The Top Banana Awards, peer nominated awards that are all in good fun, were announced today. Employees could nominate their coworkers for 36 different fun categories. Winners were announced on Facebook Live during lunchtime in the cafeteria. Each winner receives a Top Banana Award and certificate. Drumroll please….
- Most Compassionate……………….……………………………………...Kerra Harrell, Emergency Department
- Most Likely to Ask “What’s That Smell?”…………………...Hailey Bozeman, Ortho Sports Med
- Best Ability to Calm an Angry Person Down…………………………….T.J. Fields, Security
- Most Creative Ideas and Solutions……………………Marcy Calhoun, L&D, Mother/Baby, & Nursery
- Most Likely to Have a Chik-Fil-A-Cup Somewhere……………………..Allyson Norrod, Lab
- Highest Number of Starbucks Purchases………………………………..Brandon Jones, HIS
- Friendliest to Strangers………….…………………….…………………..Brittney Fletcher, Silvercare
- Highest Patient Satisfaction………………………………….…….……..Dr. David Thomson, Upson ENT
- Most Likely to be Singing………….……….……………………………...Cathy Rogers, Overhouse
- Best Motivator……….….….……………………………………………….Kristi Griffin, ICU
- Most Consistent Use of AIDET…………………………..……………….Lacey Clarke, Med Surg
- Best Under Pressure………….….……………………….………..……..Brooke Tucker, SCU
- Most Positive…….…………….……………….Stephanie Kendrick, Upson Family Medical Center Northside
- Best at Social Distancing………….…….……….………….…..………..Tara Strickland, Risk Management
- Best Team Spirit….….…………………….…………..Dr. Kevin Gingrich, Ortho Sports Medicine & Surgery
- Most Likely to Volunteer for Extra Shifts………………………………...Kay McGoiuirk, SCU
- Most Fashionably Dressed………….……….….….…………………….Jancey Wilson, Silvercare
- Best Customer Service…………..….…………….……….…..………….Paula Maddox, Cardiology
- Biggest College Football Fan…….…….…….…..……….….…………..Heather TIce, Upson OB/GYN
- Best with a Budget….….….…………….….….…….…………………….Jason Gassett, Accounting
- Leader with the Most Enthusiasm………..…..….…….Jennifer McDaniel, Upson Family Physicians
- Most Steps During the Day………………….…………….……………...Maurice Johnson, Housekeeping
- Most Likely to be Splashed with Some Bodily Fluid…….….....……….Bridget Barrow, Upson OB/GYN
- Biggest Germaphobe………..……….…….……..…..…………………...Jeff Tarrant, CEO, Administration
- Best Decorated Workspace…………..….…..…..…..…….……..……...Laura Stokes, HR
- Most Tech Savvy………….….…….…………..…….….………………...Jeremiah Brothers, HIS
- Best Foodie…….…….……...………..…..……...…..…….……………...Sean Parker, Upson Family Physicians
- Always Showing Gratitude…….……………….…….……….Judy McLaurin, Patient Financial Services
- Best Teacher…..….….……………….………….………………………...Karen Kelly, Education
- Most Athletic and Likely to Be Working Out……...….………Nick Smenner, Emergency Department
- Most Likely to be Cleaning….…….….…….…….………………………..Clauneise Reeves, Housekeeping
- Always the Last to Show Up for Meetings…….….……….……..……….Tine Zellner, Respiratory
- Most Likely To Be Fixing Something….………….…………..Donald “DJ” Johnson (AKA, Banana Boy)
- Rookie of the Year – Best New Employee…...…..………………..Rose Bishop, Emergency Department
- Most Likely to Comfort Others…………….…….Debbie Quiller, Care Coordination/Case Management
- Best Jokester….…….…...…..………………….….….Michelle Driver, Upson Family Physicians Barnesville