Artist of the Month - February 2013

Karen Boggs was chosen as Artist of the Month for February 2013.  

An individual’s jewelry may be valuable in the monetary sense, yet more often than not, those small, glittery pieces of adornment have a sentimental value beyond measure. Realizing this, Karen went above and beyond her duties to recover a surgery patient’s missing jewelry, which had been inadvertently discarded with dirty linens the day before. Having been made aware that our patient had gone home without her jewelry, Pam Bender, Surgical Services Leader, contacted Housekeeping to request that the linens be retained until she could conduct a search. Pam remembers, “We had an emergency surgery to perform; and before I could go through the linens, Karen appeared with the container of jewelry in hand. On her own, she had gone through multiple linen bags to find our patient’s belongings, which was in no way her responsibility.” She took time from her long day, having worked in both Dietary and Housekeeping Departments. Pam comments, “At any given time, Karen always has a smile on her face, greets you, and does whatever she can to be helpful. She is a tremendous interdisciplinary team worker every day!”   

Karen joined the BCMH family in January 2012 working part time in Dietary and Housekeeping; however, she currently works fulltime in Housekeeping. She and her husband of nearly 20 years, Mike, have four wonderful children and six beautiful grandchildren. Karen comments, “I enjoy coming to work everyday. It’s nice when you can have a job that you love and have great people to work with.” Her hobbies include sewing and collecting Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, but she says, “My most important and fulfilling job is being a mom.”  BCMH appreciates Karen’s dedication to our patients. She could be described as a real ‘jewel’ for going above and beyond her duties to locate our patients’ missing valuables.