GNBCHC Recognizes Outstanding Employees
The Board of Directors of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center have recognized six outstanding employees in 2008. The winners were selected from a group nominated by Health Center personnel. Recommendations were based on several reasons including dedication, commitment to the community, and service well beyond what is required. In the Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony held at the Whaling Museum, Rose Yates, Board Chair, thanked everyone who makes the Health Center as great as it is and referred to all the employees as special people. Those recognized this year include the friendly and assuring voice you hear at the other end of the telephone line, the nurse who willingly helps wherever needed, the secretary who makes sure the patients are cared for in a timely manner, the maintenance person who makes sure the campus is safe for all, the Doctor whose unfailing first priority is the patientxs care, and the clerk who generously volunteers in the various efforts that benefit the community. These everyday heroes that were recognized are:
Viviana Abreu, Billing ClerkKerry Chavez, Pediatric Unit SecretaryRoy Filkins, MaintenanceJames Hayes, NP, Infectious DiseaseDianne Lowe, Switchboard SupervisorDonald Middleton, MD, Director of Urgent Care