| Outstanding Employee Achievement Award Winner |
| BETH LYNCH OF HEALTHSOUTH VALLEY OF THE SUN NAMED HEALTHSOUTH OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER GLENDALE, Az. – HealthSouth, the nation’s leading provider of inpatient rehabilitative care, with 103 hospitals in 26 states plus Puerto Rico, and more than 23,000 employees, has named Beth Lynch, therapy team leader at HealthSouth Valley of the Sun, as this year’s Outstanding Employee Achievement Award winner. Lynch was one of five regional finalists and was selected as the overall winner at an awards dinner at HealthSouth’s corporate offices in Birmingham, Ala. Employees are selected based on their performance in four areas: patient experience, team spirit and cooperation, productivity and quality improvement. Winners are first selected at a hospital level, then the regional level, then one overall winner is selected by HealthSouth’s leadership. HealthSouth Valley of the Sun CEO Beth Bacher says Lynch is deserving of the recognition for so many reasons, “Beth has incredible passion for her patients. She works tirelessly to assure each and every patient reaches their greatest outcome.” Among Lynch’s accomplishments are program champion for brain injured patients, obtaining certification as a brain injury specialist in 2010, developing and training staff on successful use of VitalStim technology and being a key player in the hospital receiving Joint Commission disease specific certification for stroke. |
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