I would like to take a moment to recognize Robby Shorter for his outstanding dedication and compassion. Robby is an exceptional nurse, and his actions over the weekend truly exemplify what it means to go above and beyond for our patients.
During our Summer SOAR Nurse Externship program completion celebration event, we presented two Outstanding Preceptor Award at the 2025 SOAR Nurse Extern Celebration. This award is presented to those that exemplify their passion of teaching and guiding others by demonstrating the four different roles of the preceptor: Protector, Evaluator, Educator, & Facilitator.
Please help us celebrate our Winners!
Winner:
Family and Community Medicine had the honor of celebrating the 50th work anniversary for our longest serving team member, Margaret Fitzwater. Margaret worked with Dr. Michael Jeremiah (Chair of FCM, recently retired) and Dr. Mark Greenawald (interim Chair of FCM) when they first joined Carilion! Margaret shared some wonderful stories of how things have changed over the years. We are grateful to have someone as dedicated as Margaret on our team serving the Shawsville community.
ICU Strong is off to a fabulous start! Winners for the month of July are:
Overall ICU Strong Trophy/Banner Winner - 9M ICU
2nd Place - 10M ICU
3rd Place - 9S ICU
Most ICU Strong Stories - 9M ICU
Most Great Catches - 8M ICU
Top Quality Points - 4CST ICU
A huge "Thank You" to Leonard Stewart, Emergency Management/Safety Consultant at CRBH for helping to assist patients and guests from the parking lot to the main entrance of the hospital this morning (Monday). Because of work being done on the lot, a section of patient/guests parking was closed, causing them to have to park farther away. Leonard rounded on a golf cart and transported patients and guests to and from their vehicles.
We appreciate his help to ensure a pleasant visit to our facility.
The CFMH OR staff received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from a grateful surgical patient in appreciation for the outstanding care they received. This thoughtful gesture speaks volumes about the compassion, professionalism, and dedication our surgical team shows every day.
Great job, CFMH Surgical Team! Your commitment to patient-centered care does not go unnoticed.
CNRV's Summer of Service youth volunteer program officially ended Friday, and from all accounts, the teens had a great time. We salute the two people who made the summer extra special for our young volunteers: Guest Services Representatives (GSR) Tony Harrell and Cathy Adair!
Great teamwork CNRV SCU for 6 months of being HAI free and your hard work in keeping our patients safe.
Congratulations to Carilion student volunteer, Hannah Mizuba, on being a recipient of the Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia's 18 Under 18 Awards!
Hannah started volunteering with the Keeley Healing Arts Program's Art Cart initiative at RMH through Volunteer Services in the summer of 2024. She continued managing the art cart throughout her senior year of high school, accumulating over 100 hours of volunteer services with Carilion. Hannah is a graduate of Roanoke Valley's Governor's School and is currently studying to be an EMT.
Dr. Dan Tershak has recently received a Focused Practice Designation (FPD) for Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (ACTPS).
