The Greene County Medical Center held its annual Employee Service Award and Van Zelderen Excellence Award Ceremony.

The event began with acknowledgement of employee service milestones. Six individuals were recognized for five years of service to the medical center, while one person has worked there for ten years, another for 15 years, three people were there for 20 years, and one person celebrated 25 years. Sue Holden received recognition for her 40 years of service and Lori Sayre was honored for 45 years. CEO Chad Butterfield talked about those individuals that were highlighted.

“Thank you all for all of the service work recipients for your continued hard work and all the efforts that each and everyone of us is doing to make sure we’re always, ‘Always Here, Always Caring’ for our patients, our families, and all of the communities that we serve.”     

The other portion of the ceremony was the announcement of the Van Zelderen Excellence Award recipient. Butterfield said this award is given to a medical center staff member that exhibits their PRIDE values, including patient-centered care, respect, integrity, dedication and empathy. He added this award is colleague-driven.

“What that means is the winner is selected by their fellow team members who review the nominations and they select the individual that they believe has made the most outstanding contributions over the course of the past year that have resulted in enhancements to our patient experiences.”  

There were ten nominations and the recipient was Heath Booth. The program took place Wednesday in the main lobby of the medical center.

Celebrating 5 years of service: Stacey Biggart, Rebecca Consier, Danny Gilbertson, Sarah Hoffman, Becky Oltmann and Kristi Wilson Celebrating 10 years of service: Amber Vance
Celebrating 15 years of service: Karri Kaufman
Celebrating 20 years of service: Anne Carstens, Jennifer Miller and Tammy Spaulding
Celebrating 25 years of service: Melanie Wahl
Celebrating 40 years of service: Sue Holden
Celebrating 45 years of service: Lori Sayre

Other nominees for the Van Zelderen Excellence award include:
Stacey Biggart, Acute Care
Lori Herrick, Acute Care
Dannelle McDowell, Materials Management
Denise Promes, Information Technology
Lori Rasmussen, Patient Access
Abby Skoglund, Acute Care
Tanya Turner, Ever Greene Ridge
Laura Walker, Care Management
Kristi Wilson, Quality Management