submitted photo)
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