Congratulations to Garrett Maher, winner of the Q2 Hummingbird Award in recognition of outstanding Psych/Nurse Techs throughout Hospital and Residential Services! He is pictured here at left flanked by (from L to R) Melissa Giles, Clinical Service Manager and Gretchen Johnson, Chief Nurse Executive.
Garrett is a Psychiatric Technician with our Aspen Unit. Says a former patient who nominated Garrett for the award:
“Garrett is absolutely phenomenal. He is the most compassionate, kind, understanding, caring, supportive and empathetic individual and I feel beyond blessed to have encountered him. He is incredible at what he does and a blessing to ALL who meet him.”
The Hummingbird Award is a new honor created by the PEW and Psych Tech Council in 2020. It is important to recognize Psych and Nurse Techs for the demonstrated empathetic, compassionate and competent care they give to patients/residents and all whom we serve. They bring professionalism and a positive attitude to their work and demonstrate Pine Rest’s guiding behaviors of integrity, excellence, stewardship, diversity and empowerment in their work.
We are grateful for the compassion Psych Techs like Garrett show to those in who come to us for hope and healing!
To view past Hummingbird award recipients or to nominate an extraordinary Pine Rest psych tech or nurse tech, please visit the Hummingbird Nomination section of our website.
