Service Stars of the Month

Amy Thomas, R.N., Doris Puyarena, Maria Sanchez and Brad Fulmer

Maria Sanchez, technical partner; Brad Fulmer, security officer; Doris Puyarena, technical partner; and Amy Thomas, R.N.

When Deborah Salles, a patient on 4C, was too ill to make it to her wedding, these colleagues stepped in and threw a dream wedding for her and her fiancé. Top left: Amy Thomas, R.N., pushes Salles down a rose-petal-covered aisle. Middle left: Salles and James Mayer exchange their wedding vows. Bottom left: The happy couple is whisked away on a hospital golf cart with a “just married” sign. Featured in February’s CheckUp, this heartwarming story shares the extraordinary steps taken by colleagues to make this couple’s start in life together a joyous one.

Congratulations to Award Nominees

Tina Moyer, medical records technician, hospice, LVH–17th and Chew
Nominated by Doris Williams, home health aide, Lehigh Valley Home Care

Celia Pereira, clerk, diagnostic care center, LVH–17th and Chew
Nominated by a colleague

Joe Kieba, certified registered nurse anesthetist, LVH–Cedar Crest
Nominated by Dottie Pecka, R.N., post anesthesia care unit

Glenn Auman, visitor assistant, security
Nominated by Carolyn Suess, analyst/programmer

Al Saccani and Francesca Albeck, barbers, LVH–Cedar Crest
Nominated by Krista Casey, clinical information analyst, LVH–Cedar Crest

Mindy Longenbach, physical therapy assistant; and Gayle Levas, therapist, base service unit
Nominated by each other

Herman Caraballo, technical partner, 6T, LVH–Muhlenberg
Nominated by Beth Kessler, director, 6T/7E, LVH–Muhlenberg, and Teresa Bargowski, patient

To nominate a star, go to e-mail’s bulletin board at Forms_rewards. Right click to “use form.”

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