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MUHA Employee of the Year

Medical center staff were treated to a celebration Aug. 15 honoring its 2012 Employee of the Year and nine other employees who were nominated for excellence.

Cassandra Whaley, left photo, (Pharmacy Services), joined by her granddaughter, Ta'miyah Mason, was a nominee for Employee of the Year. Whaley was nominated by a staff member, on behalf of a patient's family for helping the patient receive medications needed.

In addition to Whaley, other nominees were Deb Campbell, Information Services, Johnna Jackson, Rutledge Tower Children's Services; Kayla Peterson, Clinical Neurophysiology Services; Kelly Cavins, Epilepsy Center; Scott Crego, Respiratory Therapy; Adam Kornegay, Clinical Neurophysiology Services; Kelly Howard, Heart & Vascular Center; and Phillip Botham, Physical Therapy.

Members of the Rewards and Recognition Committee serve refreshments at the celebration.

All medical center employees were encouraged to nominate an Employee of the Year online for "their dedication to provide the best possible experience for MUSC patients, for their commitment to MUSC Excellence and for their willingness to go above and beyond."

Nominees for the Employee of the Year each received movie passes, coupons for Chick-fil-A sandwiches, tickets to any home RiverDogs game and coupons to Wendy's. Wendy's Restaurant sponsored the Employees of the Month as well as the Employee of the Year celebrations.

Medical center employees receive cupcakes during the annual Employee of the Year celebration.

All nominees, including Rutledge Tower Outpatient Pharmacy's Charlie Smith, 2012 Employee of the Year, received their framed nomination and a poem written by Toni Mullins. Mullins is an MUSC vascular technologist with the Clinical Neurophysiology Services Department.

As Employee of the Year, Rutledge Tower Outpatient Pharmacy's Charlie Smith received a $500 check, a Rising Star Crystal Award and Wendy's gift certificates. Smith, who is an MUSC College of Pharmacy alumnus, has worked at MUSC for 13 years. He was nominated for his help in filling one transplant patient's medication order just before Thanksgiving. Unable to fill the presciptions at MUSC because of an insurance contract, Smith went to a neighboring pharmacy and dropped off the prescriptions to be filled. Later, after finishing his work day, he returned to the pharmacy, paid for it out of his own pocket and delivered the medications to the patient in the hospital.

Friday, Aug. 24, 2012

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