PFCC awards are given each year in conjunction with the Patient- and Family-Centered Care Conference.
Anna Ramanathan, director of Administration, Department of Family Medicine, was presented the PFCC Ambassador Award by AU Medical Center CEO Lee Ann Liska (l-r), Director of Nursing Excellence Carol Brody, and Chief Experience Officer Julie Moretz.
Gail Devore, director of Nursing at Augusta State Medical Prison, was presented the Patricia K. Sodomka Leadership in PFCC Award by Lee Ann Liska (l-r), Jeff Dowling, who earned the award in 2017, and Julie Moretz.
Mark Schreiber, director of Nursing for Emergency and Critical Care Services, and Kim Basso, director of Nursing for Women’s and Children’s Services, were presented PFCC Parnership awards as nurse champions for patient experience.
Family Choice Awards were presented to Melissa Caywood (l-r), Ellen Probus, Mallory Shirey, and Vanessa White.
The Center for Patients and Families organized the dinner and awards presentation.
Lee Ann Liska and Julie Moretz presented Dr. Janis Coffin, Chief Transformation Officer, center, with the PFCC Impact Award, which comes with a $5,000 check to go toward disease management initiatives for patients.
An awards dinner was held in conjunction with the 2019 Patient- and Family-Centered Care Conference. More than two dozen team members at AU Health were recognized for demonstrating the tenets of PFCC through certificates and awards, including the PFCC Impact Award, Patricia K. Sodomka Leadership in PFCC Award, Family Choice Awards and more. See the photo gallery of award winners.
Denise Parrish is Director of Communications for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at Augusta University. Contact her to schedule an interview on this topic at 706-721-9760 or mparrish@augusta.edu.
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