Saint Joseph East names BEE winner

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Saint Joseph East has named its BEE Award winner for the fourth quarter of 2020. Anthony Nguyen, float monitor tech of Lexington, received the BEE Award for exceptional service.

The BEE Award is a nationwide program that honors nursing support staff – patient care assistants, housekeepers, respiratory therapists, health unit coordinators, dietary, transporters and various other team members – who go above and beyond in service, care and compassion.

The BEE Award celebrates unsung heroes who make an impact outside their daily duties and go above and Beyond Exceptional Expectations (BEE). In the fourth quarter of 2020, Anthony Nguyen was nominated for the BEE Award by a Saint Joseph East patient.

“Anthony made me feel so comfortable,” said the patient. “He’s an above and beyond caregiver, and always asks, ‘What can I do for you?’ Anthony gave me hope for my healing and hospital discharge. He’s an amazing guy!”

The BEE Award winners are recognized with a certificate and a BEE Award pin.

CHI Saint Joseph Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, is one of the largest and most comprehensive health systems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with 100 locations in 20 counties, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes, home health agencies and an ambulatory Care Center.

The hospitals in CHI Saint Joseph Health are Flaget Memorial Hospital, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Jessamine, Saint Joseph London, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, and Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East.

In total, the health system serves patients in 35 counties statewide.

Saint Joseph East is a 217-bed full service community hospital located in the southeastern section of Lexington, KY. Established in 1983, the facility serves residents of central and eastern Kentucky.