Owensboro Health | Lift | December 2018

Momentum A MUHLENBERG COUNTY SPECIAL SECTION OwensboroHealth.org/Muhlenberg Momentum • 1 “Started the same day.” Pamela Westerfield and Patrice Drake both started their career at Muhlenberg Community Hospital on the same day, September 23, 1996, and have worked together in Environmental Services ever since. “Thankful for the memories.” Louise Hill is Muhlenberg Community Hospital’s longest-serving employee. She began her career in December 1961, right out of high school, as a second-shift registration switchboard operator. Through the years she has worked on typewriters, posting machines and the first computer systems at MCH. She has worked in the Radiology and Accounting departments and finished her career in Information Systems. Louise retired from full-time work in 2007 but stayed with MCH on an as-needed basis until February 2018. “Working for the hospital gave me the ability to continue learning and advancing throughout my career. I made some wonderful friends through the years and have always loved the hometown atmosphere and incredibly kind and caring nursing staff at our hospital. I saw many changes for the better during my time with the hospital and am thankful for the memories.” “Like a big family.” Both Tim and Marty Carver have been with Muhlenberg Community Hospital since the 1980s. Tim began at MCH as a paramedic and today continues to work for Emergency Management Services as a paramedic supervisor. Marty began as a CNA for Home Health and now works in the same area in the hospital as the director of nursing for the Long- Term Care Unit. When Tim and Marty were engaged, he encouraged her to come to work for the hospital. Marty took her CNA test, interviewed for a position with Home Health, had a job at MCH the next day and has been with the hospital ever since. “I’ve loved working for the hospital all these years. The love for the residents and the friendships I have made are what have kept me here. It’s just like a big family!” Marty said. “There is a lifetime of friends and memories in this hospital and community,” Tim added. “Nearly everywhere I go there are patients or family members of patients that I have cared for that are thanking me for helping them. It makes me feel so good to know that I have been able to help my friends and neighbors.” “Really feels like home.” Karen Pointer (left) is pictured with her children Sonny Pointer, Sharon Giarraputo (center) and Angela Stanley. Each of the four family members works at Muhlenberg Community Hospital, so their combined experience now extends across two generations. Karen started in 1989 and was the first member of the family to work for MCH and encouraged her children to work here as well. “I am proud that four members of my family are able to work for our hospital. I love working here, and it really feels like home to me.” Long-time employees look back