Celebrating the moments that make Augusta Health stronger — one recognition at a time.
At Augusta Health, we believe in celebrating each other — because every act of care, kindness, and teamwork makes a difference.
When team members go above and beyond for our patients, our community, and each other, we make sure it doesn’t go unnoticed. Recognizing those who live out the Augusta Health Way and embody our values is one way we continue to support, encourage, and lift up one another every day.
Here is a list of our most recent Values Award Winners. Join us in celebrating these outstanding team members!
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Let’s give a huge round of applause and celebrate these extraordinary team members for earning the highest, pinnacle award at Augusta Health! You inspire us all, truly embodying The Augusta Health Way and making an incredible impact on everyone around you!
Join us in celebrating these outstanding team members that continue to live out our Augusta Health values daily. You inspire us as you continue to rise to the occasion: embracing change, staying resilient and focusing on how we together can help our patients, our community and each other.
Join us as we honor and celebrate our Augusta Health Values Award recipients during the Q3 2026 Values Celebration!
You are invited to attend in person or join virtually as we recognize team members who continue to live out our values through compassion, teamwork, excellence, and care.
We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate the incredible people who make healing happen here!
Atasha Richie exemplifies exceptional patient-centered care through her compassion, empathy, and unwavering commitment to serving others. She creates meaningful connections with patients, ensuring they feel valued, heard, and supported while receiving the highest quality care. Atasha consistently goes above and beyond, willingly supporting other clinics and departments, adjusting her schedule, working extended hours, and volunteering her time to meet the needs of patients, colleagues, and the organization. Her collaborative spirit, flexibility, and dedication help ensure continuity of care and team success. Her commitment extends beyond the clinic, reflecting a genuine passion for improving the health and well-being of our community. Atasha’s willingness to put others first, step in wherever needed, and consistently go the extra mile makes her an invaluable teammate, a compassionate advocate for our patients, and a true example of service excellence.
Ashley Doolan exemplifies outstanding professionalism, teamwork, and a steadfast commitment to patient-centered care. While dedicated to supporting her provider and ensuring excellent patient outcomes, she consistently steps in to assist other nurses, providers, and team members whenever needed. Her willingness to share knowledge, navigate challenges, and support clinic workflows reflects her collaborative spirit and understanding that exceptional care is a team effort. Ashley approaches her work with a positive attitude, professionalism, and a genuine desire to do what is best for every patient. She routinely goes beyond her immediate responsibilities to ensure patients receive timely, compassionate care and colleagues feel supported. Ashley’s dedication, dependability, and willingness to step up wherever needed make her an invaluable teammate and a true example of how professionalism and teamwork come together to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and the success of our team.
Nicole Bayne, Margo Leopard, Brad Michael, and Adele Wise exemplify Excellence through their willingness to go above and beyond to support the growth and success of others. As our team expands, they have taken on additional responsibilities to train and mentor new team members, share their expertise, troubleshoot challenges, and provide ongoing guidance. Through their patience, flexibility, and hands-on support, they foster a learning environment that builds confidence, strengthens skills, and empowers others to succeed. Their commitment to continuous improvement and high standards extends beyond their individual responsibilities, strengthening the entire team and enhancing the service we provide to our patients. Though much of their impact happens behind the scenes, their dedication makes a lasting difference. Nicole, Margo, Brad, and Adele embody the true meaning of Excellence by setting the standard, lifting others up, and proving that our greatest achievements come when we invest in one another’s success.
Brennon consistently demonstrates exceptional teamwork, technical expertise, and a commitment to helping others succeed. Despite his demanding workload, he makes himself available to support colleagues across the organization, bringing an impressive understanding of applications, servers, interfaces, and Expanse, as well as how these systems work together. What truly sets Brennon apart is his willingness to help beyond his immediate responsibilities, stepping in to troubleshoot issues and drive solutions whenever needed. He goes beyond resolving problems by sharing his knowledge, explaining solutions, and empowering others to grow in their roles. His reliability, selflessness, and collaborative spirit make him an invaluable resource and trusted teammate. Brennon exemplifies the very best of teamwork and excellence, using his expertise not only to solve complex challenges but to strengthen the entire team. Our department is better because of his dedication, and his impact is felt far beyond the issues he resolves.
Beverly exemplifies exceptional dedication, compassion, and patient-centered care. Since January, she has served as the sole provider in her office, ensuring patients continue to receive the high-quality care they deserve while welcoming new patients and assuming the care of patients previously served by other providers. Despite an extraordinary workload and the challenges of learning a new system, Beverly approaches each day with grace, professionalism, and a positive attitude. She consistently demonstrates warmth and kindness toward both patients and staff, making everyone feel welcomed and valued. Her unwavering work ethic, empathy, and willingness to put others first are truly inspiring. Beverly is a remarkable role model whose compassion and dedication extend far beyond the care she provides. Her commitment to her patients and team reflects the very best of healthcare, and her positive impact on the lives of those around her is immeasurable.
Explore all the opportunities we have available.
Recognize team members who bring Augusta Health’s values to life. Each quarter, we celebrate those who demonstrate Patient & Community Centeredness, Professionalism, Excellence, and Teamwork.
The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program honoring and celebrating the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. The DAISY award is a pinnacle award for extraordinary nurses!
Each month, the PETALS Award recognizes an outstanding nursing support partner (PCT, CNA, EMT, or MHW) who demonstrates extraordinary service and support for our patients and families.
Leaders at Augusta Health have a toolkit of resources available to assist with recognizing their team. The toolkit includes a box of physical recognition tokens, as well as this playbook, which provides resources on available programs as well as ideas on how to cultivate a culture of recognition.
Through Vizient and Augusta Health, team members can enjoy exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, entertainment, travel, technology, and more.
We know that grief doesn’t follow a timeline and support shouldn’t either. Our Bereavement Care Guides offer compassionate, practical guidance for both team members experiencing personal loss and the leaders who walk beside them.
We celebrate retiring team members and honor their years of dedication to Augusta Health. Those with five or more years of service receive special recognition, with additional appreciation for those celebrating 10+ years.
We celebrate retiring team members and honor their years of dedication to Augusta Health. Those with five or more years of service receive special recognition, with additional appreciation for those celebrating 10+ years.
The Augusta Health Way Team Member Excellence Award stands as a distinguished program acknowledging the outstanding contributions of our dedicated team members. Augusta Health takes great pride in its exceptional team members, honoring those who embody the steadfast commitment to upholding our core values.
The Augusta Health Way Leadership Excellence Award is a recognition program for members of our leadership team. Augusta Health is proud of our leaders and recognizes those who exemplify the application of our values and demonstrate key leadership qualities to engage their team and achieve positive outcomes.
This award is given to nurses who demonstrate qualities of compassion, teamwork, knowledge and excellence. These nurses exhibit high levels of professionalism, clinical expertise, excellence in patient care, fosters patient-centered care, leads by example, and acts as a mentor and role model to other staff. RNs and LPNs are eligible for the Nurse of the Year award.
This award is given to individuals who are registered nurse leaders. They role model caring behavior, display professionalism at all times and have a passion for nursing excellence. These individuals exhibit a strong leadership image that focuses on providing patient-centered care. These leaders ensure a healthy dynamic environment that is healing and support empowered professional practice, which improves quality patient care. Clinical coordinators, nurse managers, nurse educators, nursing directors, RN office managers, and those in nursing leadership roles are eligible for the Nurse Leader of the Year award.
Recipients of this award must be dependable and patient focused, and work well with the team while advocating for their patients. They must be invested in Augusta Health’s core values. They might also be involved in unit improvement measures that promote patient satisfaction and increase unit morale. PCTs, CNAs, EMTs, MHWs, CMAs and clerical roles are eligible for this award.
Several awards are presented to hospital team members who support the nursing mission at Augusta Health. Hospital team members outside of the nursing division are eligible for this award.
Celebrate with us as we showcase photos from our recent team member events, dedicated to celebrating YOU. We appreciate your commitment to each other, our patients, and the Augusta Health community. Thank you for embodying the Augusta way!
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Here you will find helpful resources, guidance and support to assist you during times of loss and help you navigate the bereavement process with care and compassion.
Here you will find important resources, guides and forms you need to support a meaningful reirement transition.
