Congratulations to Maria Petkiewich for being selected as "Colleague of the month" for Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Maria Petkiewich

Congratulations to Maria Petkiewch, Jazzman worker, for being selected as "Colleague of the Month" for Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. This is a huge honor as Maria was chosen from hospital wide nominations.

To be eligible for the award, the nominated colleagues have to demonstrate a consistent commitment to the organization's mission, vision, and values by demonstrating any or all of the following:

• Quality Customer Service
• Excellent Patient Care
• Outstanding Teamwork and Communication
• Mutual Respect 
• Positive Attitude
• Strong Work Ethic
• Contributions to Cost Savings or Increased Revenue
• Trust and Integrity

We held a celebration in the department to celebrate Maria's award. Representatives from the Lahey Engagement Team and colleagues in the department were invited to the event.  Linda Clay, Director of Food and Nutrition, presented the award and a bouquet of flowers to Maria.  Linda also told the story of when she met Maria's 11 years ago.  Maria was working as a sanitation worker and Maria's dream was to be able to speak English publicly.  She achieved her goal!  Linda was very proud and happy of how much Maria has grown.

Maria is very happy with the award and she shares the award with everyone in the department.  We all do a great job putting  patients and customers at the heart of everything we do. 

Thank you Maria!  Thank you for making everyday a better day for all those we served

To get to know more about Maria, please take a look at her youtube video.

Here are more pictures from Maria award celebrations

Left to right: Betty, Doug, Ben, Maria and Rich

Maria with Linda