Doctors Medical Center makes donation to Community Hospice in name of June Podesta to celebrate National Nurses Week and National Hospital & Healthcare Week

As a part of the National Nurses Week and National Hospital and Healthcare Week celebration, held May 6 through May 14, Doctors Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have honored an outstanding employee by donating $500 to a charity of the employee’s choice.  This year’s recognition goes to June Podesta, Director of Purchasing Services.
 
“With so many extraordinary employees at Doctors Medical Center, choosing an outstanding employee to honor is never easy.” said Tim Joslin, Chief Executive Officer.  “Everyday each nurse and staff member makes a difference in a patient’s life.  They continually demonstrate The Art of Caring.”

“This year we selected June Podesta as our outstanding health care worker.  Throughout her 21 years of employment at the facility, June has demonstrated a caring yet direct approach and a no-nonsense can-do attitude both at work and in the community.  June is known to be a person of action who is committed to providing excellent customer service not only to our patients but to all she comes in contact with.”

“June Podesta is truly representative of the entire staff at Doctors Medical Center, who work hard to give patients the best quality of care every day of the year,” said Tim Joslin.    “These two weeks of celebration and thanks should truly go on throughout the entire year.”

As part of the celebration of National Nurses Week and National Hospital and Healthcare Week, the Tenet Healthcare Foundation will distribute approximately $34,000 in donations on behalf of employees at Tenet hospitals.

National Nurses Week was first recognized by President Eisenhower and celebrated in 1954.  It was later moved to take place in early May to coincide with the anniversary of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, an icon of the nursing profession.

Nurses and hospital workers are kind, caring and dedicated people. Everyday, they answer the call to help patients in need. Whether it’s through a simple act of kindness or handling an emergency, health care workers know that every moment counts. They work hard to hone their skills, while understanding it takes more than just medicine to treat their patients. Being a health care worker means perfecting The Art of Caring.
 
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto (DMC) is a part of Tenet California, the state’s largest hospital system.  DMC is a 398-bed acute care hospital, offering a wide range of services including cardiology, neurology, emergency and trauma services, women and children’s services, orthopedics, medical/surgical, oncology, and critical/intensive care.  DMC employs more than 2,000 employees and has over 500 physicians on staff. DMC is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about Doctors Medical Center of Modesto visit www.dmc-modesto.com