TRISH VAUGHN, RN, PATIENT NAVIGATOR, CARE MAPS/CASE MANAGEMENT NAMED CARE AMBASSADOR FOR AUGUST, 2010

Cumberland Medical Center is pleased to announce that  Trish Vaughn, RN, Patient Navigator, has been chose as CMC’s CARE Ambassador for August, 2010.

Cumberland Medical Center is proud of each member of its staff and expects a high standard of performance at all times. The CARE Ambassador of the Month program is designated to spotlight the “exceptional” employee – one who has surpassed the normal standard of excellence by a demonstration of skills or an act above and beyond expectations.

Employees may be nominated by co-workers, patients, visitors, or physicians. Each nomination is carefully evaluated by a committee of hospital employees, and one employee is chosen each month if worthy of the award. Honorable mention certificates are also awarded to those who are nominated. Those nominated in August were: Anna Wilson, Housekeeping; Germa Kirby, LPN, Nursing; Tom Miles, RN, Case Manager, Care Maps/Case Management; Martin Shaver, RN, Emergency Department; Sabine Smid, Housekeeping; Sheila Stone, LPN, Nursing, Gail Wojcik, RN, Nursing Administration.

CARE represents the following principles: COMPASSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, and EXCELLENCE.

Congratulations to Trish Vaughn, RN, Patient Navigator, Care Maps/Case Management, on her selection as the CARE Ambassador of the Month for August, 2010.