Laboratory Staff Named December Team of the Month by Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has named the entire Laboratory staff as Team of the Month for December, 2020. The monthly award recognizes employees or teams who have demonstrated sustained service excellence in their respective departments and have displayed compassion, a caring approach, and continuous hard work within their community.

Led by Lab Manager Lara A. Moody, the Laboratory Team at MAHHC consists of: Judith Dosset, Therese Etman, Laurie Fitzherbert, Ray Judware, Jean Leete, Nemanja Mirkovic, Lara Moody, Tammie Neilsen, Amir Papa, Billie Papa, Rebecca Parker, Robyn Pond, Shannon Sanders, Stacey Smith, John White, and Brianna Wright. Working with Hospital clinicians who order lab work for patients, the Laboratory Team performs a wide range of tests on clinical specimens and analyzes the results, in order to aid in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

According to Terri Demond, Director of Ancillary Services, the Laboratory Team “is an amazing group of hardworking, caring people. They are always willing to do whatever is needed to help our patients and support each other. The last several months have been extremely trying and exhausting for everyone, but the lab team has kept their positive attitudes and continued to provide excellent service to all.” Demond says that the team “just completed their extremely rigorous accreditation inspection by the College of American Pathologists and received fabulous results. It was a testament to the entire staff. The long hours and dedication to their professions really shows. Thank you all, for everything that you do!”