Monmouth Medical Center Lotus Award honoree Allison Brosko is shown with, from left, President & CEO Eric Carney and members of the PCA Domain Team Jaime Meloni, Ileah Hastings, Justin Hubbard and Tigerlily Mora, and Chief Nursing Officer Darla Harmer and Clinical Educator, Medical-Surgical, Krystal Blankenbaker.
Long Branch, NJ, October 21st, 2022 – A Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) Medical-Surgical Unit Patient Care Associate (PCA) praised as the most, hardworking and selfless “star quality” PCA has been honored with an excellence in caring award.
Allison Brosko, a PCA on the G5 inpatient unit, was recently honored with the Lotus Award, which was created to honor a PCA, Patient Care Technician or Mental Health Associate that has provided extraordinary, compassionate, patient/family-centered care. In nominating Allison, her G5 colleagues praised her uplifting attitude and patience that has helped tremendously on the floor. Noting that she speaks to patients as if they are family, and always makes them feel special, they also shared:
“Her positive attitude and dedication make her an absolute pleasure to work with. “
“She goes above and beyond, always moving, offering her help to coworkers.”
“She makes every staff member and patient smile; her attitude is contagious”
“She brings a positive attitude each day, and is one of the most caring PCAS’s I have ever met.”
“The first to answer every call bell, even in COVID, and satisfies the patients’ needs before you even knew why they were calling in the first place.”
“She makes sure she takes the time to have all her patients cared for, and feel clean, comfortable and safe.”
“She is always smiling and her bubbly personality is impossible not to notice”
“Patients love her gentle touch and care, always willing to go an extra step to make everyone’s day better”
“She is exceptional and I am lucky to work with her”
“She is an excellent team member and very reliable. always exceeding expectations.”
“I have never seen her not smiling, and she maintains a great outlook and professionalism during stressful circumstances.”
The Lotus Award is a quarterly recognition program at MMC. Lotus Award nominees’ names are all blinded and the nominations go through the hospital’s Patient Care Coordinating Council, which includes staff from Administration, Nursing Leadership and the Chairs of MMC’s Shared Governance Councils.
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