Values in Action Spirit Award Recipient for June – Laurie Wilson

An employee since 1992, Laurie was selected as the Western Maryland Health System's Values in Action Spirit Award recipient for the month of June. Laurie is the point of care coordinator for the health system's Laboratory. She began her employment in the lab as a phlebotomist and then moved into a lab tech position on the evening shift. In 2003, Laurie was promoted to supervisor on the evening/night shift and was named to her current position two years ago.

As the point of care coordinator, Laurie is responsible for overseeing the point of care testing throughout the health system. She does education and training for nurses and other staff on testing procedures like blood glucose checks, testing for blood gases, activated clotting times for cardiac areas, and more. Laurie is also in charge of quality control for all point of care testing at WMHS, including the urgent care centers at Frostburg and Hunt Club. In addition, she has a hand in evaluating new testing procedures and has done an extremely skillful job of implementing new tests in recent years.

Laurie is an exceptional employee with a fantastic attitude and strong work ethic. She is a very conscientious employee and her attention to detail is legendary. Laurie is a great role model for service excellence and she exemplifies the health system's Core Vales in everything she does. Co-workers say she is compassionate, dedicated, caring and very organized.

Laurie truly enjoys her job and her enthusiasm for her work is infectious. "I absolutely love being part of the lab and I especially enjoy going out into the health system and seeing all of the different jobs that people have," says Laurie. "There are so many great employees at WMHS that make my job much easier. And it's nice to see how we all play a key role in providing quick service to our patients."

Laurie and her husband, C.G., live in Cumberland and they are the parents of three daughters – Camden, Sydney and Juliet. Camden and Sydney attend Northeast Elementary School. Camden, 9, is in the fourth grade; Sydney, 7, is a second grader; and four-year-old Juliet, or Jewels as they call her, will attend preschool in the fall.

Away from work, the Wilson's spend a great deal of time together as a family attending their school activities and children's sports, especially basketball, and they look forward to summer vacation in Nags Head, North Carolina. They attend the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Short Gap, where they are involved in bible school and the youth group. Laurie's main hobby is scrap booking, which she enjoys doing with her mother and sister.

Congratulations, Laurie!