Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has named Patricia “Crikett” French the Hospital’s Employee of the Month for December, 2016. French, a Certified Medical Assistant, was cited for her positive energy and willingness to go “the extra mile” to help both patients and providers. “Crikett has great relationships with patients and her co-workers, and often works after hours to coordinate multiple community clinics,” says her supervisor, Anel Sirois, CMA Nurse Manager/Clinical Leader. “She’s is constantly looking for new ways to improve morale in the hospital, and has always been willing to pitch in and help whenever she sees the need.”
Others at MAHHC note that “She is an enthusiastic employee who always gets the job done.” French joined the staff of MAHHC in July 1998. She lives in Windsor, Vermont.
About Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Founded in 1933, Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is a not-for-profit community hospital including the Critical Access-designated Mt Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vermont, and Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock, Vermont. Affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the Hospital provides people in communities across the Upper Connecticut River Valley with primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, an Emergency Department, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed Rehabilitation Center including ten inpatient beds. Mt. Ascutney Hospital is a recipient of the national Foster G McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the most prestigious awards in healthcare, and is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) at the highest level possible.