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Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Names Volunteer of the Year

Dedicated, professional, and compassionate. These are just a few words hospital staff used to describe the 2009 Volunteer of the Year. Sheila Teesdale has volunteered in the outpatient surgery department for nearly two years. She transports patients, offers families coffee and food, and support the staff in many ways. “Sheila is always cheerful and makes everyone she comes in contact with feel as if they are the most special person in the world,” says Teri Laster, RN.

Sheila is well known in the Reed City community, as she volunteers for her church, is a member of the Red Hat Society and rides her bike hundreds of miles every summer. Before coming to Reed City, Sheila had a long career with the federal government in Washington DC, serving the state department. Sheila was awarded Volunteer of the Year during the hospital’s National Volunteer Week Appreciation Lunch on April 20, 2009. For more information about how to volunteer at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital call the Foundation at 231-832-7184.

Pictured left to right, Lesley Hatchew, Marilyn Proctor, Carol TeBos, Sue Scarbrough, Jan Ferguson, Andrea Sargent-Sharrah, Becky Keech, Beth Nicholson, and Sheila Teesdale (seated).

About Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital provides high quality, patient-centered health care services for the residents of Osceola, Lake and Mecosta counties. Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital has been part of the Spectrum Health system since 1998. Local access to quality care gives the people a link to the resources of Spectrum Health, one of the nation’s top integrated delivery systems-ranked 13th in 2004.