Last week at the Spirit of Compassion Awards Ceremony we honored members of our MSBI family who exemplify our values and exhibit unyielding empathy. I’d like to recognize our winners today.
Karen Vivo, LPN, is the Program Coordinator for our Family Planning unit, and she won the Spirit of Compassion Award. Hearing her colleagues speak about her personal and professional growth was incredibly inspiring. She has been with her tight-knit team for most of her career, and they are an amazing group that provides support to some of our most emotionally vulnerable patients. Her colleagues spoke about her unwavering empathy and the way she brings calm to her patients and her team.
Garry Resnick, our Director of Security, won one of the Care and Compassion Awards. It is an absolute honor and joy to work with Garry daily. He gracefully builds lasting relationships with colleagues across the organization, and these connections keep us strong and safe. He exemplifies being a team player and gives his all with a smile every single day.
Nancy Bourque, LCSW, serves our cancer patients at The Blavatnik Family-Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai. She won one of our Care and Compassion Awards for her unwavering empathy and dedication. Here’s what Diane Serra had to say about Nancy:
“She has deep insight and excellent communication skills which support many of the patients going from a state of turmoil to a sense of empowerment.”
Lastly, we initiated a new award: The Care and Compassion Team Award. It’s no surprise that we honored our ALS-Certified Center of Excellence Team with this award. They provide holistic, compassionate, interdisciplinary care to some of our most complicated patients. You can read more about them here.