(West Islip, NY) Two Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center employees were recently presented with the hospital’s prestigious Bernstein Award. This tribute was established in 1985, in honor of the late Marvin Bernstein, MD, to recognize Good Samaritan employees who embody the same virtues.
Pictured (L-R): Good Samaritan Hospital’s Vice President of Human Resources Mark Boehrer, Sean Duffy, Dorothy Mock, PA and Martin Podgainy, MD.
Dr. Bernstein personified humanitarianism, compassion and empathy. Hospital employees are nominated for the award by their peers, and recipients are chosen by a committee made up of previous award winners. Martin Podgainy, MD, a friend and colleague of Dr. Bernstein, presented the award to Plant Engineering’s Sean Duffy and Physician Assistant Dorothy Mock, at a recent hospital ceremony.
Sean Duffy is a maintenance mechanic with an endless “to do list.” He tackles all tasks with patience and pride, especially the unique projects since starting at Good Samaritan in 2004. Mr. Duffy’s motto is, “Do small things with great love.” He makes the most ordinary projects extraordinary.
Dorothy Mock goes out of her way to assist all patients with whatever they need. She also uses her skills in her free time volunteering as a missionary in Honduras helping build homes and provide medical assistance and works with underprivileged young women at Madonna Heights helping them get the help they need to stay on course.
Sean Duffy resides in Williston Park and Dorothy Mock resides in Dix Hills.
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.
