Englewood Hospital recognizes outstanding colleagues with Awards of Distinction
Extraordinary individuals were honored with Awards of Distinction for their exceptional, patient-focused care to every patient who enters HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.
Englewood, FL — HCA Florida Englewood Hospital announced its recipients of the prestigious HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction. The awards are the highest honors HCA Florida Englewood Hospital bestows upon employees, physicians and volunteers. Englewood Hospital is proud to recognize the exceptional work and dedication of these colleagues.
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital's recipients of the hospital-level HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction are:
- Joseph Noah, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon: Frist Humanitarian Award, physician recipient. Dr. Noah is recognized for his exceptional care and empathy for patients for both the hospital-level award and the West Florida Division award. For 33 years, he has cared for patients as an orthopedic surgeon and has performed thousands of surgeries to improve the lives of his patients. Dr. Noah is an independent member of the medical staff of HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.
- Barbara Bonaventure, Facilities Management Coordinator: Frist Humanitarian Award, colleague recipient. As the coordinator of Facilities Management for nearly 10 years, Bonaventure has handled more than 6,220 preventative maintenance work orders with an exceptional completion rate. She ensures regulatory readiness and supports the safety and operations of our hospital.
- Maureen Picard, Volunteer: Frist Humanitarian Award, volunteer recipient. Picard has dedicated over 1,400 hours to supporting our Emergency Room (ER) care teams and patients at HCA Healthcare facilities for close to nine years. Recently, a mother came to our ER for care, and Maureen gladly entertained her toddler so our team could attend to the mother's needs.
- Steve Davis, RN, CCRN, Emergency: Excellence in Nursing Award, Compassionate Care recipient. Davis served as a flight nurse before coming to the ER two and a half years ago. He now serves as a charge nurse, leading by example. He is compassionate, skilled and caring.
- Terri Campbell, RN, BSN, Clinical Professional Development Educator: Excellence in Nursing Award, Professional Mentoring recipient. Campbell serves as a role model for nurses and models a love of life-long learning and professional development for our team. She oversees the Donna Wright Competency Fair annually to ensure that nurses have an opportunity to practice skills and learn new techniques.
- Matthew Chowaniec, MBA.HC, BSN, RN, NE-BC: Innovators Award recipient. As the director of Surgical Services, Chowaniec works with surgeons and our surgical team to ensure exceptional surgical outcomes through preoperative education, skilled surgical care and postoperative recovery care. He recently developed an innovative approach to improve ordering supplies in coordination with Supply Chain that is now adopted throughout the West Florida Division.
"We are proud to honor Dr. Noah, Barb, Maureen, Steve, Terri and Matt as our hospital-level 2024 HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction recipients," said Joe Rudisill, CEO. "These extraordinary individuals honor the vision of our founders to deliver exceptional, patient-focused care to every patient who enters our hospital. Through their dedication and compassion, we can live out our mission, which is above all else we are committed to the care and improvement of human life."
These caring and talented individuals will be considered for additional HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction levels. The enterprise-level awards, the highest in the company, will be announced during a special ceremony at HCA Healthcare's headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 24, 2024.
The hospital also honored 39 colleagues celebrating milestone years of service in increments ranging from five to 38 years. The first employee of Englewood Hospital was Carolyn Exelby, who joined the team before the hospital opened in 1985. Her job was to ensure that all the supplies and equipment was in place and ready for the first patient. Thirty-eight years later, she is the Supply Chain supervisor for the hospital and shared her thoughts on providing “Excellence Always” in every action, for every patient, every time.
She shared, “If you are in healthcare, you believe in service and excellence. As a nurse, you want to do all you can to help your patient heal. If you are in Food Services, you want to provide the most nutritional meals possible to help your patient recover. If you are in Environmental Services, you want to make the patients’ rooms as clean and comfortable as possible and keep them safe. You strive to do your best every day and you want to succeed. You want to be excellent.”
“The commitment to our purpose and our patients demonstrated by these colleagues over the years is remarkable. Each plays a vital role in the care and improvement of human life,” said Joe Rudisill.
Main Image: Carolyn Exelby (right), the first employee hired at HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, paused for a photo with Chief Nursing Officer Andrea Truex (left) and CEO Joe Rudisill during an event honoring those employees celebrating milestone anniversaries of service.