Hendersonville and Portland Medical Centers host Annual Service Awards Banquet

HENDERSONVILLE, TN (May 10, 2007) – Hendersonville and Portland Medical Centers recently recognized 74 employees who have reached significant service anniversaries during the past year. The employees were recognized at the Annual Service Awards Banquet which was held at Bluegrass Yacht and Country Club in Hendersonville.

Pictured above is Portland Medical Center's 30 Year Service Recipient, Louise Blankenship, with Eddie Smith, Administrator at Portland Medical Center.

William Adcock was the only employee recognized for 35 Years of Service. Adcock serves in the Environmental Services Department at Portland Medical Center.

Employees recognized with 30 Years of Service included: Louise Blankenship and Van Johnson. Blankenship serves in the Central Sterile Department and Van serves in Ultrasound, both at Portland Medical Center.

Employees recognized with 25 Years of Service included: Vickie Keith, Arturo Salvador and Charles Sisk.

Employees recognized with 20 Years of Service included: Jan Alexander, Sheila Kelly, Kitty Pulley, Hal Schultheis, Kim Uldrich and Kerri Wynn.

Employees recognized with 15 Years of Service included: Sonia Casler and Jennifer Flippin

Employees recognized with 10 Years of Service included: LeeAnn Bartley, Sandra Bowers, Sabrina Bowman, Patricia Chambers, Connie Cole, Lugene Cooper, Tammy Greene, Larry Hoard, Amanda Kinsolving, Jeff Owen, Patti Pettis, William Rogan Jr., Jennifer Russo, Katrina Schofield, Angela Scruggs, Joey Simmonds, Patricia Snelling, Dani Stephens and Michelle Towe.

Employees recognized with 5 Years of Service included: Joseph Bellino, Sherry Billingham, Karen Boren, John Button, Page Cabron, Sally Colvin, Amy Conner, Tiffany Daniels, April Daughtry, Margaret Dyer, Nancy Earl, Suzanne Earley, Annette Fletcher, Jill Freeman, Jackson Fuller, Shirley Harvey, Lourdes Javier-Palcon, Carol Johnson, Faith Francis, Margie Kitchens, Mary Lay, Michele Lovell, Myke Low, Sandra McMurrey, Dixie Morgan, Donna Morse, Debbie Olsowsky, Linda Osborne, Jason Phillips, Windy Rhoton, Samantha Rooks, Carol Scott, Janet Seagraves, Tonja Sessoms, Carol Shirley, Christie Sledge, Barbara Smith, Jennifer Stephens, Cynthia Summers, Shannon Voss, Linda West and Christa Whitson.

Pictured above is Portland Medical Center’s 30 Year Service Recipient, Van Johnson, with Eddie Smith, Administrator at Portland Medical Center.

Hendersonville Medical Center, part of the TriStar Health System, is a 110-bed community-based medical center with comprehensive medical and surgical programs including Obstetrics, Cardiology, Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery services. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Hendersonville Medical Center remains the only Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County.

Located at 105 Redbud Drive, Portland Medical Center, part of the TriStar Family of Hospitals, is a 38-bed medical center that offers a full array of acute care services including emergency care, general surgery, intensive care and outpatient diagnostic services. Portland Medical Center has been providing sophisticated medical and surgical care to the community for over 90 years. Today, the medical center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Portland Medical Center, a facility of Hendersonville Medical Center, joined the TriStar Health System in April 2006 and together, we are proudly serving the healthcare needs of Sumner County. For more information about the services offered and health plans accepted by Hendersonville Medical Center, Portland Medical Center or TriStar Health System, call MedLine at 342-1919, toll-free outside of Nashville at 1-800-242-5662, or visit the website at TriStarHealth.com.