The American Heart Association has awarded Memorial Health national Gold Level recognition for its commitments to employee health and well-being, as measured in the Association’s 2022 Workforce Well-being Scorecard™. The Scorecard evaluates factors such as mental health policies, organizational well-being strategies to address burnout, health equity measures, employee financial resources, and more to provide a comprehensive assessment of an organization’s culture of health. 381 organizations completed the Scorecard in 2022, and all organizations were recognized with an achievement level of platinum (9%), gold (45%), silver (32%), bronze (9%), or completer (5%). Debbie Stubbs, Director of the Wellness Center for Memorial Health shares, “Our Wellness Team is honored to be recognized with this Gold Level status from the American Heart Association. We are proud of our wellness programming because we are truly working to change the total health of our organizational team, one employee at a time, while recognizing where they are in their wellness journey. In addition, the pandemic reminded us of the need to focus more of our efforts on employee mental health and to demonstrate how much we care about each team member’s mental well-being. We are elated to provide a comprehensive program of wellness to our growing base of 1100+ employees across the Memorial Family.”
Memorial Health congratulates its Medical Staff members who were recently listed as “2023 Top Doctors,” by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research and information company. “The extraordinary physicians of Memorial Health are dedicated to serving patients and their loved ones with compassion every day, from primary care to specialty care,” shares Memorial Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jason Russell. “Having these doctors recognized as stand-outs is a reminder of their commitment to their patients and to the communities we serve. Our organization is proud to honor the members of our Memorial Medical Staff chosen for the 2023 Top Docs.” Twenty-eight physicians of the Memorial Hospital Medical Staff have been recognized as “Top Doctors.
Memorial Health has nominated Tricia Daniels, BSN, RN, CCRN, and Director of Cardiovascular Services, as their nominee for the 2023 Ohio Hospital Association’s (OHA) Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to one Ohio healthcare employee who personifies leadership, reflects the mission and values of his or her organization, routinely performs work in an exemplary manner, and gives back to the community. Heart disease remains as the leading cause of death in the nation, as well as in Union County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state. Tricia has a passion to ensure advanced heart care is accessible to everyone in her community. She first led the clinical team that launched a Level I Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Memorial in 2013, doubling down on her vision as she led the opening of a Level II Lab in 2022. Patients now have access to emergency heart care, with an interventional cardiologist and cardiac team available 24/7. The regional impact is revealed in the numbers – cardiac transfers from Memorial have decreased by a staggering 90% in 2022, resulting in the community having access to advanced heart care, right here in their region. As noted in the nomination, a key component of launching the new Cath Lab services was coordination and training between the Memorial Cath Lab team and local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers.
