MRHS Honored by U.S. Department of Defense

[MENA Ark.] Mena Regional Health System’s Cardiopulmonary Department was recently recognized as a nominee for the 2015 Department of Defense’s Top Employer Award.  The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the Department of Defense to employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve members.

Almost half of the U.S. military is made up of National Guard and Reserve members, many of whom also hold jobs with civilian employers.  The Freedom Award recognizes those employers that provide the most outstanding support for these Citizen Warriors.  Up to 15 employers will be selected for this year’s award and honored at the Pentagon in an official ceremony in August.

Mena Regional Health System was nominated by LTC Ben Campbell, Mena Regional CRNA, who has served multiple deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Germany, providing anesthesia care.  The nomination was submitted by LTC Campbell following the outstanding support MRHS provided during his service in the Reserve.

Jane English, Arkansas State Chair, congratulated MRHS by stating, “I am very grateful for your support of our men and women whom serve our great nation and state.  Without supportive employers such as yourself, our country could not maintain the greatest volunteer armed forces in the world.  I greatly appreciate your interest, dedication, and mostly the critical role you as an employer play in the National Defense of our country.

Ricky Young, Public Affairs Director, is shown presenting the award to LTC Ben Campbell; Jay Quebedeaux, MRHS CEO and Russell Lockhart, MRHS Respiratory Director.

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