CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health recently named Alexandria Lovejoy, a registered nurse in its Emergency Department, its 2022 Associate of the Year.
Lovejoy was presented with the surprise award at a May 10 ceremony where Thompson also named more than 30 associates from throughout its organization as 2022 Shining Stars.
Lovejoy, of Canandaigua, joined Thompson in June of 2021 and was recognized for her commitment to high-quality care and patient safety.
“With each patient encounter, she extends her experience and becomes an even more valuable addition to the E.D. team,” President/CEO Michael F. Stapleton, Jr. said of Lovejoy, who has accepted a position in the Internal Medicine department at Thompson’s Canandaigua Medical Group and will be joining in November as a nurse practitioner.
Thompson’s Shining Star recipients were selected by a secret committee of their peers who reviewed submitted nominations from other peers. The following were recognized:
- Monica Aldridge of Palmyra, Shortsville Family Practice
- Grant Alef of Rochester, Emergency Department
- Maria Arita of Canandaigua, Environmental Services
- Amy Austin of Canandaigua, Speech Pathology
- Bambi Barnard-Talley of Bloomfield, hospital floor 3 East Nursing
- Kendra Bauer of Stanley, Operating Room Nursing
- Emma Bolton of Farmington, Hospitalist Office
- Caitlin Bonanni of Shortsville, Hospital Nursing Floats
- Julie Brooks of Canandaigua, the Pines in the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- Laurie Brown of Shortsville, Case Management/Social Work
- Debra Carnrite of Canandaigua, Environmental Services
- Debra Combs of Palmyra, Rehabilitation Services Administration
- Mary Kate Corey of Stanley, Hospital Nursing Administration
- Mary Decker of Bloomfield, ICU Nursing
- Adam Dickerson of Canandaigua, Facility Services
- Marisa Dingfield of Canandaigua, Rehabilitation Services Scheduling
- Chester Eldredge of Bloomfield, Emergency Department
- Susan Forti of Canandaigua, Receiving and Distribution
- Christy Hall of Clifton Springs, Clinical Quality
- Laura Hillson of Canandaigua, Senior Communities Nutrition Services
- Johnelle Keck of Canandaigua, Hospital Nursing Administration
- Sue Kirkwood of Bloomfield, Associate Services
- Laurie Krise of Naples, M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center Nursing Administration
- Wendy Lackey of Canandaigua, the Skilled-Transitional Unit in the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- Mindi Lewis of Lima, hospital floor 3 East Nursing
- Amy Lord of Honeoye Falls, Lima Family Practice
- Howard Morgan of Naples, Receiving & Distribution
- Tessa Peri of Livonia, Case Management/Social Work
- Jacquelyn Pollotta of Farmington, the Pines in the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- Amanda Reynolds of Canandaigua, Community Health & Wellness
- Dana Rojek of Canandaigua, ICU Nursing
- Antonio Russo of Rochester, CAT Scan
- Mary Savastano-Cutting of Canandaigua, Case Management/Social Work
- Joyce Schutz-Harvey of Canandaigua, Linen Services
- Vicki Smith of Canandaigua, Canandaigua Medical Group Administration
- Lisa Tomion of Gorham, Geneva Crossing Family Practice
- Jennifer Voorhees of Honeoye, Hospital Nursing Administration
The May 10 ceremony marked the first time since 2019 that Thompson associates were able to gather for the annual ceremony. It was held outdoors. In both 2020 and 2021, the health system celebrated award recipients individually rather than collectively, with administrators surprising them within their departments.