Safety Star Award

The Safety Star Award is presented to a hospital employee who identified a safety issue and prevented an accident or injury. This award is presented on a quarterly basis.

The Safety Star Award winner for the 4th Quarter of 2023 is Haley Chesterfield! Haley works as a Registered Nurse in our Med/Surg Department. She noted a documentation discrepancy for her patient and quickly had it corrected. Congratulations!

Outstanding Leader of the Year Award

2023

Congratulations,

Bryan Woodall!

He’s described as a wonderful mentor, a loyal friend, and a great boss! Now, he’s GCGH’s 2023 Outstanding Leader of the Year!

Congratulations to our Police Chief Bryan Woodall! Bryan was chosen for this award because of his strong work ethic and dedication to the job. Bryan was instrumental in the creation of the GCGH Police Department one year ago. He worked tirelessly to determine what the department would need as far as equipment, certifications, and funding. Bryan’s police officers say he never asks them to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself. They say he leads by example, works an endless amount of night shifts, and never complains.

We at GCGH know what an asset Bryan is to our hospital, and we are so very grateful for ALL that he does as an outstanding leader!

Nominate a nurse for a DAISY award today!

Download nomination form

It’s tears of joy for GCGH’s latest DAISY Award Winner, Patricia Thomlinson, RN!

Patricia is a Registered Nurse in our OB Department. She was nominated for this award by a patient’s husband who says Patricia is everything you look for in a nurse— filled with excitement, knowledge, care, compassion, and genuine kindness. The patient’s wife had been in labor all day until the nightshift came on to help with her care. At that time, during the oncoming shifts first cervical check, Patricia discovered a complication. The baby came soon after. At that point, Patricia knew everything that needed to be done. Patricia was this patient’s nurse again the second night and again provided exceptional care, and even gave her patient a keepsake. The patient and her husband say they are grateful and blessed to have met and received care from Patricia! Way to go, Patricia! GCGH is fortunate to have you!

Greene County General Hospital is proud to recognize our nurses with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. It’s a national program that honors the compassionate care and clinical excellence our nurses bring to their patients every day. Throughout the year, you may nominate a nurse for The DAISY Award by simply filling out the form and mailing it to Greene County General Hospital, 1185 N 1000 W, Linton, IN 47441, ATTN: DAISY Coordinator.

The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, CA, and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families. DAISY is an acronym that honor’s Patrick’s ordeal, standing for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.

Each quarter, a nurse will be selected by Greene County General Hospital’s nursing administration to receive The DAISY Award. At a presentation given in front of the nurse’s colleagues, physicians, patients, and visitors, the honoree will receive a certificate commending her or him for being an “Extraordinary Nurse.” The certificate reads: “In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people.” The honoree will also be given a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa.

One day while Pat was in the hospital, he asked his family to bring him a Cinnabon® cinnamon roll plus enough for all the nurses in his unit. With the help of Cinnabon’s parent company, FOCUS Brands, The DAISY Foundation carries on this tradition by serving Cinnabon to all the nurses in the Award recipient’s unit in thanks for everything they do for their patients and families.

Bonnie Barnes, President and Co-Founder of The DAISY Foundation recalls that “when Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced first-hand the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients every day and night. Yet these unsung heroes are seldom recognized for the super-human work they do. The kind of work the nurses at Greene County General Hospital are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award.”

“We are proud to be among the healthcare organizations participating in the DAISY Award program,” said Chief of Clinical Quality, Jill Raines. “Nurses are heroes every day. It’s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and The DAISY Foundation provides a way for us to do that.”

For a complete listing of healthcare organizations currently running the program, please go to http://DAISYfoundation.org.

The PETAL Award

Performing Exceptional Tasks & Affirming Lives

Download the nomination form HERE!

It’s DOUBLE CONGRATULATIONS for GCGH’s latest PETAL Award Winners! The PETAL award is our non-nursing employee recognition program that praises employees for their performance, dedication, and diligence in carrying out their duties and in advancing the goals and mission of GCGH.

Amber Busby is our Payroll Coordinator. She was selected for the PETAL Award because she showed great patience and determination during GCGH’s recent implementation of a new payroll system. She spent hours going through data, reviewing reports, and entering numbers to ensure that our system was accurate. Even through several challenges, Amber remained steady and determined to complete things correctly and timely. She is the main reason that our first few payroll runs were successful! Amber is trustworthy, conscientious, and has a positive attitude. She has exemplified the qualities of a great employee!

Our other deserving PETAL Award winner is Human Resources Coordinator April Schofield! She was chosen for the award because of the great dedication and assistance she gave during our new payroll implementation. April entered a lot of data manually and reviewed numerous spreadsheets to ensure our employees’ information was correct. She has learned several new processes and successfully completed the proper setup and implementation of those processes. Many of these tasks were deadline-driven and she worked diligently to make sure things were accurate. April is always willing to help where needed and performs her work with excellence. April exemplifies the qualities of loyalty, dedication, and teamwork at GCGH!

Nominations

Nominations for extraordinary performance can be made by patients, visitors, vendors, co-workers or a member of the leadership team.

Selection criteria is based on more than an employee doing the essential functions of their job; it is going above and beyond the call of duty and being exemplary in their performance.

How did this employee impact your stay, visit, work at the hospital?
Describe a situation where the employee went above and beyond the normal scope of their position.
Share an example where the employee provided exemplary service.

You can find the nomination form at the top of this page, or look for PETAL Award stations throughout the hospital.

Submit the nomination via mail to:

Greene County General Hospital
ATTN: PETAL Award Selection Committee
1185 N 1000 W
Linton, IN 47441

The TULIP Award

Teams Uplifting Lives of Patients

Download the nomination form HERE!

Congratulations to our latest TULIP Award Winners,

GCGH IT Department!

MAJOR KUDOS to the team that keeps GCGH connected!

Our IT Department is the latest recipient of the TULIP Award! This is our team award that recognizes a specific department for their exceptional dedication and diligence at GCGH! Our IT crew won this award because they always go above and beyond, most recently with implementation of new compliance software. These guys worked hard, made themselves available, and completed requests timely to make sure the process was smooth! They took initiative to ensure that all technical aspects were taken care of!

We are so very grateful for the work our IT team does daily, around the clock! They are the BEST! Congratulations!

Nominations

Nominations for a team’s extraordinary performance can be made by patients, visitors, vendors, co-workers or a member of the leadership team. Selection criteria is based on more than a team doing the essential functions of their job; it is going above and beyond the call of duty and being exemplary in their performance.

How did this team impact your stay, visit, work at the hospital?
Describe a situation where the employees, as a team, went above and beyond the normal scope of their positions.
Share an example where the team provided exemplary service.

You can find the nomination form on this page here, or look for TULIP Award stations throughout the hospital.