Accolades & Honors, Sept. 2015
Gardner-based GVNA Healthcare's Healthy Families Program received the 2015 Children's Trust Training and Education Award from Children's Trust. Pictured, left to right, standing, are: Karen Culkeen, Julia Scott, Shurrae Jeffreys, Denise Sheehan, Giovanna Rivera and Nicole Laviolette. Seated: Laura Beauregard, Krystal Sanderson, Jillian Bastine, Leah Clements, Terry Stange and Danielle Rice.
Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare honored 229 employees for their service to Heywood and Athol Hospitals, Winchendon Health Center, Heywood Rehabilitation Center and Heywood Medical Group. Rose Kavalchuck and Betsy Turczynski mark 40 years at Heywood Hospital; Les Henley received recognition for 45 years at Athol Hospital. The Daniel P. Moen Employee Excellence Award was given to 15-year employee Lucille Diemdowicz. Pictured, left to right, are: Les Henley; Rose Kavalachuck; Betsy Turczynski; and President and CEO Win Brown.
VNA Care Network & Hospice of Worcester earned a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Twenty percent of home health agencies nationwide received a 4-star rating or better.
The Morse Stroll, a commemorative walking path surrounding Elm Park in Worcester, was dedicated to honor Dr. Leonard Morse, former commissioner of the Worcester Division of Public Health. Dr. Morse, who retired in 2011, served as a president of Worcester District Medical Society and its parent organization, the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Athol Hospital was recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for helping employees have healthier eating and physical activity options at work.
GVNA Healthcare of Gardner was among 186 Massachusetts companies to receive a portion of a $1.4- million grant from the Workforce Training Fund Grant. Grant proceeds are to provide customized employee training to spur cost savings from higher productivity.
Milford Regional Medical Center was recognized by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association for its commitment and success in treating stroke patients, as well as for meeting guidelines as a "primary stroke center."
Clinton Hospital received the Coverdell Stroke award from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program through the Mass. Department of Public Health. The program is funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control.
Meanwhile, Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester received the Defect-Free Care Award from the Coverdell program. The award recognizes hospitals that provided defect-free care, based on specific clinical guidelines to at least 85 percent of stroke patients in 2014.
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