Forrest General Hospital’s employee, leadership, and physician awards were presented on December 13.
Employees recognized include Forrest General’s We CARE Award recipients, honored for upholding the hospital’s We CARE values, the annual DAISY Award winner, and the 2024 Employee of the Year.
Also honored were the winners of the 19th Annual Dr. Philip W. Rogers Award. The award is named for Dr. Philip W. Rogers, a Hattiesburg Clinic nephrologist, who dedicated 32 years of his life to serving the people of South Mississippi as a physician innovator, leader, mentor, humanitarian, and advocate.
The following is a list of those Forrest General staff members and physicians who were honored as winners during the celebration:
Employee of the Year
- Celtie Wade, Pine Grove, director of Business Operations
We CARE Awards
- Eric Chandler, Public Safety
- Rebekah Denham, RN, 4T
- Joseph Ladner, Supply Chain
- Annie Newsome, Same Day Surgery
We CARE Physician Award
- Richard Calderone, DO, Family Medicine Residency Program
We CARE Leadership Award
- Hope Jordan, Information Services
Annual DAISY Award
- Kim Kennedy, RN, Nephrology
Dr. Philip W. Rogers Award Winners
- Innovator: James York, MD, Radiology
- Leadership: Petra Schneider-Redden, MD, FACS, Plastic Surgery
- Mentor: Zach Christ, PSPM, DABR, Cancer Center
- Humanitarian: Amanda Ladd, FNP, Hospitalist Services
- Advocate: Brian Rifkin, MD, Nephrology, and Carolyn Woullard, Radiology
Service Awards
Employees who have worked at Forrest General for 30, 35, and 40 years were presented with Service Awards for their dedication to the organization. This group worked a total of 540 years.
40 Years
- Vance Green, Vice President
35 Years
- Pamela Knight, Hospice-Home Health
- Rebecca Payne, Health Information Management
- Eula Wilson, Surgical Services
- Rachel Jones, Transfer Center
- Charon Windham, Surgical Services
30 Years
- Karen Blanks, HC-Administration & General
- Elizabeth Boler, Hospice-Administration & General
- Selina Bolton, 6T, Oncology & Neurology
- Deidra Dunn, Hospice-Home Health
- Sheila Gregory, ICU
- Byron Hall, Bio-Med
- Kim Helton, Operations Support
- Kenneth Hendricks, EPIC
- Richard Oliver, Pine Grove-Administration
- William Pendergrast, Information Services
- Joy Pessoney, Pharmacy
- Charles Pierce, Patient Care Services-Administration
- Joseph Weems, Cath Lab
- Andre Williamson, Premium Pool
For more information on Forrest General Hospital and its available services, visit forrestgeneral.org.
