(West Islip, NY) Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center’s Lauren Gentz was named Samaritan of the Month for July. Ms. Gentz joined Good Samaritan in 2002 as a coder for Medical Records and transferred to Cancer Registrar in 2005. Cancer registrars play a pivotal role by capturing data used by researchers and medical professionals who are seeking to advance cancer prevention programs and treatment. The efforts of cancer registrars are essential in supporting the cancer program at Good Samaritan.
 Lauren Gentz, Samaritan of the Month for July. |
In addition, Ms. Gentz assists in organizing Good Samaritan’s Annual Cancer Survivors Day which honors more than 300 survivors. She is an ardent supporter of the event which celebrates the enjoyment of life. She resides in West Babylon.
Since 1999, Good Samaritan Hospital has recognized exemplary employees that consistently go above and beyond their assigned duties and live by the hospital mission to promote excellence in care and commit to those in need. Nominations are submitted for review to a committee from co-workers, supervisors and patients. Samaritans are surprised in their department with a bouquet of flowers. A Samaritan of the Month presentation is held at the hospital with their co-workers and family.
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island.
For more information please visit www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.
The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.
