SGMC Health honors Beamon

with BEE Award

SGMC Health honored Shantal Beamon, patient care technician, with the Being Extraordinary Every day (BEE) Award.

The BEE Award is presented monthly and recognizes staff members who support the role of a nurse, which includes patient care technicians, nursing assistants, and medical assistants. Nomination criteria includes compassion, teamwork, leadership, attitude, and skills and knowledge.

Beamon has received multiple nominations, speaking volumes about her extraordinary care and positive attitude. According to leadership, she is known for picking up shifts to support other units and is well-respected by her peers.

Her nominations commended her ability to truly go above and beyond for each of her patients, sharing that she is an absolute asset to SGMC Health, the organization said in a press release.

Leadership and colleagues from multiple departments gathered to present Beamon with the award.

To submit a nomination for the BEE Award, visit sgmc.org/bee.

Officer completes GPSTC course

FORSYTH, Ga. — Deputy Robert Medlin of the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office completed a D.U.I. Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course taught by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga.

This training program includes the observation techniques involved in recognizing when a driver may be operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants. Patterns of driver behavior and the more common driving errors committed by drivers under the influence of intoxicants are identified. Students are taught the safe methods of stopping and approaching a suspect driver and the observations to make in order to determine if a driver is under the influence. Emphasis is placed on the proper manner in which to administer field sobriety tests. Practical exercises are conducted during the day and night, and are used to emphasize the importance of a proper response to this problem. The field sobriety tests taught meet the standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the international Association of Chiefs of Police.

Funding for this program has been provided by the State of Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

SGMC Health recognizes Nolan-Tutt

with DAISY Award

SGMC Health honored Jessica Nolan-Tutt, RN, with the November DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing care. Nolan-Tutt was recognized for her compassionate care for a newborn child and first-time parents.

Nolan-Tutt has been with SGMC Health for two years and works in the Nursery. She was nominated by a dad for going above and beyond to show concern and kindness when the new baby needed additional testing.

The nomination shares how she allowed the new parents the power to choose a convenient time for the tests to be completed. “Feeling lost in a lot of the aspects of bringing a child into the world, that little bit of control was big,” the family shared.

When it was time to move the baby to the nursery for the tests, Nolan-Tutt brought a wheelchair for the new mom so that she did not have to walk. She then began the tests and made sure that the parents were able to clearly see and verbally updated them throughout.

“When you see people who take such pride in their work, it’s an inspiring event to witness,” shared the family. “We could not have imagined anyone doing a better job than Jessica.”

SGMC Health continues to ask patients and fellow employees to honor nurses they feel go above and beyond in their actions and care. Nominations are reviewed by a committee based on criteria that include compassion, teamwork, leadership, attitude, and skills and knowledge.

DAISY awards are presented monthly in front of the nurse’s colleagues, physicians, patients, and visitors. Each honoree receives a certificate commending her or him for being an “Extraordinary Nurse.” They also receive a beautiful sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa. A special floral arrangement of daisies was generously donated by The Flower Gallery, the local sponsor of SGMC Health’s DAISY Award.

To nominate a nurse for the DAISY award, visit sgmc.org/daisy.