PCAs, Medical Assistants Honored

A positive attitude and understanding the importance of teamwork are among the qualities common to the patient care assistants (PCAs) and medical assistants (MAs) honored at the annual PCA/MA Recognition Luncheon in May.

“It takes each one of us to create the teams that take care of all of our patients,” Mairead Hickey, PhD, RN, chief nursing officer and senior vice president of Patient Care Services, said to the nominees and award recipients.

During the luncheon, Sondra Soares, lead MA for Urogynecology, was named Lead PCA/MA of the Year, and Maria Simmons of the Perioperative Area line room was named PCA/MA of the Year. Both were honored for their dedication and compassion to patients.

Nominees for Lead PCA/MA of the Year were Beth Carinha of the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit; Evelyn Fergus of the Operating Room; Alba Garcia of OB/GYN at Brookside Community Health Center; and Althea McDonald-White of Cardiology.

Nominees for PCA/MA of the Year were Roy Braswell of Orthopedic/Arthritis Center Clinic; Connie Chambers of the Emergency Department; Tebie Ghebrelul of Surgical Specialties; Donald Jonah of the CCU; Dalouse Victor of Surgical Nursing; and Janet Wright of Cardiology.