Healthy Connections is excited to announce its November 2021 Shining STAR employees of the month:
WEST: SHANTI MCCORMICK
EAST: KAYLA PATTERSON
Each month across the Healthy Connections Community Health Network, exemplary employees are nominated for this award for representing our Three Pillars: Excellence, Compassion, and Community. These pillars are considered heavily when choosing winners.
As winners of this Shining STAR award, Shanti and Kayla are winners of a $50 gift card.
Shanti is a Finance Assistant based at the Mena clinic.
- “Shanti is a joy to work with! She goes out of her way to help co-workers both inside and outside her department. She is a hard worker who will come alongside and help in any way she can to problem solve and find a solution. She gives 110 percent every day.”
Kayla is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at the Hot Springs Central clinic.
- “Kayla has such a great, positive attitude and is always helpful and caring. She is an exemplary nurse and I am proud to work with her.”
- “She is always willing to lend a hand. She goes above and beyond to help her peers and patients.”
- “Kayla consistently steps in to help where needed without being asked. She has a positive attitude and is soft and caring with our patients. She is a true team player.”
Congratulations to both Shanti and Kayla.
Do you know who should be our next to be recognized? Nominate by visiting https://www.healthy-connections.org/nominate.
Congratulations go out to Healthy Connections, Inc., Chief Executive Officer Tony Calandro for being named to the 2021 Arkansas 250 list.
The Arkansas 250, which is produced by Arkansas Business, features Arkansas’ most influential business leaders from many industries across the state.
“Each year we compare notes with executives and leaders from every region and each major industry category in the state. We mine board of directors lists for publicly traded companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations,” said Chris Bahn, publisher of Arkansas 250. “We deep dive into reporting from media outlets, including Arkansas Business, to identify the business, political, and quality of life stories that mattered most. It is important to us that this list includes people actively plotting the course of our state.”
Calandro is in his 11th year as CEO of Healthy Connections. Last year he was named a finalist for Arkansas Nonprofit Executive of the Year.
“I am honored to have been included in such a prestigious list of Arkansas business leaders,” Calandro said. “This wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Healthy Connections staff. This recognition is a reflection of the job they did throughout the past year.”
Arkansas Business praised Calandro for Healthy Connections growth in recent years. This has included expansion to areas like Little Rock, Bryant, and Hot Springs Village, and new services being made available to patients throughout the region.
Calandro is listed amongst many of the state’s top healthcare leaders including:
- Chad Aduddell, CEO CHI St. Vincent
- Chris Barber, President and CEO of St. Bernard’s Healthcare
- Marcy Dodderer, President and CEO of Arkansas Children’s
- Matt Troup, CEO Conway Regional Health System
- Troy Wells, President and CEO Baptist Health
The list also includes business leaders from nearly every industry in Arkansas, including prominent names such as:
- Warren Stephens, CEO of Stephens, Inc.,
- Jim Walton, Chairman and CEO of Arvest Bank Group
- Asa Hutchinson
- Hunter Yurachek, Vice-Chancellor and Director of Athletics, University of Arkansas
See the complete list at https://digital.abpg.com/arkansas250-2021/page/1
Healthy Connections is a Mena-based Community Health Network with locations throughout southwest and central Arkansas. Since its founding as a home-visiting program in 1998, Healthy Connections has been able to provide much-needed health, dental, behavioral health, and social services to families of every lifestyle. Services include primary care/family medicine, specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, and women’s health, My Kids Pediatric Clinic, Evolve Behavioral Health Services and Medication Management, Health For Life Clinic, Healthy Families Arkansas Polk and Garland counties, and more. Learn more about Healthy Connections at www.healthy-connections.org.
Healthy Connections is excited to announce its August 2021 Shining STAR employees of the month:
WEST: ERICA SULLIVAN
EAST: MARY ROGERS
Each month across the Healthy Connections Community Health Network, exemplary employees are nominated for this award for representing our Three Pillars: Excellence, Compassion, and Community. These pillars are considered heavily when choosing winners.
As winners of this Shining STAR award, Erica and Mary are winners of a $50 gift card.
Erica is a financial counselor for the West clinics based in Mena.
- “Erica is a great example of a model employee. She is always willing to take on new responsibilities and help out wherever she is needed. She has a positive attitude and focuses on finding a solution instead of the problem.”
- “Erica genuinely cares for our patients and her customer service is unmatched.”
Mary is an X-Ray tech based at the Hot Springs Chippewa clinic:
- “Mary is always willing to jump in and help wherever she can and you never have to ask her. She just dives right in to make sure everything is being done.”
- “She goes above and beyond her job duties and I know that I can always count on Mary when I am needing help.”
Congratulations to both Erica and Mary.
Do you know who should be our next to be recognized? Nominate by visiting https://www.healthy-connections.org/nominate.
Please note the following holiday schedule and hours for Healthy Connections Community Health Network clinics from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2. Call 888-710-8220 with questions or to schedule appointments.