Meet Sarasota Memorial’s Employee and Leader of the Year!
Sarasota Memorial recently announced the winners of its EXCEL Employee of the Year and Leader of the Year awards. These two incredible staff members are chosen annually from our 9,000-member team.
Employee of the Year
Our Employee of the Year is selected from the previous 12 winners of the EXCEL Employee of the Month Award. This year’s honoree is Aundrita Reddick, Physicians Lounge Attendant in Food & Nutrition Services.
Aundrita has been part of the SMH team since 1985. Comments from her colleagues include:
• “Every single day, Aundrita makes physicians’ lives better. We notice when she is not here or on vacation.”
• “Aundrita is a ray of sunshine! On our busy days, I look forward to seeing her smiling face.”
• “Aundrita excels in her relationships with medical staff at all levels. She knows everyone by name and always offers friendly conversation.”
• “Aundrita starts and ends the day making everyone happy and providing the best customer service.”
Congratulations, Aundrita on being named our Employee of the Year! We can’t thank you enough for your decades of exceptional service to Sarasota Memorial and our Medical Staff! You are a role model for excellence!
Leader of the Year
Our Leader of the Year, Jamie Kisgen, Pharmacy Manager of Education and Research, was chosen from 4 previous winners of the Leader of the Quarter Award.
The many people who nominated Jamie all agree that he has repeatedly gone far above and beyond for patients and the hospital since he started here in 2008. Here are several comments from his nominations:
• “Jamie provides outstanding leadership in all aspects of infectious disease pharma-cotherapy and is a gifted communicator.”
• “During COVID, Jamie was available at all hours and always had the latest and best information in a rapidly changing environment.”
• “Jamie has a big heart. He always puts the people he serves first, from patients to team members to the wider community.”
Jamie, we are grateful for your outstanding leadership! Congratulations!