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Loretta Ball

Nominated by Betsy Green | Loretta Ball helped me and the DHCH Referral Center team by covering 3 essential roles at once. How she was able to balance the work of 3 is a mystery.… Read More »Loretta Ball

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Michael Wind

Nominated by Judy Gilbert | As a clinical transporter I often take patients to ultrasound. Mike, one of the sonographers, is always a pleasure to work with. He is upbeat, personable, but mostly the comfort… Read More »Michael Wind

Tinashe Gutu

Tinashe Gutu

Nominated by Elijah Halliwell & Shane Crider | Tinashe Gutu in an employee whose contribution is difficult to sum up with words. When Brianna Smiley announced she would be leaving the University, Tinashe was given… Read More »Tinashe Gutu

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Joy Young

Nominated by Sharee Pounds | Joy is an outstanding member of our team at Duke Primary Care Pickett Road. She works as a triage nurse and in the INR clinic but that does little justice… Read More »Joy Young

Superstar!

Elba Diaz

Nominated by Katy Troyer | We received a call on our concussion hotline from a mother who was very concerned about her child. She thought he might have a concussion and wanted him to be… Read More »Elba Diaz

Superstar!

Stefanie Raysich

Nominated by Tiffany Pitts | Stefanie excels in her position as an OR circulator. She is available to help any of her peers when needed. She is an excellent resource, especially to our new employees.… Read More »Stefanie Raysich

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Hansel Bosarge

Nominated by Suzanne Matkins | Hansel has been a great leader in the cancer center 3-2 clinic. He works with any provider that needs his help, he is constantly teaching MAs, brings snacks and food… Read More »Hansel Bosarge

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Devin Cannady

Nominated by Suzanne Matkins | As we are going through a rough time due to shortage of RNs and MAs, Devin is always helping anyone in the cancer center 3-2 clinic. She always keeps a… Read More »Devin Cannady

Michelle Ashford

Nominated by Luz Molinari | Michelle was instrumental in bringing back the pet therapy program, Pets at Duke, to the pediatric inpatient units. The program has been on an indefinite hold since the pandemic, for… Read More »Michelle Ashford

Superstar!

Bonnie Burns

Nominated by Sarah Collins | Bonnie goes above and beyond every day to help our hospice and end of life patients. On Friday she spent an entire afternoon comforting the daughter of a patient nearing… Read More »Bonnie Burns

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Cody West

Nominated by Jasmine Canda | A big thank you to Cody West for coming in that night for extra shift. I don’t know how it would have ended up without him being there that night.… Read More »Cody West

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Nekila Michael Raj

Nominated by Jasmine Canda | Ms. Nekila and I were scheduled to work last Sunday night and Cody (thankfully) signed up for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). Ms. Nekila was charge RN and we already… Read More »Nekila Michael Raj

Superstar!

Thanh Bui

Nominated by Patrick Tam | Thanh was an amazing help in assisting with vancomycin levels for an outpatient on ambulatory vancomycin. In spite of the patient being administered this outside of Duke, she went above… Read More »Thanh Bui

High Five!

Robert (Winn) Hartman

Nominated by Angel Scott | Robert was a tremendous help on 5/20/22. He took time to walk me through my first submission for a training my department is offering employees to earn CME credits. He… Read More »Robert (Winn) Hartman

Superstar!

Melcina White

Nominated by Sontina Greene | I started in Jan. 2022 and Melcina jumped in and helped me to get acclimated to Duke. She has served as a resource for all things Duke and never turns… Read More »Melcina White

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Kimberly Egler

Nominated by Robyn Miller | Kim is always there to assist and she does it so graciously. Most often I come to her with urgent needs and very little turnaround time. I operate under no… Read More »Kimberly Egler

High Five!

Staci Irizarry

Nominated by Lisa Westby | Staci goes above and beyond all the time, she wears many hats and does a exceptional job in all she does, she stays over at closing to help people who… Read More »Staci Irizarry

Bonnie Burns, MSN, RN, CHPN

Bonnie Burns, MSN, RN, CHPN

Nominated by Elizabeth Fricklas | Bonnie went above and beyond to support a patient transitioning to comfort-focused care. She spent many hours providing hospice education for the family and expedited start of services focused on… Read More »Bonnie Burns, MSN, RN, CHPN

High Five!

Marilyn Toney

Nominated by Bose Kamineni | It gives me pleasure to write about Marilyn Toney, a valuable team member at Patient Services, Duke Health and Fitness Center. Marilyn has been exhibiting great qualities – discipline, hard… Read More »Marilyn Toney

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Mary McKee

Nominated by Bose Kamineni | It is my pleasure to write about Mary McKee. She is very supportive and accommodates user requests. She is always gracious, efficient and helps us to meet our deadlines and… Read More »Mary McKee

Superstar!

Michael Goodin

Nominated by Bose Kamineni | February 28, 2022 As part of a moving to a new process for generating data reports of clinical studies, Michael Goodin spent additional time with the tool and found an… Read More »Michael Goodin