Congratulations to all of our Starfish Award nominees from August to October 2023!

The Starfish Award was established in 2023 by Riverside Healthcare to recognize employees who make a difference at Riverside every day. This award is intended to recognize ancillary team members who fill vital roles outside of nursing. These “difference makers” provide direct and indirect services to Riverside patients and the community.

Nominate a Riverside employee for an award here: https://www.riversidehealthcare.org/patients-and-visitors/recognize-a-riverside-employee

August: Hollie Beattie, Surgical Department Team, Madison McKee, Rachel Goodrich, Renee McCue, Diana Tighe, Chandra Seabaugh, Maria Saldivar, Tatum Reddy, Scott Nusbaum, Nancy Luca, Dawn LaBuda, Joscelyn Hernandez, Sharen Ryan, Carson Harris, Kristy Verthein, Tonya Fowler (Honoree), Nancy Garcia, Nick Chamberlain

September: Dana Hermann, Alex Kamp, Lennin Lopez, Nicole Potts, Tawana Regel, Jennifer Scheuber, Lucas Sluis, Deborah Wright, Jonathon Wheatley

October: Jen Kokos, Andrea Keith, Nicole Dufrain, Sharen Ryan, Nichole Lewis, Aaron Macgilvray, Anne Rockert, Spencer Olson, Timothy Damrow, Tammy McClellan, Jessica Carr, Elizabeth Elliot, Javonda Clincy, John Hoffman, Stephanie Sherrell

A big thank you to everyone who participated in this season’s potluck wars. The judges had a very difficult time deciding on the winner!

Congratulations to IMCU who was named the champion of this season’s potluck wars. Their theme was New Year’s – complete with a balloon drop and confetti poppers.

Coming in second place was the Emergency Department with the theme of Elegant Winter Wonderland.

Honorable Mention goes to 4Rehab with the theme of Christmas Around the World

Photos from other units who participated:

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Hoover Holiday Party!

Wanted to share a fun event we had at the Bourbonnais Outpatient Center to kick off the holiday season! We had pizza and painted a holiday canvas to bring home! Really a great way to spend time with co-workers and have some family fun together! Happy Holidays to all!

“Mike is always willing to help out, looks out for patients and never gives me a hard time when I ask him to do something and always takes the best interests of our patients to heart”

“Always available to help anyone each shift. He is very respectful when spoken to and when speaking to me. When interacting with patients he is cool, calm, collected, and is able to redirect patients when possible.”

“Mike always has a positive attitude, is dependable, and adaptable. Mike is observed to be engaging with patients and ensuring the structure of the unit is maintained. Mike has shown flexibility and punctuality when coming onto shift and consistently maintains these characteristics. I am grateful to work with such a helpful, knowledgeable MHT.”

Congratulations to Mike for being named a Butterfly Award recipient.