Parkwest Medical Center News & Blog

Staff Feature Friday

It’s Staff Feature Friday! Let’s get to know more about one of our volunteers, Shari! Name:  Shari Lyons   Title:  Surgery Waiting Volunteer   How long have you worked at Parkwest?  8 years   Where are you from?  Knoxville   Why do you love your job?  I see it as a ministry to people in 

The season to be thankful

Staff Feature Friday

This week we’re getting to know a little more about Jackie Dimmer, RN, a nurse in our Float Pool. Name: Jackie Dimmer, RN How long have you worked at Parkwest? It will be 10 years in January. Where are you from? Michigan Why do you love your job? It is very gratifying to be able 

Peninsula’s 2018 Holiday Survival Guide

Staff Feature Friday

Every Friday we feature a different staff member, helping you to get to know them better. 

Danielle Bishop, RN, Honored with DAISY Award

A nurse at Parkwest Medical Center was honored this morning with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The DAISY Award was established in 1999 by the family of a patient who had received extraordinary care and compassion from his nurses during his final days. Today The DAISY Award was presented to Danielle Bishop, a nurse in our Childbirth Center. Chief nursing officer Lynn Cagle presented Katy’s DAISY award this morning. 

Honoring our Veterans

This week’s Health & Lifestyles honors some of the veterans at Parkwest and Peninsula who are part of our teams. 

Staff Feature Friday

Every Friday we feature a different staff member on our blog, getting to know them a little bit better.