The ceremony included raising the American Flag, the singing of the National Anthem by Paul Beausoleil, Copy Center Coordinator, and remarks by Deb Bergholm-Petka, Director of Organizational Development, Sabrina Granville, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, and Cece Lynch, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive.
At the Saints campus, Veterans Mindy Caron, Safety Officer, Regulatory Compliance, and Robert Rival, Senior Security Officer/Evening Shift Security Leader, shared readings, and a prayer was offered by Lauren Rigsby, Manager of Spiritual Care. At the main campus, Veterans Sherry Roberge, Chief Radiation Therapist, Radiation Medicine, and John Scanlan, Lead HVAC Mechanic, Facilities, were the speakers and Agnes Nabadda, Chaplain, led the prayer.
Attendees joined in a moment of silence to honor fallen veterans. All of our current and former military personnel received an American Flag lapel pin.
Our nursing leaders shared American Flag pins and Thank You For Your Service cards as they rounded to all inpatient veterans at the main and Saints campuses on Monday, November 11.