Celebrating the April Service Heroes of Hot Springs

Recently, Hot Springs has seen a large number of nominations and wins for the CHI St. Vincent Service Hero award. We will continue to post each individual on social media over the coming weeks, but we wanted to post them together for the blog. Here are the winners from the month of April:

Michelle Brown and James Davis, Nutrition Services, for caring for the family of a patient who was going to pass away and donate their organs.

Josh Eason, Materials Management, for his hard work and spirit of kindness to everyone he meets.

TJ Ford, Security, who responded to a sensitive situation in the SICU and stayed and rounded for hours to make sure patients and staff were safe.

Amy Hughes, 4E, for her excellent care of a patient who had needs that went beyond the clinical setting.

Kayla Hunter, Float Pool, for taking care of a senior patient with a broken leg with such compassion that the patient attributes her recovery to Kayla’s constant attention.

Pam Jones, Outpatient, who was nominated by patients and staff for her attention to detail and compassionate spirit.

Hannah Konecny, Cath Lab Recovery, who went out of her way to take care of coworkers and patients while the ICU was temporarily relocated for updates.

Natasha Mayhood, Medical Group, for her relentless work with the American Heart Association to acquire 60 blood pressure monitors to give to patients.

Mike Poye, Chaplain Services, for helping calm a confused and combative patient in the hallway and help him get the scans and treatment he needed.

Jerry Scott, Materials Management, for handling a large daily workload and greeting everybody he meets with kindness and a smile.

John Selph, SICU, who has re-entered retirement after returning to the bedside during COVID and working at Hot Springs for the last five years with grace and wisdom.

Sheri Silva, EVS, who assumed the responsibility of bagging and changing linens in addition to her usual tasks while the ICU was relocated for renovations.