Access Recognizes Staff for Achievements

The annual Christmas party was held again at the Maddox restaurant in Brigham City, Utah. It was great to meet as a company and enjoy food and some laughs from all the skits. Many staff were recognized for their extraordinary accomplishments throughout the year. Below is a list of those people with their corresponding awards:


• Best Customer Service – Valerie Pascoe (Patient Care Coordinator in Pocatello, Idaho)
• Best Leader – Camie Tripp (Regional Director of Nursing Idaho/Wyoming)
• Most Professional – Ashley Sandoval (Area Manager in Ogden, Utah)
• Best Team Player – Kaydawn Hatch (Office Manager in Logan, Utah)
• Best Patient Care – Elaine Egbert (CNA in Logan, Utah)
• Most Compliant Nurse, Quality Assurance Award – Tina Shaw (RN Case Manager in Pocatello, Idaho)
• Happy Retirement Award – Jill Thorson (Office Manager in Logan, Utah and Preston, Idaho)

Thank you to the owners, Rob, Chad, and Cathy for the cash prizes and for such a great meal.

Patient Memorialized by Volunteer's Quilt

Emily is a volunteer for Access Hospice in Pocatello, Idaho. Currently she is volunteering as a Social Worker and working on her Social Work practicum at Idaho State University. When she started for Access, she had no idea how attached she would become to the patients she routinely visited. One patient in particular touched her heart. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Kelly Wolfe was an individual who loved his family and loved the outdoors (especially Yellowstone National Park). So when Emily met him and his family, she knew she wanted to help them through the grief process and memorialize Kelly's life. She decided that a quilt would be the perfect memorial. The quilt was hand stitched, and photos of Kelly's family and life are graphed into the fabric. She also traced Kelly and his families' hand prints and sowed them into the quilt as well. The Wolfe family were grateful for the gesture, and so is the staff at Access for having such wonderful volunteers.