Foundation Director Candice Yeakle “pins” Sheila Keener, LPN, one of the first to be recognized as a Guardian Angel.
Parkview Whitley Hospital has been busy lately honoring employees who have been named as former patients’ Guardian Angels. Physicians James Stapel, DO, Timothy Chamberlain, MD and Sheila Keener, LPN, were recently “pinned” with the symbol that denotes they are someone’s special Guardian Angel.
Through Parkview Whitley Foundation’s new Guardian Angel program, patients and families can say “thank you” to the people or even the departments that provided them or their loved ones with excellent care at the hospital.
The Guardian Angel gift to the hospital through the Foundation can be for any amount, and is used to enhance care for other patients at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Employees who are honored by Guardian Angel gifts are publicly recognized in front of their peers at the hospital.
“Patients and families are often searching for a gesture that adequately reflects the amount of regard and appreciation they have for their caregiver,” said Candice Yeakle, Foundation Director, “and the Guardian Angel program provides just that; it’s a win-win-win. Patients feel great about saying thanks for the excellent care provided them, and team members feel great about being recognized for their caring spirit. Also, as a not-for-profit community leader, Parkview Whitley Hospital benefits from the gift made in the team member’s name.”
From left: Guardian Angel Timothy Chamberlain, MD, and Foundation Board of Directors member Clark Waterfall.
In the past two years, through donor contributions the Foundation has funded more than $125,000 in new equipment, program costs and staff training.
For more information about the Guardian Angel program, call Parkview Whitley Hospital Foundation Director Candice Yeakle at (260) 248-9802.
Guardian Angel James Stapel, DO
