PruittHealth Honors 2015 Guiding Light Caregiver of the Year

Healthcare Professionals Recognized with Annual Awards

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Jun 02, 2015, 02:08 ET

NORCROSS, Ga., June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PruittHealth recently announced the 2015 winners of the Guiding Light Caregiver Award program at their annual Spring Conference. The award allows each of the PruittHealth locations to nominate their outstanding C.N.A.s and Pharmacy Technicians for special recognition for dedicated and outstanding service. The nominees are reviewed and evaluated based on criteria, such as length of service, demonstration of excellence in customer service, leadership, dependability, professionalism, and an exceptional display of commitment to caring for patients and their families. The list is then narrowed down to the top ten finalists, who are invited to attend a special awards banquet with their families. In addition to three grand prizes, each finalist also receives an award plaque and esteemed recognition.

PruittHealth - Valdosta's Kelly Watford awarded as the PruittHealth 2015 Guiding Light Caregiver of the Year.

Congratulations to the 2015 winners:

1st place – Kelly Watford, PruittHealth – Valdosta

2nd place – Shirley Gillison, PruittHealth – Estill

3rd place – Margaret Welborn, PruittHealth – Washington

Other top finalists were:

Tia Harris, PruittHealth – Crestwood
Lillie Lindsey, PruittHealth – Macon
Angela Miller, PruittHealth Hospice (Valdosta)
Betty Robinson, PruittHealth Hospice (Swainsboro)
Harris Smith, PruittHealth – Blythewood
Clara Suarez, PruittHealth Hospice (New Bern)
Clementine Verdell, PruittHealth – Holly Hill

Congratulations to all of these outstanding professionals, especially Kelly Watford, PruittHealth's 2015 Caregiver of the Year. Kelly has worked as a C.N.A. for the PruittHealth family of providers for nearly ten years. Dependable, trustworthy, and dedicated, Kelly is an active leader in the center's events and activities, as well as in the community. Kelly stated, "I am so grateful for being honored for the Guiding Light Caregiver of the Year Award. It is a pleasure to be in the same category as so many special and caring individuals. I would like to thank my co-workers at PruittHealth – Valdosta, as well as Mr. Pruitt, for providing me with the opportunity to further my career with the PruittHealth family." There is no doubt that Kelly has left a lasting, positive impact on the lives of those who have been in her care, and she has continuously demonstrated her commitment to caring over the years as a part of the PruittHealth family of providers.

About PruittHealth

Since 1969, PruittHealth has been a family-owned organization committed to the care of patients in our communities. We provide a seamless network of post-acute care services and resources, offering skilled nursing care, home health care, end-of-life hospice care, rehabilitation, and pharmacy/infusion services across the Southeast. Our organization is well known for its holistic model of care, as well as its proactive performance improvement programs, and its continuous commitment to caring and to quality. We serve communities across more than 170 provider locations throughout Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and one center in Florida. The PruittHealth seamless care network ensures that on any given day, our 24,000 patients are cared for by PruittHealth's 16,000 employed partners. Our highly-trained staff and commitment to providing each patient and their family with the level of care and dignity we would expect for our own loved ones are why PruittHealth has remained a leader in healthcare for more than 45 years. For more information please visit: www.PruittHealth.com.

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