URM FL Health Names Employees of Quarter

Community News Release
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Three UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health employees have been recognized with the Distinguished Values Award for the third quarter of 2023.

The Distinguished Values Award program selects employees every quarter for the honor. The honorees are selected from three categories: Hospital, Long Term Care, and Physician Network. These staff members are selected for consistently demonstrating organizational values and exceeding their job requirements. The awards are granted in recognition of those employees who demonstrate professionalism and who serve as role models within UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health.

Selected honorees for the third quarter of 2023 are Susan Kirkendall, LPN, Geneva General Surgical Associates – the Physician Network honoree; Stephanie Gordner, Team Leader Cook II, Huntington Living Center, Nutritional Services – the Long Term Care honoree; and Kathy McConnell, RT(R), M(R), CVI(R), Lead Tech, Interventional Radiology, Geneva General Hospital – the Hospital Honoree. 

All UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health Employees of the Quarter are eligible for the Employee of the Year honor. That award is announced in May each year at UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health’s annual Employee Recognition event, held in conjunction with National Hospital and Nursing Home Weeks.

Kathy McConnell
Stephanie Gordner
Sue Kirkendall

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