HRMC Names 2019 Mercy Award winner
Stephanie Adamavich, RN, (from left) Johanna Dewees, RN, and Ann Ottum, director of imaging at HRMC. Donated photo
Haywood Regional Medical Center recently announced that Johanna Dewees, RN, has been recognized as the hospital’s 2019 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s hospitals who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded.
The Mercy Award is an annual recognition program established in 2001 to honor the life and contributions of Scott Mercy, LifePoint’s founding chairman and chief executive officer. The award is the highest honor a LifePoint employee can receive.
“We are extremely proud to recognize Johanna for her efforts on behalf of our patients and our community. She goes above and beyond each and every day to ensure that every person she encounters receives the highest level of care and compassion,” said Rod Harkleroad, CEO of Haywood Regional.
During her time here, Dewees has assisted in the development of the Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator Program, assisted in building the Vein Program and most recently has helped coordinate the Lung Cancer Navigator Program. During 2018, she assisted in building a playground for the Pigeon Community Multicultural Child Development Center and went on mission trips to West Virginia to build homes. She taught Sunday School at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville and has been a volunteer for Relay for Life and Power of Pink since 2009.
