AMC Employees Celebrated for Years of Service
May 14th, 2010
SARANAC LAKE - Nearly 108 employees of Adirondack Medical Center were lauded for their years of service as part of National Health Care Week celebrations held during the week of May 9.
At an evening reception held at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Placid each staff member was recognized and received a certificate for years of services ranging from five to 40. Sherman Beaudette, Philip Griffin and Elizabeth Martin were the evening's longevity leaders, and each received a hand-crafted Adirondack Medical Center rocking chair for their 40 years of service, while Patricia Boyle, Barbara Fisher, Peter Henry and Joannie Keith each received an Adirondack chair and ottoman for their 35 years of service. The gifts are tokens of appreciation for the hard work and dedication these employees bring to the job each and every day at AMC, serving as both role models for their colleagues and the community.
In addition to hospitals in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, AMC operates health centers in Keene, Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, and skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Lake Placid and Tupper Lake.
The following AMC employees were honored for their respective years of service:
FIVE YEARS
Sara Ames, Jessica Ano, Sandra Bouchard, Deborah Bowersock, Lisa Colbert, Peggy Cudahy, Jessica DeFuria, Mary Duffy, Cyd Giacovelli, Trista Goodman, Catherine Gore, Denise Griffin, Lorraine Healy, Kasey Hennessy, Daniel Hill, Martha Hough, Candy Kemmerer, Patricia Kocsis, Margaret Maher, Naomi Marshall, Karen Marshall, Jean McNamara, Kristin Meissner, Shirley Pickreign, Brian Rose, Debra Ryan, Douglas Sarr, Sue Seacord, Lisa Smith, Barbara Stevens, Cynthia Strack, Eric Thew, Denise Valez, Bette Lou Varden-Wells, Carolyn Walrath, Robin Williams.
10 YEARS
Lisa Andronica, Julie Barney, Donna Bourey, Nazlija Cecunjanin, Rhett Colby, Camelia Colgan, Joanne Court, Jean Daunais, Charlene Dunham, Amy Durkee, Paulette Fay, Jennifer Goodman, Toni LaBar, Valerie Laramee, Tara LaRock, Marilyn Leitsch, Patricia McGrath, Mary Murray, Erin Odell, Marijke Ormel-Cook, Joseph Plotino, Cynthia Roberts, Mary Sharlow, Debra Stewart, Mary Taylor-Allen, Christopher Theobald, Star Thornton, Linda Vadnais-Metz, Patricia Wright.
15 YEARS
Barbara Blace, Terri Brooks, Bonnie Brownell, Stephanie Cassell, Lauri Chartier, Nancy Dashnaw, Douglas Earl, Tina Edwards-Shaheen, Scott Farr, Deborah Glans, Chandler Ralph, Kimberly Rutledge, Gary Ryan, Mark Sears, Cameron Siedlecki, Patrick Valentine.
20 YEARS
Anna Decker, Patrick Facteau, Sandra Forster, Tracy LaFlamme, Helen Macy, David Mader, Jane Sullivan, Pamela Wood.
25 YEARS
Sherry Fieroh, Paula Fowler, Sonia Hazelden, Darlene Hutchins, Linda Jones, Kelly McDonald, Paula McGreevy, Ronda Northrup, Valerie Shumway.
30 YEARS
Karla Brieant, Alice Jesmer, Diane Duntley, Julia LaMora, Linda Savarie, Michael Shamboo, Sandra Barnard.
35 YEARS
Patricia Boyle, Barbara Fisher, Peter Henry, Joannie Keith.
40 YEARS
Sherman Beaudette, Philip Griffin, Elizabeth Martin.

CAPTION: Sherman Beaudette, Director of Facility Services for AMC-Mercy and Uihlein, (seated) was honored for 40 years of service
to AMC, and was presented with a handcrafted rocking chair. Sharing in the celebration were
Sherman's wife, Patricia Beaudette, Certified Nursing Assistant at AMC-Mercy (standing, left),
their daughter Tracy LaFlamme, Administrative Assistant at AMC-Mercy, and her husband Alan LaFlamme, Supervisor of Facility Services
at AMC-Mercy. Tracy was recognized for 20 years of service with AMC. All four are residents of Tupper Lake.
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Adirondack Medical Center's Bariatric Program and Dr. Michael Hill have been designated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. |