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Caring Champions
A CELEBRATION OF OUR LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
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ThankYou to our readers who nominated the following Caring Champions! Sharing their compassion and commitment with our community.
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TYLER STEC
Manistee Health and Fitness Tyler, as a personal trainer, is compassionate and extremely competent. He not only makes exercise fun, but challenges you,supports you, makes sure you do things safely, and makes you feel like he cares about you as a person. He's a true asset to the community!
JALENA LANE
Corwell Cancer Center Munson Healthcare For being awesome.
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MISSI RAFFERTY Bayside Hospice
Her loving care as a hospice worker. She sings to her clients, plays her guitar for them, and loves them enough to make their final days serene and peaceful.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CARING CHAMPIONS! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!
Thank you to our employees and to all healthcare workers for all you do, every day.
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DANAE LOWRY
Hosick Dialysis Munson Health Care She's is talented and amazing in so many ways, she loves life and her family to the fullest, she makes her patients feel like family by showing them kindness, respect and love. she goes above and beyond for her patients. her skills and knowledge of what resources that we have around our town to help anyone. Words can't express how she was there for my family when my dad was passing she brought alittle sun shine to a dark time.
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JESSICA HOYT
Hosick Dialysis Munson Healthcare She is a very caring cena and a dialysis technician she is still learning her new career but she has a heart of gold and cares about her job
SAMARA HAYES The Maples
Samara is one of the most talented, caring and passionate CNA’s we have at The Maples!
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MARGARET STOOKSBERRY Benzie Senior Resources
Kind and caring just begins to describe the incredible work she has done for over 15 years!
Congratulations to All Nominated Caring Champions!
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