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LEADERSHIP NOTE

Written by Howard J. Terrell

I hope each of you are having a I encourage everyone to stop by your local cafe and
great New Year. As I reflected try some of these fantastic new items. You will not
on 2018 I was reminded about be disappointed.
our amazing team members,
the challenges we overcame, The Vidant Health Environmental Services Teams
and the talent & innovations have partnered with the Sodexo National Partner
we will unlock in 2019. What I Pacific Floorcare on several exciting new healthcare
am most excited about is our innovations. Pacific Floorcare has been supporting
commitment to develop and the teams with restoring hard surfaces using only
invest in our hourly team water and specialty designed diamond cutting pads.
members and our leaders.
Vidant Health Systems Food and Nutrition
Thank you to everyone who helped to make our 2018 Departments' offered delicious chocolate covered
holiday celebrations a success. There were several strawberries for Valentine’s Day and sold a
great events and I am already looking forward to what combined 5000+.
we have planned for 2019.
The Vidant-Sodexo teams were well represented at
I would like to take a moment to congratulate Rosa the Sodexo Regional Awards meeting held in
Blount who was promoted to Executive Chef Charlotte, NC on Jan. 29, 2019. Vidant Health was
supporting both Chowan and Bertie hospitals. Rosa nominated for 12 awards bringing home the Talent
bring many years of culinary experience, strong Development & Presidential Awards. A few of the
organizational and time management skills, as well as award categories included Patient Experience,
excellent accounting background. Rosa has also Employee Experience, Leadership Development,
worked as a Child Nutrition Manager for Washington Innovation of the Year and Community Service.
County Schools where she became a Certified Other healthcare systems included: Ballard Health
Culinary Chef Ambassador. in Tenn, UNC Hospital, Rex-UNC Hospital, Wake
Forest Baptist, New Hanover, and Atrium Health.
This past year the Vidant Health Food and Nutrition
Teams implemented the new national Sodexo Retail We are off to a great start for 2019. I am excited to
Menus which included the following: Chicken and be a part of our TEAM SUCCESS, LEADER
Dumpling Soup, Chorizo Stuffed Acorn Squash, and DEVELOPMENT and establishing us as a model
Crab Cakes. healthcare provider in North Carolina and the
Southeast United States.
Howard J. Terrell

C O N N E C T I O N I S T H E E N E R G Y T H A T I S C R E A T E D
B E T W E E N P E O P L E W H E N T H E Y F E E L S E E N , H E A R D ,

A N D V A L U E D .
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