Rxtra, February 2008 - Hartford Hospital!
Rxtra, February 2008 - Hartford Hospital!
Rxtra, February 2008 - Hartford Hospital!
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Employees’ Council gavel passed to new chairperson<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Employees’ Council’s fortieth chairperson<br />
officially took office in <strong>February</strong> during a gavel passing ceremony and<br />
EC Executive Board luncheon. Carol Blanks-Lawson (at right in photo,<br />
right) accepted the gavel and EC directorship duties from outgoing<br />
chairperson Val Riccio. Healthstream administrator.<br />
Carol, a 28-year member of <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s staff, she is the<br />
office coordinator/recruiter for the School of Allied Health. Her career<br />
began at Jefferson House in Newington, and moved through Food &<br />
Nutrition Services, Information Services, and the Clinical Lab. She has<br />
served on several committees in the hospital, volunteered as a United<br />
Way representative, organizing several fund raising activities (talent<br />
shows, “HH Hoops,” etc), volunteers and is a donor on the blood drive,<br />
and presently is a greeter in the Conklin Building. She has served as<br />
a board member at St. Thomas the Apostle School, and as assistant<br />
basketball coach at St Timothy Middle School for the girls’ champion<br />
junior varsity team; she also was the boys’ junior varsity head basketball<br />
coach at that school. Carol can be reached at the EC, extension 53904,<br />
or e-mail her at Ecouncil@harthosp.org.<br />
Above, former EC chairperson Val Riccio is<br />
presented a plaque, by President and CEO John<br />
Meehan and EC Chairperson Carol Blanks-<br />
Lawson, marking the hospitals appreciation for her services during her 2007 term of office. At right, former EC<br />
chairperson (2003-2005) John Wrobel (standing) Engineering Department, gives Ms. Blanks-Lawson, Mr. Meehan and<br />
Executive Vice President and COO Jeff Flaks ((at table head, right) a humorous account of what she can expect during<br />
her term of office.<br />
RxTra<br />
is published by Corporate<br />
Communications, Joseph E.<br />
Canning, Editor (phone 860-<br />
545-2199, or send an e-mail to him at jcannin@<br />
harthosp.org). The deadline for submitting<br />
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