Earlier this month, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council honored the 19th annual recipients of its Healthcare Heroes awards. More than 700 people attended the ceremony at the Irving Convention Center. In all, 14 employees of 55 area hospitals were honored. The full list is below:
Rex McRae Scholarship
- Megal Hill, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center/El Centro College
Nurse Preceptor Award
- Maneoly Casaquite, Unit Supervisor, HCA’s North Hills Hospital
Physician Award
- Kevin Martens, HCA’s Medical Center of McKinney
Volunteer Award
- Clarence Griffith, Baylor Jack & Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital
Community Service Award
- Nancy Valant, Staff Nurse, Methodist Dallas Medical Center
System Award
- Darla Whitmire, Administrative Coordinator HR, UT Southwestern University Hospitals
Special Recognition Awards
- Anthony Dinsay, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance
- Jenny Murray, Nursing Supervisor, Tenet’s Centennial Medical Center
- Mary Harrison, Supervisor Housekeeping, UT Southwestern Clements University Hospital
- Lou Ann Shumate, Clinical Lab Assistant, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
Employee of the Year Awards
- Chris Talatala, Operating Room Nurse, Texas Health Southlake
- Michelle De La Cruz, Nurse Practitioner, Baylor Medical Center at Carrollton
- Vernon Lee, Catering Aide, Cook Children’s Health Care System
- Susan Mericle, Art Therapist Psychiatric Services, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
