Employee and Director of the Year Chosen at MCE

8/27/2019

Medical Center Enterprise names Employee and Directors of the year for 2018. Frank Teemer, Certified Phlebotomist, was selected as the Employee of the Year, Juston Carpenter, Director of Respiratory Therapy, was selected as the Clinical Manager of the Year and Lakeisha McLeod, Director of Nutrition Services, was selected as the Nonclinical Manger of the Year.

Teemer, Carpenter and McLeod were all chosen after being nominated through MCE’s Community Cares program which is voted on by MCE’s entire workforce. Medical Center Enterprise’s commitment to our Community Cares culture is reflected by our employees to work, physicians to practice medicine, and patients to receive care. The Community Cares culture connects 10 standards of behavior to daily action that can help us maintain a high benchmark for service and operational excellence and deliver great patient care. When the nomination forms were read, it was evident that all three individuals are well respected and deserving of such a great honor.

Teemer has been a member of MCE’s Laboratory team since August 2017 and is responsible for timely and accurate blood draws. He is known for his patience and gentle demeanor with all of his patients. One co-worker states, “Frank has a great deal of compassion and respect for his co-workers, patients and their families. I can honestly say I have never heard anything negative come from his mouth.” Teemer is the Family Readiness Group Leader at the US Army Dothan Recruiting Company and It’s Fun to Read Volunteer at Kandy Kane Daycare. He has also been awarded the Certificate of Achievement with the US Army- Montgomery Battalion, The National Honor Society of Leadership & Success and National Honor Society of ABK.

Carpenter has been a member of MCE since 2000 and the Director of Respiratory Therapy for almost four years. He is known for his availability, devotion and willingness to help his staff and other departments all the while staying positive and upbeat. One member of his team is quoted saying, “I could give you clichés about how he goes “above and beyond” and “how wonderful he is”, but those adages are standard and basic and Juston is anything but.” Carpenter is on Wallace Community College Respiratory Therapy Advisory Board, Emergency Management Co-Chairperson, Hospital representative for the Healthcare Emergency Response Coalition of Southeast Alabama, Youth Pastor at Panther Creek FWB Church, Chest pain Center of Excellence committee member, previous President of the Clinical Leadership Group, and the previous member of the city of Hartford, AL Board of Recreation. In 2013 is was awarded Medical Center Enterprise Employee of the Year and in 2000 he was given the recipient of Clinical Excellence Award for Respiratory Therapy at Wallace Community College.

McLeod has been a member of MCE since 2012 and the Director of Nutrition Services since February 2018. She is known for her hard work, dedication and positive attitude. A few of McLeod’s team members say, “Keisha is such an amazing person. She always comes to work with a smile on her face. She takes pride in her job and responsibilities and she is the definition of a team player. She supports us (her co-workers), our patients and our physicians.”. “The food service staff has been visibly happier, making the cafeteria a happy place since Keisha has been the director. I will always remember her having us singing Christmas carols while we were waiting for the steaks at last year’s Christmas dinner.” “Keisha’s smile lights up the room. She is a pleasure to work with.”

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