Associates Receive Heart Of Hamilton Awards For Exceptional Acts

  • Friday, May 16, 2025

Hamilton Medical Center and Vitruvian Health (formerly Hamilton Health Care System) presented the Heart of Hamilton and Hero Awards to associates for acts that exceeded performance expectations.

Recent recipients of the Heart of Hamilton Award were Chelsey Hannah, Emergency Department; Dakota Myers, Public Safety; Star Lackey, Guest and Volunteer Services; and Luz Hernandez, Labor and Delivery. Margie Narra, Environmental Services, and Rebecca Allen, Surgical Services, received the Hamilton Hero Award.

The Heart of Hamilton Award is provided as a way to recognize Hamilton associates or volunteers for actions that truly demonstrate the “Heart of Hamilton” (serving with compassion through PRIDE values, including professionalism, respect, integrity, diligence and excellence). The Hamilton Hero Award recognizes associates or volunteers when they assist in a life-saving event outside the normal scope of their responsibilities.

Hamilton associates and volunteers can be nominated for the Heart of Hamilton Award at VitruvianHealth.com/heartofhamilton or at one the recognition boxes located around the system. The awards may be submitted for individuals or groups. There are approximately 50 nominations submitted each month. Heart of Hamilton is a robust recognition program that helps to keep the culture and PRIDE values ever present within day-to-day operations.

A Heart of Hamilton Recipient of the Year is chosen from among the top recipient selections throughout the year.

“Hamilton Medical Center and Vitruvian Health take pride in the culture and realize the importance of recognizing when our associates step in to make a situation better,” said Chris Levan, chair of the Heart of Hamilton Committee. “When associates and volunteers go out of their way to make a difference in the lives of patients, family members, guests or other associates and volunteers, Vitruvian Health is committed to celebrating these acts.”

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