2nd Quarter 2002 National and Division Heroes

National Heroes

RN Category: Holly Callahan-Magnolia Division, Charlotte (CHA) Office, Charlotte, NC
LPN Category: Penny Sneed-Magnolia Division, Salisbury (SAL) Office, Salisbury, NC
HHA Category: Rose Lewis-Rose Division, Special Contracts (SC) Office, Philadelphia, PA

Division Heroes

Division

Name / Category

 Office / City / State
Cattails Carmen Smith, HHA PCA North (PCA) Office, Philadelphia, PA
Dogwoods Tawanna MacFarlane, RN
Tamara Bowen, LPN
Sheherazade Horne, HHA 		Winston Skilled (WS) Office, Winston-Salem, NC
Winston Skilled (WS) Office, Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem (WIN) Office, Winston-Salem, NC
Edelweiss

Barbara Brown, RN
David Armstrong, LPN
Leslie Rollins, HHA
Sharlean Burgers, HMKR

Allentown (ALL) Office, Allentown, PA
King of Prussia (KOP) Office, King of Prussia, PA
Media (MED) Office, Media, PA
Salt Lake City (SLC) Office, Salt Lake City, UT
Forget-Me-Nots Mary Avery, LPN
Isaline St. Jean, HHA 		Pinellas Park (PP) Office, Pinellas Park, FL
Tampa (TAM) Office, Tampa, FL
Magnolias Holly Callahan, RN*
Penny Sneed, LPN*
Jackie Moore, HHA		 Charlotte (CHA) Office, Charlotte, NC
Salisbury (SAL) Office, Salisbury, NC
Charlotte Personal Care (CPC) Office, Charlotte, NC
Roses Rose Lewis, HHA* Special Contracts (SC) Office, Philadelphia, PA
Snapdragons Lisa Cooper, RN
Paula Cope, LPN
Yvonne Hanson, HHA
Voorhees Pediatrics (VP) Office, Voorhees, NJ
Washington Township (WT) Office, Sewell, NJ
Burlington (BUR) Office, Maple Shade, NJ
Sunflowers Lihua Zheng, RN
Cindy Rogan, LPN
Kim Chacon, HHA
 Morristown (MOR) Office, Morristown, NJ
Toms River (TR) Office, Toms River, NJ
Union County (UNI) Office, Union, NJ
Tulips Angela Simms, RN
Viva Ann Peterson, LPN
Linda Laird, HHA
Wilmington Private Duty (WPD) Office, Wilmington, DE
Delaware Pediatrics (DP) Office, New Castle, DE
Wilmington Private Duty (WPD) Office, Wilmington, DE

* denotes National Hero of the Quarter

Holly Callahan, RN, is a Hero on the Home Front to her clients and supervisors alike because of her reliability, skill, and caring. Her long-time work with a pediatric client truly exemplifies what it means to be a home care nurse. From her client's mother: "Whatever she can do to help make our home as normal and stress-free as possible, she does, without me having to ask. She has, on more than one occasion, gone above and beyond her nursing duties….Holly has truly been a hero to our home, but more importantly to [my son]." From a supervisor: "Because the clients are so comfortable with her care, they are content and at peace when she is at their home. Loyal, devoted and steadfast, Holly truly is a Hero on the Home Front." From the Division Director: "Holly demonstrates many qualities of a hero, but also exhibits some characteristics that are unheard of in a home care nurses. She is a model field nurses. I only wish we could clone her."

Penny Sneed, LPN, is a Hero on the Home Front to her clients and supervisors alike because of her reliability, skill, and caring. Her work with a pediatric client truly exemplifies what it means to be a home care nurse. From her client's mother: "Having a special needs child is hard work sometimes, and Penny always helps us by making some of the many phone calls and going to all the doctor's visits with us. My daughter has developed a bond with her, and I know [my daughter] loves her like one of her own. Nursing takes very special people, and we are honored to have Penny as one of ours." From a supervisor: "Being the Nursing Supervisor, I see first-hand the quality of care our client receives from Penny Sneed. She remains very optimistic about [the client's] care and works diligently to help [the client] reach each milestone. She is an inspiration to me. Many times Penny has worked over on her shift to assist the parents with multiple doctor's appointments. The parents trust her judgment, and I respect Penny and her sharp intuition with assessing our clients.

Rose Lewis, HHA, started work with Bayada Nurses in January 1978. Having worked more than 32,639 hours in 24 years is a great accomplishment. But even more impressive is Rose's simple values, strong work ethic, sensitive nature, and excellent skills. Described by a client's family as "a Florence Nightingale," Rose Lewis never misses work, rarely takes vacation, and acts as an "Everyday Hero" to the clients she serves. Office staff and contractors agree that Rose Lewis is "one of the best." For all these reasons, Rose Lewis truly deserves to be known as a Hero on the Home Front.