First Care Medical Services presents Excellence Awards for 2008
First Care Medical Services strives to achieve excellent, cost effective health care and excellent customer service. During the annual Staff Recognition dinner on January 3, 2009, First Care celebrated a year of progress and honored staff for the value they bring to the organization and to the communities they serve. Since 2000, Excellence Awards have been presented to employees at First Care as a reward for outstanding individual performancee. Nominated by their peers, personnel are chosen who exhibit outstanding customer service characterists or innovation in delivering cost effective or time saving procedures.
The Customer Service Award for 2008 was presented to Marlene Dombkowski, Nursing Assistant in the Long Term Care, who has been employed at First Care Medical Services for five years. Fellow workers nominated her as the employee who most closely carries out the award's intention: "Treat every customer as if your world revolves around them - because it does."
Deb Vedbraaten, LPN in the Long Term Care, was recognized by peers as an employee who Goes the Extra Mile for patients and families. Employees considered the following statement when nominating other employees. "Some people dream of worthy accomplishments while others stay awake and do them." According to peers, Deb Vedbraaten most clearly carried out the principle in 2008. Deb has been employed at First Care Medical Services for five years.
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." The Innovation Award for 2008, The Golden Screwdriver, was presented to Laura Woolliscroft, registered nurse in the hospital. She was recognized for helping staff to learn to use and become savvy on the new clinical information (computer) system. Laura has been with First Care Medical Services for 15 years.
Congratulations to Marlene Dombkowski, Deb Vedbraaten and Laura Woolliscroft for setting the standards for excellent care at First Care Medical Services.
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Laura Woolliscroft, Marlene Dombkowski, and Deb Vedbraaten were awarded the employee excellence awards for 2008 during the Staff Recognition Dinner on Saturday, January 3.