PAH CARE Award

The Punxsutawney Area Hospital is preparing for National Hospital Week 2025. As part of National Hospital Week, PAH celebrates the hard work and dedication of staff by presenting an award to one staff member known as the CARE Award. 

The CARE Award Recognition program is being established at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital to promote and highlight the extraordinary efforts of members of our workforce. PAH recognizes that being a successful organization and providing the best care possible to our patients is a collaborative effort.
The CARE Award is a recognition program for employees at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital. The CARE program will recognize hard-working individuals of the organization who do not qualify for the DAISY Award( A Nursing Award Program) but serve an equally significant part for our organization.
CARE stands for :   C= Compassion and Care for the patients that are served, for job the staff member does, and how the employee treats fellow co-workers and visitors
A= Admirable attributes possessed and displayed in the job that staff member does
R= Respect shown for patients, visitors, coworkers, and the job that staff member does at PAH
E= Excellence in the job that is performed. 

Anyone may submit a nomination: patients, family members, co-workers, physicians, staff - anyone who experiences or observes extraordinary compassionate care being provided by any staff member or witnesses the staff member performing their job in an exemplary manner. (Nurses that receive nominations under this program will be submitted to the DAISY Committee for consideration.)

There will be one CARE Award Recipient a year. It is at the discretion of the committee how many CARE Award Nominee Recognitions there will be.  We do not want the efforts of the staff to go unnoticed if they have been recognized and scored at an extemporary level.  However, to keep the CARE Award at a prestigious level, only one will be awarded per year. The Top CARE Nominees will also be announced during National Hospital Week.

To nominate a person for the CARE Award, Click Here!