Melissa “Missy” Edwards, Olympic Medical Center security officer, recently received the OMC BEE (Being Excellent Every Day) award, the organization annpunced in early July.
The award, established by OMC and a companion to the DAISY Award given to nursing staff, recognizes non-nurse staff members, both clinical and non-clinical, who exceed expectation in service excellence every day.
Edwards was recognized for her quick-action and assistance with a critically wounded patient in the emergency department.
A colleague nominated Edwards for the BEE award, writing:
“I was working in Emergency Department triage as the only RN. Within five minutes, multiple critical patients arrived, one of them being a gunshot wound victim.
Missy stepped outside her security role and became my right-hand woman to assess and help stabilize this patient. Without hesitation she said, ‘What do you need?’ She grabbed quick clot, extra resources, gauze, and helped me simultaneously obtain a set of vitals all in front of the ED check-in desk. I felt safe as she and her colleagues never stopped assessing the situation around us while this was going on, making sure there was crowd control and safety.
I’m grateful and Missy is definitely an asset to OMC.”
Olympic Medical staff may be nominated for the BEE Award by patients, families and colleagues.
Photo courtesy of Olympic Medical Center / Melissa “Missy” Edwards, Olympic Medical Center security officer, center, is presented an OMC BEE (Being Excellent Every Day) award from (from left) OMC CEO Daryl Wolfe, security supervisor Logan Smith, support services director Julie Black and BEE committee chair Emily Fry.
Each honoree receives a certificate commending her or him on “Being Excellent Every Day.” The certificate reads: “With deep appreciation for being excellent at what you do, for going above and beyond and making a difference for those around you every day.”
Honorees also receive a BEE Award pin and a gift bag containing a jar of local honey. A cross-functional committee of healthcare workers review the nominations and select the final nominee.
To nominate an Olympic Medical Center staff member, go to olympicmedical.org/thankyou.
