The BEE Award honors and recognizes team members outside of nursing who go Beyond Exceptional Expectations (BEE). These team members provide extraordinary experiences for our patients, their families and visitors by exemplifying quality service and extraordinary care.
Recent BEE Award Winners:
Elias Adrian, Emergency Department
Nomination Year: 2025
Nominated by: Emily & Brendan Nolden (Patients)
Story: "We went to the Watertown ER for bad reaction from dental surgery. Elias was THE NICEST person I have ever met. He let me know everything they were doing for my husband and why. He had the best bedside manners and showed that he truly cared. He was kind, patient and understanding.
My husband had a hard time talking and Elias allowed me to speak for him and listened to both of us. He is very personable and cares about his patients and helped put my mind at ease during a very scary and terrible situation late at night.
I’m 8 months pregnant and we were over 1.5 hours away from home for the dental surgery and I felt completely out of place and underwater. Elias stayed cool, calm, collected, and was very reassuring. I never had to guess what he was doing, my mind was at ease.
Having never experienced anything like this, having Elias as the Tech really helped this situation. At the end of the visit, he was making jokes with my husband and really lightening the mood. Thank you so much Elias for everything you did!"
Traci Saeger, Materials
Nomination Year: 2025
Nominated by: Barb Carstens (Co-Worker)
Story #1: “Traci assisted Senior Behavioral Health with packaging and mailing (FedEx) personal belongings back to a recently discharged patient on Christmas Eve, and providing a tracking number to ease the patients concerns. She went above and beyond to ensure great customer service!"
Tami Rodriguez, Ambulatory Care
Nomination Year: 2025
Nominated by: Rebecca Butler, Co-Worker
Story #1: “When things were buzzing in the Heart and Vascular Clinic and we were swamped, I headed over to Ambulatory to borrow their EKG cart. Tami didn’t just say “yes” — she jumped right in, came over, and helped us get caught up! Her teamwork, positive attitude, and willingness to go the extra mile made a huge difference for both our patients and our team.”
Mark Justmann, Maintenance
Nomination Year: 2025
Nominated by: Paige Tyson, Co-Worker
Story #1: Earlier today I was running out to my automobile when I noticed an older gentleman in his vehicle and he looked lost. I stopped and spoke to the man in the parking lot. He was back by the loading dock looking for Dr. Neil’s office (MOB).
I was explaining how to drive to the location when I noticed Mark Justmann passing by in a Bobcat. I asked Mark if he wouldn’t mind driving to the MOB lot while the older gentleman followed. Of course (as always) Mark agreed to help.
As I watched them drive away I noticed the Bobcat did not resurface for quite some time. Mark Justmann went out of his way to help this patient not only find the parking lot, but assisted the patient by walking him into MOB directly to the clinic. Time and again, Mark goes above and beyond to help not only fellow coworkers, but patients as well.