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February 2018 Vol. 20 Issue 2
STORIES AND NEWS FROM THE HSS FAMILY
Lillian Mendez Recognized as 2017 Employee of the Year
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Expanding Our Presence in Latin America
e are living in interesting and challenging
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times, with the world and the healthcare
t HSS, we provide world-class care to our
industry changing before our eyes.
patients and set the standards for care
What makes HSS so special is that, despite this,
in musculoskeletal health, creating an
we remain uniquely positioned as THE leader in our
organization that is the best in the world at what
field. This is only possible because of the HSS family members who give their all every day to ensure
it does. Because of this, patients come to HSS
that we succeed.
from across the globe for our care, and we are always looking for ways to increase our presence
On February 6, we honored 12 individuals who truly
internationally. Over the last several years, HSS
exemplify what it means to be a member of the HSS
has focused on extending our reach and raising our
family at the annual Employee of the Year Ceremony.
visibility in a very important region – Latin America.
These individuals were selected as Employees of the
Through a collaboration between the Global
Month throughout 2017 because of their dedication and commitment to contributing and helping HSS provide world-class care to patients. During the
Sports Marketing & Business Development Lou Shapiro presented Lillian with the Employee of the Year award.
Department and the International Center, we have expanded our partnerships in several Latin American
ceremony, Lillian Mendez, Senior Program Associate, Department of Social Work Programs, was announced
Sister Margaret Oettinger, Patricia Quinlan,
countries to help increase the number of patients
as the 2017 Employee of the Year winner.
Jennifer Rentas, Melissa Taylor and Edward White.
coming to HSS for care. These efforts were led by
The ceremony opened with a welcome from Bruce
“While there is one winner today, there are no
Slawitsky, Senior Vice President, Human Resources
losers among this group,” said Bruce. “All 12 are
and Service Excellence, and Chair of the Employee
truly incredible.”
of the Month Committee, who announced all 12
Next, Lou Shapiro, President and CEO, took the
honorees. As each name was read, the room filled
stage to acknowledge the honorees. He talked about
with applause from the standing-room-only crowd
in 2017, we saw nearly 350 unique patients from the
the secret ingredients to our success, which include
in the Richard L. Menschel Education Center.
Dominican Republic, with more than 100 patients
attracting and retaining the best and brightest,
coming to HSS for surgery.
Bruce also acknowledged the Employee of
loving what you do and being inspired by what
the Month Committee members who have the
we do here at HSS.
difficult task of selecting the monthly honorees,
“How do you pick one out of 5,000 people who are
as well as the Employee of the Year winner. 2017
Republic, including sponsorships, educational events
the best at what they do?” Lou asked. “The winner
and a surgical sports mission.
committee members included JeMe Cioppa-Mosca, Karen Cohen, Jonna DeSimone, Susan Flics, Don Foiles, Eden Kalman, Stephanie Lovece,
Emil Calcano, Chief, Global Sports Marketing & Business Development, and Brian VanVelzor, AVP, International Center. The first country we focused on was the Dominican Republic, which is the number one market for HSS internationally. In fact,
To help increase our presence in the country, HSS led several events last year in the Dominican
today is really carrying the flag on behalf of everyone who is helping us to do what we do here at HSS.”
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Sponsorships and Partnerships Throughout the year, HSS served as a sponsor of several sporting events across the Dominican Republic. These events helped us reach thousands of individuals who could benefit greatly from our expertise and knowledge in the field of musculoskeletal health.
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Members of the Department of Social Work Programs, along with members of Lillian’s family, congratulated Lillian after the ceremony.
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