HRMC Honors Mirkovic, Wangsness and Say at Annual Awards Celebration
January 27, 2025
Huron Regional Medical Center (HRMC) presented the annual Innovator and BEE of the Year Awards as well as the first ever Bow Tie Award at the hospital’s Employee Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 17 at the Huron Event Center.
39 employees with milestone service anniversaries ranging from 5 to 35 years were also honored at the event. Their combined years of service totaled 430 years of commitment to HRMC and the health of our community. 18 retirees who joined the 2024 HRMC alumni class were also recognized, representing 485 years of service.
Employees enjoyed a social with music from the Huron High School string quartet and dinner while reflecting on the year, recognizing awardees and celebrating the care provided by all in attendance.
In addition to the years of service awards, HRMC recognized three employees with special awards. Dusan Mirkovic, Pharm.D., was selected as the 2024 Innovator of the Year and Eric Wangsness, radiology technologist, was selected as the BEE (Beyond Exceptional Everyday) Awardee of the Year. Each Innovator and BEE of the Quarter are eligible for the annual awards, as selected by the HRMC Board of Directors. The four DAISY Award winners for the year were recognized, with the DAISY of the Year to be awarded during Nurses Week in May, as the DAISY Award is reserved for nurses.
Lah Say, phlebotomist, poses for a photo alongside
Dusan Mirkovic, Pharm.D., after receiving the Bow Tie Award
and the Innovator of the Year Award, respectively.
Receiving the first ever Bow Tie Award, as presented by Dr. Cy Haatvedt, was Lah Say, phlebotomist in the laboratory department. Say, who was nominated by peers, was recognized for providing “service above self.”
Other nominees for the Bow Tie Award included:
- Jeanie Allerdings, Patient Financial Services
- Kim Daly, Physicians Clinic
- Kenzie DeJong, Physicians Clinic
- Rachel Haigh-Blume, Information Services
- Stephanie Hofer, Physicians Clinic
- Nancy Hofer, Outpatient Services
- Dr. Vincent Oyler, Family Medicine and ER
- Michelle Pitman, Registration
- Lah Say, Laboratory
- Torrey Vanberkum, Physicians Clinic
2024 Monthly Award Recipients included
- Dusan Mirkovic, Pharmacy – Innovator Award
- Mikayla Duxbury, Medical Floor – Innovator Award
- Teresa Gange, Facilities – Innovator Award
- Darci Sheneman, Physicians Clinic – Innovator Award
- Eric Wangsness, Radiology – BEE Award
- Angie Groon, Physical Therapy – BEE Award
- Herb Ramirez, Information Services – BEE Award
- Kirsten Wiese, Medical Floor – BEE Award
- Lacey Larson, Home Care – DAISY Award
- Chandler Comes, Nursing Supervisor – DAISY Award
- Chelsie Babl, Physicians Clinic – DAISY Award
- Miah Francom, Birthing Center – DAISY Award
Employees honored at the awards ceremony for service anniversary awards included:
5 Years
- Dr. Todd Anderson, Orthopedics
- Chandler Comes, Nursing Supervisor
- Kim Daly, Physicians Clinic
- Becky Downey, New Life Clinic
- Mikayla Duxbury, Medical
- Destiny Finn, Quality
- Makayla Hofer, Birthing Center
- Katherine Huntley-Gomez, Respiratory Therapy
- Jennifer Jungemann, Physicians Clinic
- Colton Ketelhut, Pro Rehab
- LaNette Kouf, Credentialing
- Becky Krogman, Medical
- Peyton McWethy, Emergency Department
- Shining Moon, Medical/Birthing Center
- Carmen O’Neill, Pharmacy
- Kelly O’Neill, Pharmacy
- Darci Sheneman, Physicians Clinic
- Norma Torres-Ortiz, Dialysis
- Kim Tschetter, Patient Financial Services
- Cinthya Urena, Emergency Department
10 Years
- Amy Camin, Health Information Management
- Katie Deniger, Physicians Clinic
- Ellie Kleinsasser, Respiratory Therapy
- Sue Lansing, Human Resources
- Lacey Larson, Home Care
- Lah Say, Laboratory
- Holly Traen, Surgery
15 Years
- Raleigh Larson, Surgery
- Eh Mwee Pohto, Human Resources
- Sue Prentice, Switchboard
20 Years
- Donna Bartel, Health Information Management
- Earl Hinricher, Pharmacy
25 Years
- Jeanie Allerdings, Patient Financial Services
- Marie Langbehn, Pro Rehab
30 Years
- Amy Goergen, Patient Services
- Joani Oschner, Central Scheduling
35 Years
- Mary Binger, Birthing Center
- Pam Shoultz, Surgery
- Philip Wollman, Biomedical Technology
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