North Texas hospital employees awarded during April 18 Luncheon
Doug Portwood of Children’s Medical Center Plano
A salute to the North Texas hospital workforce, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 26th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon was held April 18 at the Hurst Conference Center. More than 600 attendees turned out to honor 125-plus nominees and 14 award recipients from health systems across the region.
“We hope this day was a memorable and inspiring one for the nominees,” said Jen Miff, president of the DFWHC Foundation. “The Foundation is a strong proponent for workforce programs that make a difference in the quality of care for all North Texans. This recognition is critical to boost staff morale, retain a strong workforce and honor the roles of every employee who contributes to the successful delivery of patient care, whether on the front lines or behind the scenes. These nominees deserved to be recognized and it was our honor to applaud them during this luncheon.”
Themed “Making a Difference,” the luncheon’s masters of ceremonies included Vanessa Walls, chief market executive of the northern market at Children’s Health and chair-elect of the DFWHC and DFWHC Foundation Boards; and Becky Tucker, senior vice president channel integration at Texas Health Resources and past chair of the DFWHC and DFWHC Foundation Boards.
Award recipients included:
- Rex McRae Scholarship
• Ryan Nguyen, Patient Care Technician, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Physician Award
• Dr. Cesar Termulo, Parkland Health
Volunteer Award
• Doug Portwood, Children’s Medical Center Plano
Preceptor Award
• Jacob Flores, Staff Registered Nurse, Methodist Dallas Medical Center
System Award
• Dr. Sabrina Browne, Pediatric Psychiatrist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Community Service Award
• Rosalind Bryant, Senior Administrative Assistant, UT Southwestern University Hospitals
Special Recognition Awards
• Susannah Runyon, Ultrasound Technologist, Children’s Medical Center Plano
• Samuel Hale, Multimodality Tech, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Centennial
• Heather Thweatt, Trauma Registrar, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
• Jennifer Furlano, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Medical City Dallas
Employee of the Year Awards
• Amy Turner, Registered Nurse, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound
• Karrie Falwell, Patient Care Tech, Medical City Alliance
• Terri Crockett, Occupational Therapist, Methodist Charlton Medical Center
• Courtney Bell, Admission Specialist, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
Young Healthcare Executive of North Texas and board members of the North Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives judged the blinded nominations on March 26. Individual and hospital names were removed in advance and selections were based entirely on the facts presented within the form letter. Nominees were separated into four categories of hospitals including 1-99 beds, 100-250 beds, 251-499 beds and 500-plus beds.
Top sponsors of the event were Hall Render, FORVIS, AlphaGraphics Arlington, GroupOne Background Screening, Konica Minolta, Baylor Scott & White Health, Children’s Health, Cook Children’s, Parkland Health and Texas Health Resources. Additional sponsors included JPS Health Network, Medical City Healthcare, Methodist Health System and UT Southwestern University Hospitals.
Dr. Cesar Termulo (l to r) of Parkland Health and his wife Ana
Rex McRae recipient Ryan Nguyen of Methodist Mansfield with his mother and Vanessa Walls
Dr. Sabrina Browne (middle) of Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Rosalind Bryant of UT Southwestern (third from left) and Becky Tucker (right)
Susannah Runyon of Children’s Medical Center Plano
Terri Crockett of Methodist Charlton Medical Center