Riverside employees who have been a part of the team for ten or more years were celebrated at the Employee Recognition dinner at the Kankakee County Fair Grounds on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

The Daily Journal ad, pictured below and found in the May 18th weekend edition of the paper, features the names of the employees where recognized at the dinner.

Riverside Heart & Vascular Institute was selected as Innovator in Healthcare for the Daily Journal’s 2024 Progress Awards. The team was recognized for bringing the latest technology and the most advanced procedures to the community to improve and save lives. The institute specializes in a wide array of clinical program areas including interventional cardiology, vascular surgery, cardiac-oncology, heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiovascular surgery, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and diagnostic services, as well as maintaining a graduate medical education program and research programs. The Heart & Vascular team is proud of this accomplishment and ability to offer these high quality services close to home for our community.

We are pleased to celebrate our recent Butterfly Award Winner, Medical Assistant at our Cancer Treatment Center, Jamilah C. The Butterfly Award acknowledges outstanding CNAs/Techs for their remarkable impact on patient lives, reflecting Riverside’s Nursing Mission and commitment to patient-centered care.

Her nomination read: “Medical Assistant / CNA Extraordinaire, Jamilah, is such a gentle force when it comes to patient care, as well as representing clinical staff at CTC. She takes her job seriously but also has a wonderful sense of humor. These two combined qualities equate to the ultimate trait in a caregiver: empathy. One could easily sense that Jamilah is a natural empath and utilizes that trait to ensure patients at the Cancer Treatment Center begin each visit with care, understanding, and a sense of being seen. Jamilah also exemplifies these qualities as a colleague. She is family-oriented and has shared that special piece of her with us as staff, including us in her life as extended family. She is an amazing woman, continuing her education and demonstrating grace through the process. Jamilah is not just a Butterfly nominee, she is THE Butterfly.”