LMHS Announces Prestigious Employee Awards
For immediate release May 22, 2014
Contact: Tom Argyle,
Public Relations
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targyle@LMHealth.org
LMHS Announces Prestigious Employee Awards
Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) has announced the 2014 Manager of the Year and President’s Award recipients. The honorees were announced during the annual LMHS Employee Recognition Dinner at the Longaberger Golf Club.
President’s Award
Brian Merritt, Director of Food Service, received the President’s Award, which is reserved for individuals or groups that have demonstrated a high level of commitment to the Health Systems and the community. The award is not given every year.
LMHS President & CEO Rob Montagnese said, “Brian oversees all aspects of the Food Service Department to provide restaurant-quality cuisine to patients, visitors and staff on a daily basis. In addition, he oversees approximately 300 special lunches and dozens of dinners each year. Thousands of community members have dined on Brian’s culinary creations, ranging from the ‘gourmet dinner for two’ that is specially prepared for new parents on the maternity floor at Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH), to the Licking County Chamber of Commerce’s Groundhog Breakfast. Brian’s reinvention of ‘hospital food’ has had a big impact on the community’s perception of LMHS’ renewed commitment to quality.”
Brian and his wife, Dawn, reside in Newark with their two children, Sophia and Sam. Brian graduated from Granville High School and Johnson and Wales Culinary School in Charleston, South Carolina. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management at The Ohio State University.
Manager of the Year
Angela Wallace, R.N., LMH Director of Surgical Services, was named LMHS Manager of the Year, an award that recognizes fair and consistent leadership and an ability to inspire departmental employees. “Angela was instrumental in preparing for our Outpatient Surgery expansion at the LMH – Tamarack location in 2013,” Rob said. “She spent countless hours of planning to ensure that our levels of patient care, customer service and patient safety would meet LMH’s high standards. As a Director, one of her many gifts is her ability to mentor and develop staff, doing whatever she can to help them grow as professionals.”
Originally from London, England, Angela received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the North Middlesex University in London. She also is a certified ambulatory peri-anesthesia nurse, as well as a certified post-anesthesia nurse.
Angela lives with her husband, Michael, in Alexandria. They have two daughters, Lindsay and Shelly. Angela joined LMH in 2008 as a staff nurse in the surgical recovery room and became Patient Care Manager of the Outpatient Surgery Department two years later. In January, she was promoted to her current position.
Licking Memorial Hospital has served the medical needs of Licking County residents since it was founded in 1898. The 227-bed facility employs approximately 1,700 staff members to meet the healthcare needs of the community. Licking Memorial Hospital is proud to have been named to Truven Health Analytics’ national list of 100 Top Hospitals a total of 12 times. For more information, visit www.LMHealth.org. – # # # –