(Nov. 7, 2018) - Tift Regional Health System (TRHS) saluted colleagues at its annual awards banquet held on Nov. 5 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center.
TRHS presented the John B. Prince, III Distinguished Service Award to Dr. James Scott, orthopedist with Georgia Sports Medicine. Named after the chairman of the Tift County Hospital Authority, the John B. Prince, III Distinguished Service Award recognizes a longstanding associate of TRHS who is also an established leader in the community, using their influence to enhance the mission of the hospital.
The winner of the Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation’s 2018 Jensen-Patrick Nursing Excellence Award, presented the same evening, was Michelle Williford, RN with Hospice of Tift Area. The foundation also presented the Exceptional Physician Award to Dr. Greg Anderson, urologist with Tift Regional Urology.
TRHS also saluted employees with five, 10, 15, 20, 25 30, and 40 years of service. The following employees were recognized for 40 years of service: Johnny Cummings, West Campus Radiology; Kawanda Dowdy, Medical Imaging; Marguerite Merritt, Respiratory Therapy; and Gabriel Reese, Service Excellence. The following employees were recognized for 30 years of service: Marcia Carter, Laboratory; Martha Jackson, Laboratory; Mary Linda Reese, Nursery; Jeffrey Robbins, Neurodiagnostics; Linda Senkbeil, Hospice; and Chandra Wells, Respiratory Therapy.
The banquet ceremony also included musical presentations by staff member Mendi Stone and Entra Holly-Blackmon.