Thanks and congratulations are in order as HCA has announced the recipients of the 2010 Frist Humanitarian Awards.
Arnold Lemay, director of engineering, PBX & security at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, Ky.; Pauline Shaver, a volunteer at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Hudson, Fla: and Audelio Rivera, M.D., a neonatologist and director of the neonatal intensive care unit at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, are recipients of the national awards that recognize an HCA employee, volunteer, and physician each year. They received the awards at a May 16, 2011, ceremony in Nashville.
Established in 1971, the awards honor outstanding individuals for their humanitarian and volunteer activities. The Frist Humanitarian Awards are given annually in recognition of the caring spirit and philanthropic work of the late Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr., a founder of HCA. Employees, volunteers, and medical staff members who demonstrate commitment and dedication to providing care and humanitarianism are selected from around the country, and honorees are recognized at the local level. The three national recipients were selected from more than 200 hospital-level honorees.
The Frist Humanitarian Award includes a $5,000 donation to the charity of the recipient’s choice and $5,000 in cash for the employee and volunteer. The medical staff honoree receives a $10,000 donation to his or her charity of choice.
“The Frist Humanitarian Award celebrates our culture of charitable giving,” said HCA chairman and CEO Richard M. Bracken. “It is perhaps the greatest recognition we can bestow upon a colleague.”