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L to R:  STNA, Zonell Reichert, winner of the Donna Varner “Heart of an Angel”
Award, and Director of Nursing, Dana Spurlock.

VHCC employer awards banquet

Versailles Health Care Center, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, recently held an employee banquet for 2015 awards.  Kristy Earick, CEO/Executive Director, and Dana Spurlock, Director of Nursing, recognized and presented individual employees with various awards.  

“Our team is truly exceptional and it is a privilege to honor them for their hard work and dedication to our patients and residents,” said Earick. For perfect attendance in 2015 award recipients included:  Jeri Camacho, LPN; Lynn Eschbach, RN; Pat Hittle, STNA; Margie Unrast, RN; Lucinda Ledbetter, STNA; Alma May, Cook; Therese Pohlman, Business Office Manager; Angie Kaiser, Business Office Assistant; Jackie McEldowney, Licensed Social Worker; and Larry Pierron, Director of Maintenance. 

Customer Service Award Certificates were awarded to employees who were personally mentioned on patient and resident satisfaction surveys.  From the nursing department, winners were:   Kim Berry, STNA; Christina Louk, STNA; Stacy Grisez, STNA; Amanda Dreer, RN; Mary Ann Ford, LPN; Jeri Camacho, LPN; Chris Huber, LPN; Angel Ingle, RN; Lynn Eschbach, RN; Amber Bey, STNA; Tami Stover, LPN; Samantha Keiser, LPN; Anna Taylor, STNA; Mary Rahm, LPN; and Deb Stebbins, LPN.  Recipients of the Customer Service Awards from the therapy department included:  Cindy Bowers, COTA; Denise Bergman, ST; Stephanie Goubeaux, PT; Renae Borchers, COTA; Stephen Winner, DPT; Phil Gessner, PTA; Jennifer Everman, PTA; and Gina Boerger, PT.  Customer Service Award Certificates also were awarded to Beth Bell, Admissions Coordinator; Jackie McEldowney, LSW; Larry Pierron, Director of Maintenance; Deanna Jones, Business Office Assistant; and Susan Browder, Activity Assistant.   Individual Customer Service Award recipients were Angel Ingle, RN, Bronze Customer Service Award; Amanda Dreer, RN, Silver Customer Service Award; and Stacy Grisez, STNA, Gold Customer Service Award.

Pinnacle Customer Service Awards for “Best in Class” for 2015 winners included the Admissions Process, Laundry, and Professional Therapy Services.  The Department Turnaround Award for 2015 went to Dining Services.  Tami Stover, LPN, was the winner of the Pursuit of Excellence-Individual Advancement Award.  Rookie of the Year went to Housekeeper, Lisa Jolly. 

The QAPI Charter of the Year Award went to the Employee Satisfaction Charter chaired by Amber Whittaker, Payroll Coordinator.  Jean Kephart, Director of Environmental Services, was the Department Head of the Year Award winner.   Nurse of the Year went to Samantha Keiser and STNA of the Year went to Kim Knick.  The following employees were awarded the Employee of the Year Awards for their respective departments:  Melissa Griffin, Environmental Services; Abigail  Wilburn, Dining Services; Denise Bergman, Therapy; and Jackie McEldowney, Administration/Director of Social Services.

The Donna Varner “Heart of an Angel” Award was also presented.   Donna Varner was an STNA at Versailles Health Care Center from 1986 until her untimely passing in 2014.  Donna’s passing was a very large and painful loss for her co-workers and the many people whom she had touched in her 28 year tenure.  Donna truly was an Angel on earth.  She was the most giving, loving and selfless Versailles Health Care Center employee.  She gave of herself graciously.   She was so proud to be a Nursing Assistant and she was one the best ever.  Donna genuinely loved her residents and always went above and beyond, often giving of her own time and money, to make sure they had anything and everything they wanted.  Her angel spirit was also displayed in her community as she was always the first one to start and lead community giving projects for those less fortunate. Anytime anyone was going through a hard time, Donna was always the first one to start a donation collection, offer to babysit, visit at the hospital, call pray or bake a batch of her famous cookies! To keep Donna’s spirit alive at VHCC, the ‘Donna Varner “Heart of an Angel” Award’ was created and the recipient of the award will demonstrate Donna’s relentless compassion to the residents and ongoing dedication to the Vision, Mission and Values of VHCC.  The first recipient of the Donna Varner Heart of an Angel Award was STNA Zonell Reichert, STNA.   Dana Spurlock, Director of Nursing, said, “Zonell is always patient, kind and caring! She does a lot of things for the residents on her own time yet never brings attention to that fact. She has the relentless compassion necessary to make every resident feel special everyday. Her residents love her and are grateful for how she interacts with them, the care she provides and everything she does for them.   Please help me congratulate Zonell Reichert for being the first recipient of the Donna Varner “Heart of an Angel” Award.”

Congratulations to the staff of Versailles Health Care Center!  If you are interested in learning more about Versailles Health Care Center, call 937-526-5570 or visit www.versailleshealthcare.com.


 
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