Vermont Business MagazineThe Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) presented Gifford Health Care inRandolphwith a 2018 Spirit of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Award during a ceremonyThursdayafternoon, Octber11, at Gifford Medical Center. Accepting the award on behalf of Gifford were Human Resources Recruiter Angela Allard, Environmental Services Manager Ruthie Adams and Chef William “Bill” Koucky. The three Gifford employees were recognized for their outstanding support of individuals with disabilities.
“Gifford Health Care is a true supporter and great partner assisting Vermonters of all abilities to become employed,” said Nat Piper of Creative Workforce Solutions, an initiative of the State of Vermont Agency of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, during the award ceremony.
“Thank you, Angela, Ruthie and Bill, for the fine example you set for all of us,” said Gifford President and CEO Dan Bennett. “Your commitment to creating and sustaining employment opportunities for people with disabilities—in your respective roles in human resources, environmental services, and nutrition and food services—inspires us. It is my honor to work with you on Team Gifford, and I thank you for all you do to make our community stronger with meaningful opportunities for all.”
Jennifer Barrett of the Vermont Association of Business Industry and Rehabilitation (VABIR) nominated Gifford, which partners with VABIR to increase the employment of people with disabilities. The Spirit of the ADA Award was subsequently given based on meeting the following criteria: recruitment outreach and equal accessibility in the application, interviewing, and hiring procedures for people with disabilities; use of on-the-job accommodations, modifications, progressive employment methods, and/or creative solutions for successful training and employment of people with disabilities; accessible physical structures, buildings, work stations and equipment, and services; and support for the employment of a person(s) with a disability as an overall employment strategy.
For more information about the Spirit of the ADA Awards and the Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities, visithireusvt.org. For more information about Gifford, includingemployment opportunities, visitgiffordhealthcare.org.
Gifford is a community hospital in Randolph, Vt., with family health centers in Berlin, Bethel, Chelsea, Randolph, Rochester, and White River Junction; and specialty services throughout central Vermont. A Federally Qualified Health Center and a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the country, Gifford is a full-service hospital with a 24-hour emergency department and inpatient unit; many surgical services; a day care; two adult day programs; and the 30-bed Menig Nursing Home, which was named byU.S. News & World Reportas one of the best 39 nursing homes in the country in 2012. The Birthing Center, established in 1977, was the first in Vermont to offer an alternative to traditional hospital-based deliveries, and continues to be a leader in midwifery and family-centered care.Thehospital’s mission is to improve individuals’ and community health by providing and assuring access to affordable, high-quality health care in Gifford’s service area.
Source: Gifford 10.15.2018