Bee Award

Nomination Year: 2024
Nominated by: Parent of Dodgeland School District

Story: HR received a call from Ron, a parent at the Dodgeland school district. Ron called the Human Resources department because he wanted to make sure that he could share his story.

Ron has multiple children who have used the athletic training services provided by Wendie. Multiple sprains and muscle issues have been taken care of with Wendie's help. Currently Ron's youngest son has a concussion and "Wendie has gone out of her way to answer questions, check in with him and us, and make sure that he is on the right path every step of the way."

Ron asked how to address a thank you letter to Wendie that he plans to send her. He wants to "send her something out of the ordinary to show his appreciation."

Stories like Ron's show the immense impact that our staff have on our patients and community members. Kudos to Wendie for being a great asset to WRMC and our surrounding communities.

Nomination Year: 2024
Nominated by: Heather Herron (Co-worker) and Kathy Neverman (Co-worker)
Story #1: "As a new employee, McKenna really made me feel welcome! Her bubbly personality is welcoming in itself. She is patient and so very understanding. She walks me through all of the processes and how to do things within Athena and why we do things the way we do. She always explains her reasoning for things. She has done a great job helping me learn and feel welcome! Thank you McKenna for all that you do!! - Heather

Story #2: "McKenna sat and visited with a patient that suffers from Alzheimer's while her husband had an appt. She kept the patient calm and happy while separated from her spouse."

Nomination Year: 2024
Nominated by: Jennifer Lemke (Co-Worker from Emergency Department)
Story: "I would like to recognize Pete for always being a phenomenal resource when we have a pediatric patient needing to obtain labs in the ED. Pete keeps the patients and families extremely calm and well controlled. When I have Pete by my side encouraging and supporting, I am more confident. Thank you, Pete, for your knowledge, experience, support, TEAMWORK, and most importantly THANK YOU PETE FOR YOUR SERVICE! I am very humbled and proud to say I get to work with a Veteran who always supports me to be the best I can be. Thank you, Pete for your Service, to the Military and WRMC!"

Nomination Year: 2024
Nominated by: Lauren (Co-worker) and Christy (Co-worker)
Story #1: "When scheduling patients, Mandy is willing to do whatever is necessary, including being as creative as possible to fit the patients' schedule. She gives our new hires an amazing welcome."

Story#2: "Mandy came in from 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM to complete necessary DOT testing for a night-shift employee at a local organization. Thank you for going above and beyond for your co-workers and for Watertown Regional Medical Center so we can maintain compliance with DOT regulations."