MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2010 

BGH Honours Employee of 40 Years

Brockville General Hospital held its annual Employee Appreciation Lunch May 14, acknowledging staff with 10 to 35 years of service. This year, the hospital reached a milestone—honouring Mary Kelly for 40 years with BGH.

“Forty years ago,” said Ray Marshall, President and CEO of BGH, “Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, it was the Age of Aquarius, and Mary Kelly was hired at the Brockville General Hospital. As part of my career,” he added, “I have been acknowledging employees for 25 years. This is only the second time for forty years of service. It’s a real accomplishment.”

Kelly joined the staff in the laundry department at BGH January 28, 1970.

Perfect attendance by full-time employees also achieved a record with 66 people without absence due to illness or injury in 2009. Almost 150 employees with service to BGH over 10 years were acknowledged at the event.

“If you add the years of employment together for this group,” said Marshall, “you have contributed over 1500 years of service to this community and the hospital. As the community hospital, we are there from birth to death. Be proud of the work you have done, and the thousands of lives you have touched.”

 


BGH employee of 40 years Mary Kelly stands with Norman Millar (l), Internal Vice Chair of the BGH Board of Governors and Ray Marshall (r), President and CEO of BGH.

 
For more information, please contact:

Maggie Wheeler Communications Officer BROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL 613-345-5649 Ext. 1-1504

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