Bee Award
The BEE Award is a spinoff of the nursing focused Daisy Award. It honors and recognizes team members outside of nursing who go Beyond Exceptional Expectations (BEE).
These team members provide extraordinary experiences for our patients, their families and visitors by exemplifying quality service and extraordinary care.
Recent BEE Award winners at Watertown Regional Medical Center include:
McKenna Hayes, Waterloo Clinic
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."
Pete Richard, Lab
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!"
Mandy Peer, Occupational Health
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."
Jamie Harrison, Radiology
Nomination Year: 2023
Nominated by: Emily (Patient)
Story: “Jamie was responsible for taking my CT scans on 12/30/2023. I was feeling emotional and scared prior to the procedure, and began to cry when discussing why these were ordered and my family history of certain illnesses. Jamie was comforting and kind; she took the time to really talk with me and expressed care and compassion. She is also a whiz at placing an IV!"
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