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Caring People are the Heart Building a Healthier

“It’s the caring that defines the fundamental core of Tomorrow
CalvertHealth Medical Center,” said Showalter, 15-year-board “CalvertHealth is a reflection of what
member and a former nurse. “Our employees truly care about matters most – the people of Calvert
their patients. People are treated like family.”
and their well-being,” said Teague.
“Having worked in bigger city hospitals, I can tell you it’s a very different “To us, it is more than a name; it’s our
kind of environment,” she added. “People work here because it’s where they commitment to building a healthier
want to be.” The sense of teamwork and camaraderie permeates the culture tomorrow for our community.”
at CHMC.
“When you walk down the hall, it’s just like you’re there with your At every turn, CalvertHealth is moving
brothers and sisters,” said Marilyn Montgomery, RN, who has 45 years forward to advance quality and improve safety
of service. “You always feel like somebody has got your back, like you to deliver a better patient experience. The new
are always supported.” She is in charge of ordering all the supplies and private rooms under construction promise
equipment for surgical services. better outcomes along with better sleep. “It’s
“The best part of my day,” said Karen Seekford, RN, who joined CMH what our community deserves,” Teague added.
in 1988, “is being with (the Level 2 team), leading them and guiding them (See related story on page 22.)
in the right direction.” She was named Nurse of the Year in 2014, for her “Our goal is to provide the best
skillful teaching, willingness to help others and dedication to providing community-based care we can,” he said.
exceptional patient care. “From growing our employed provider
At the center of it all is the patient. “Whenever I network to offering after-hours care at our
entered a patient’s room, I kept one thing in mind, that urgent care centers to bringing essential
patient could be me or someone dear to me,” said Marine services to underserved areas with our
Thomas (her badge at left), who was 18 when she mobile health center.”
started as a nurse’s aide at the one-story hospital in 1959 Newly-elected board chairperson Terri
making 50 cents an hour. When she retired in 1995, she Wolfley added, “An important part of our five-
was an emergency medical technician. “I just loved it.” year strategic plan is the focus on population
Although his role in information services is health and developing new ways to keep our
mainly behind the scenes, Wilson Hawkins said, “I community healthy.”
like knowing what I just implemented or fixed will “A few years ago, we adopted a new
improve the care we provide.” mission and vision that defines who we aspire
Hawkins, who started as a data to be and what we aspire to do,” said Teague.
processing operator in 1988, is now “At CalvertHealth, we stand for health, for care
the Network Team Leader and is and for doing our best every day.”
responsible for maintaining the
hospital network infrastructure.
Tony Gross (at left) summed
it up best when he said, “My goal
is to give the kind of high-quality
service I would be pleased with if
I were on the receiving end.” He
has worked in Food and Nutrition
Services for 39 years.

“I am most proud of the
positive reputation I’ve
built and how it serves to CalvertHealth’s Mobile Health Center is like a
compass helping to navigate people to the care and
uplift others.” – Tony Gross resources they need.

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