Washington Dialysis receives ‘Facility of the Year’ award at DaVita meeting

Some current and former teammates at the Washington Dialysis facility who were present at the DaVita divisional meeting were (left to right) Fe Reich, RN, facility administrator of Athens West DaVita; Santhony Dawson, biomedical technician; Nicy Harper, RN, facility administrator of Elberton DaVita; Heather Ansley, registered dietitian; Dr. B. N. Kuppuswamy, medical director; Hermina Yarde, regional director; Eva Payne, RN, clinical services specialist; Dollie Gaye, insurance services specialist; and Sonya Roth, RN, facility administrator of Washington Dialysis.

Washington Dialysis received DaVita’s divisional “Facility of the Year” award at the Southern Stars Divisional Meeting of DaVita was held December 6-8 at the Ritz Carlton Lodge in Greensboro. DaVita’s Southern Stars division includes all 90 facilities owned by DaVita in the state of Georgia.

Washington Dialysis received two awards during the Awards Night Celebration. The facility was also presented the Highest DQI Award. DQI is DaVita Quality Index and is the corporate measure for patient outcomes. The Washington facility had the highest DQI average for the year for a large facility.

The most prestigious award given during the awards was the Facility of the Year award. This award was determined and presented by Divisional Vice President Bob Perraud. The Washington facility was very honored to receive this award for 2006.

The Divisional Facility of the Year was accepted by Sonya Roth, RN, facility administrator. Also representing the Washington facility at the meeting were Dr. B. N. Kuppuswamy, medical director; Heather Ansley, divisional lead dietitian; Santhony Dawson, Shining Star biomedical technician; and Dollie Gaye, insurance support specialist.

Other teammates in the Washington facility are Janis Parham, RN; Sylvia Rucker, RN; Tish Scott, LPN; Debbie Tutt, LPN/preceptor; Peggy Andrews, LPN; Gerry Dukes, LMSW; Melissa Turman, administrative assistant; Bennie Jenkins, PCT; Dan Wright, PCT; Anita Williams, PCT; Margie Willis, PCT/RT; and Tracy Hardigree, PCT/RT/reuse preceptor.

The facility teammates were honored with a luncheon on December 8 to celebrate their accomplishments and awards.

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