St. Catherine’s Celebrates
Their Stars at its P.R.I.D.E. Program Recognition Dinner
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center recently hosted its annual
P.R.I.D.E. Program Recognition Dinner at the Watermill Restaurant.
The event honored St. Catherine’s outstanding employees
of 2006 Billy Smith, Security; Bill Sparnick, Pharmacy; Michele
Ditaranto, Cardiopulmonary, Respiratory Therapist; Josie Azzara,
CSA;
Lourdes Camello, RN; Elijah Groom, Dietary, Cook; Charlie Pirello,
PCA I and the hospital’s Cardiac Services Unit.
The P.R.I.D.E. Award is an acronym for professionalism, respect,
initiative, dedication and excellence. The program recognizes
exceptional employees who have exemplified St. Catherine’s
tradition of providing superior care and service throughout
the hospital.
Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer Sharon
Kennish, RN, Board members, P.R.I.D.E. committee members and
immediate supervisors of the winners joined in the celebration.
A beautiful Tiffany crystal bowl engraved with stars, symbolic
of their achievements, was presented to all P.R.I.D.E. winners.
“Our P.R.I.D.E. recipients represent the tradition
of health care excellence we provide to our patients. It is
an honor to present these awards to our staff members for
their outstanding achievements and we applaud their daily
commitment to St. Catherine’s and our community,”
said Sharon Kennish, RN.
Ms. Kennish went on to say, “The CSU staff works tirelessly
to create a special unit for our patients with heart disorders.
The complexity and scope of cardiac patients entering the
unit, experiencing heart problems, are diverse. Patient care
is not only provided by a highly skilled and trained care
team but also by a group of extremely compassionate, caring
and supportive health care professionals. They, and all of
our P.R.I.D.E. winners, are well deserving of this award.”
All St. Catherine employees are eligible for nomination by
their coworkers.
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center is a member of Catholic
Health Services of Long Island and is devoted to providing
advanced healthcare, in an environment of compassion, to its
patients and their families. The Medical Center sits on a
110-acre campus and includes a 318 acute care hospital, a
240-bed nursing home, a 298 unit senior housing facility,
and a medical office building. For additional information
please call (631) 870-3444.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Lily Scarlett
Public&External Affairs
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center
50 Route 25A
Smithtown, NY 11787
PH:(631) 862-3523
Fax:(631) 862-3943
phyllis.scarlett@chsli.org
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