Mayo Regional Hospital wins ‘Most Improved Award’

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital’s Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Committee accepted the Most Improved Award for Worker Safety on Oct. 15 from the Synernet Worker’s Compensation Fund. The award was announced in Rockland last month at the annual fund meeting.

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WORKER SAFETY HONOR — The Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Committee at Mayo Regional Hospital recently accepted the Synernet Worker’s Compensation Fund Most Improved Award for Worker Safety. Pictured is seated, from left, Cal Wilson, Shane Stevens and Elizabeth Wheeler. Back, Mark Donaghy, Libby Derhak, Eric Young, Denise Scuderi, James Godley, Joann Lovell, Melissa Ware and Meagan Simpson.

Synernet, Inc is the workers compensation insurance company that insures Mayo Regional Hospital employees.  At the annual fund meeting, Synernet presented awards to two of its 14 member hospitals: Best Performance Overall Award and Most Improved Award. Of the member hospitals, Mayo Regional Hospital had the biggest reduction in all injury costs — per $1,000 payroll.

From 2013 to 2015 Mayo Regional Hospital saw a 70 percent reduction in injury cost due to a reduction in patient handling claims.

“Congratulations to the Mayo employees and the Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Committee to keeping our patients and employees safe,” said Marie Vienneau, CEO and president of Mayo Regional Hospital.