SVHC Honors Employees with Putnam Awards

CAPTION: 2022 Putnam Award honorees from left to right: Donna Barron, BA, RN, CIC, infection preventionist; Gabrielle Loomis, MSOT, OTR/L, occupational therapist; Misty Arnold, RN, nurse, Med/Surg; Rebecca Hewson-Steller, RN, CN-BN, nurse navigator, Cancer Center; and Dennis Vosburgh, engineering technician

BENNINGTON, VT—December 16, 2022— Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) leaders and staff gathered last month to honor employees for their service to the organization’s mission.

One award every year is presented for each of the organization’s five core values: quality, empathy, safety, teamwork, and stewardship. The employees who received the awards are noted standard bearers and role models within the organization.

The 2022 Putnam Award Honorees are:

• Quality: Rebecca Hewson-Steller, RN, CN-BN, nurse navigator, Cancer Center
• Empathy: Misty Arnold, RN, nurse, Med/Surg
• Stewardship: Dennis Vosburgh, engineering technician
• Teamwork: Gabrielle Loomis, MSOT, OTR/L, occupational therapist
• Safety: Donna Barron, BA, RN, CIC, infection preventionist

About SVHC:
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is a comprehensive, preeminent, healthcare system providing exceptional, convenient, and affordable care to the communities of Bennington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. SVHC includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, and the SVHC Foundation. SVMC includes 25 primary and specialty care practices.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care is among the most lauded small rural health systems in the nation. It is the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s 2020 Rural Hospital Leadership Award. In addition, SVMC ranked fourth nationwide for the value of care it provides by the Lown Institute Hospital Index in 2020 and is a five-time recipient of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The health system is fortunate to have the support of platinum-level corporate sponsor Mack, a leading supplier of contract manufacturing services and injection molded plastic parts based in Arlington, VT.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center provides exceptional care without discriminating on the basis of an individual’s age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Language assistance services, free of charge, are available at 1-800-367-9559.