CANANDAIGUA – Noted for its extraordinary response to the pandemic, Materials Management was named UR Medicine Thompson Health’s Department of the Year for 2020.
Upon presenting the award, Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer Hazel Robertshaw said the department’s members “have proven every day how dedicated they are to serving staff and patients and keeping all of us safe.”
“Their ability to manage the supply chain and never stop trying to obtain the personal protective equipment we need has been exemplary,” Robertshaw said, noting department members “continued to do their usual stellar job of keeping all other patient care supplies stocked in our clean rooms.”
“And with no exceptions,” she added, “department members are smiling and friendly, which goes a long way at such a time.”