The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation had its 22nd annual Employee of the Year ceremony this week, awarding 16 winners from 135 nominees, which spanned 56 area hospitals. More than 700 people showed up for the event.
Stella Bressler, of UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, was posthumously named the Volunteer of the Year, an award accepted by family members. Here’s who took home the rest:
Rex McRae Scholarship
- Brandii Price, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center/Mountain View College
Nurse Preceptor Award
- Rowena Samonte, VA North Texas Health Care System
Physician Award
- Dr. Abeezar Shipchandler, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano
- Dr. Erik Axene, Medical Center McKinney
Volunteer Award
- Janice Holmes, Children’s Health
System Award
- Molly Grinstead, Program Manager for Patient Safety, Children’s Health
Community Service Award
- Lea Goad, Recreational Therapist, Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
Special Recognition Awards
- Ashley Laible, Coordinator of Cardiac Rehab, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen
- Ardell Taylor, Registered Nurse, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano
- LaDonna McKee, Registered Nurse II, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital SW Fort Worth
- Anthony Karanja, Registered Nurse, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Employee of the Year Awards
- Crystal Dillon-Foster, Admissions Coordinator, Kindred Hospital Tarrant County Fort Worth SW
- James Sullivan, Nurse Supervisor, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Carrollton
- Chad Mitchell, Facility Tech 3, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
- Brendy Kirkland, Registered Nurse, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
