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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018
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Good Shepherd receives top workplace award
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY NICK BEJARANO
A delegation of 20 employees from Good Shepherd Health Care System attended the Health Care Service Excellence Conference in February in San Antonio, Texas. They
received 39 awards for improvements made to the patient experience.
Good Shepherd Health Care System has been
awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by The
Oregonian.
The list is based solely on employee feedback gath-
ered through a third-party survey administered by
research partner Energage, LLC (formerly Workplace-
Dynamics), a leading provider of technology-based
employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey
measures several aspects of workplace culture, includ-
ing alignment, execution and connection.
“Top Workplaces is more than just recognition,”
said Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. “Our research
shows organizations that earn the award attract bet-
ter talent, experience lower turnover, and are better
equipped to deliver bottom-line results. Their leaders
prioritize and carefully craft a healthy workplace cul-
ture that supports employee engagement.”
In response to the news that Good Shepherd had
been selected two years in a row for the award, presi-
dent and CEO Dennis E. Burke said it’s an honor and
that the employees are the true recipients of the pres-
tigious award.
“I believe it is a testament to our employees’ level
of satisfaction and engagement with the organiza-
tion and our community,” Burke said. “Healthcare is
a challenging vocation — employees deal with peo-
ple over a wide spectrum of emotions; from their most
joyous of circumstances — birth of a newborn, to the
most challenging — death of a loved one. Each day
our employees display heroism, empathy, compassion,
and courage in caring for our community.”
Becoming a Top Workplace isn’t something organi-
zations can buy, Claffey said.
“It’s an achievement organizations have worked for
and a distinction that gives them a competitive advan-
tage. It’s a big deal,” he said.
HHS class of ‘68 celebrates 50 years
Approximately 60 mem-
bers of the Hermiston
High School class of 1968
recently gathered to remi-
nisce and renew friendships
50 years after turning the
tassel.
Held Sept. 20-23, the
reunion activities kicked
off with a gathering spon-
sored by Susan Hoffman
and her husband, Rich-
ard Page, at Midway Bar
& Grill. A Mexican fiesta
buffet held Sept. 21 offered
festive fun at the home
of Bob and Vickie Smith.
Musical entertainment and
a smoked pig with all the
fixings were the highlights
of a Sept. 22 get-together,
compliments of Dave and
Andrea Follett. And, to
wrap up the weekend’s fes-
tivities, Richard Scarlett
and Wanda Hunt hosted
CRYPTOQUIP
breakfast at their Hat Rock
home.
Classmate Pamela Case
of EagleOne Photography,
who served as class pho-
tographer, took the offi-
cial class picture. To reach
reunion organizers, contact
hermistonhigh68@yahoo.
com, 541-564-0887, 541-
561-3011 or search Face-
book for “Hermiston High
School Class of 1968.
CONTRIBUTED BY PAMELA A. CASE/EAGLEONE PHOTOGRAPHY
Members of the Hermiston High School class of 1968.
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