Hospital recognizes top employees
Published 12:06 am Wednesday, August 26, 2015
- St. James Parish Hospital 2015 Employees of the second quarter are Olivia Wiggins, right, and Donna Spears, left.
LUTCHER — St. James Parish Hospital announced the 2015 employees of the second quarter: Olivia Wiggins and Donna Spears were each nominated by staff and chosen by the Executive Leadership Team for their dedication to the hospital.
Wiggins is a 1998 graduate of Assumption High School and completed the Physical Therapy Technician program at Unitech Training Academy. She has worked at St. James Parish Hospital for five years and serves as a Physical Therapy Tech.
Shannon Juneau, director of rehab, nominated Wiggins, saying she is a selfless person.
“She would give anyone the shirt off of her own back and expect nothing in return,” Juneau said. “She truly fosters teamwork and communication and is the ‘glue’ that hold us together.”
Wiggins said she enjoys being a part of the St. James Parish Hospital family and part of a team-oriented environment.
Spears attended Chef John Folse Culinary Institute and graduated in 2008 from Delgado Community College with an Associate’s Degree of Culinary Arts and Science. She has worked at St. James Parish Hospital for more than two years and serves as the chef.
Spears was nominated by Carolyn Bossier, education coordinator, Kassie Roussel, director of marketing.
“Donna has prepared various types of food to satisfy her biggest critics — coworkers and patients,” Bossier said. “She has been known to stay late to make sure the food she is preparing for an event is prepared properly. When people taste the food, it is amazing.”
Roussel said Spears takes pride in her work and is willing to work as long and as late as it takes to make sure it is perfect.
“She never takes the easy road when it comes to making our events and meetings extra special,” Roussel said. “Regardless of the time it took her to put together a meal, you will never hear her complain about it.”
Spears said she enjoy her job.
“I’m doing what I love to do,” she said. “It really isn’t work to me, and I’ve met some really nice people here. I love how close knit everyone is. It is more like a large family than a bunch of employees.”
