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| Lynn Carlson, LPN, is recognized by Timothy J. Finan, president and chief executive officer, for 50 years of dedicated service to Olean General Hospital during an employee service awards ceremony Sept. 21 |
A special recognition included honoring Lynn Carlson, LPN,
who celebrated 50 years of service to the hospital. She was hired in 1967 as a
nurse assistant on the second floor. Over the years, she earned a nursing
degree and worked in ICU and the third floor before joining the quality
department where she works today.
“Every year, we welcome the opportunity to thank our
employees for all they do for our hospital and our patients. To honor Lynn this
year after 50 years of service to Olean General Hospital, is a true testament
to how vital our employees are to our hospital’s success. Her long standing
dedication is noteworthy and we celebrate her and all of our employees as they
are essence of our commitment to the communities we serve,” said Timothy J.
Finan, president and chief executive officer, OGH and UAHS.
Additional employees celebrating milestone service
anniversaries this year include:
35 years - Joyce Gratz, Sally Kolasinski, Joseph Livoto;
30 years - Daniel Drake, Sharon Gardner, Tracey Kellner,
Ellen Loveless, Todd Oliver, Lisa Sworts, Kristina Wallace;
25 years - Tricia Anastasia, Mary Gardner, Julia Jones,
Melissa Webb, Karla Zielinski;
20 years - Deborah Evans, Robert Kriner, Rachel Lovell,
Gretchen Tucker, Victoria Veno;
15 years - William Bizzaro, Andy Bryant, Lisa Cousins, Casey
Ellman, Michele Orcutt, Leslie Phearsdorf, Crystal Prouty;
10 years - Michael Coon, Elizabeth Dixon, Jennifer Drew,
Rose Ely, Tina Gould, Judy Haight, Gregory Henderson, Barbara Jedrosko, Judith
Lefford, Michael Mangan, Kimberly McConkey-Psathas, Lisa McCullough, Karen
McGovern-Graham, April McVinney, William Mills, MD, Mariusz Morawski, Kathleen
Nelson, Jenny Nitsche, Barbara Pantano, Penny Payne, Michelle Platt, Nathan
Powley, Grace Ramsey , Stephanie
Richards, Angela Rivera, Mark Ruggles, Darrin Shanley, Rachel Slocum, Kristy
Spaich, Adrienne Steiner, Joan Thomas, Katie Weaver, Michael Wilson, Benjamin
Wright;
5 years - Amber Barnard, Kelly Brucato, Cheryl Buringrud,
Nicole Clawson, Dawn Doane, Sarah Eaton, Stephen Edel, Shannon Faes, Megan
Farwell, Timothy Feely, Trisha Folland, Robert Groth, Victoria Hedlund, Kisa
Hodge, Marcia Johnson, Christine Jones, Moira Khettry, David Lee, Joanne Lipka,
Stephanie Martuccio, Storm Maynard, Dennis McCarthy, Amy McKinley, Desirae
Miller, Elizabeth Morlock, Justin Moyer, Emily Olkosky, Sara O’Neil, Sara
Padden, Kristian Pfeiffer, Melissa Smith, Dawn Steinbrenner, Pamela Todd, Aaron
Witruke, Jacquelyn Woods, Abigail Yanda.
Upper Allegheny Health System is the parent company of
Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean General Hospital and a member of
Kaleida Health, Buffalo. An integration of two prominent community hospitals in
Southwestern New York state and Northwestern Pennsylvania, Upper Allegheny
Health System’s goal is the enhancement of each hospital’s mission of care and
service to their respective communities with the common goal of improving care,
enhancing clinical programs and providing best-in-class service for various
health needs.
