Carla Czervenny, Therapy Supervisor of Sigma in Galveston County was the wining nominee of the “2005 Best Practice Award”

December 17, 2005, Ms. Czervenny was nominated by a high number of office and field staff of the organization. Amer Taha, the Executive Director of Sigma Health Care, Inc. mentioned in his speech the reasons he believed Ms. Czervenny was the best candidate to receive the award. “Her unparalleled dedication to her job, the patients and the organization had made Ms. Czervenny the employee of choice for this first best practice award. It is an honor to have Carla Czervenny as part of Sigma. I will always look forward to see others following her foot steps in this triumph. I have passed or entered Carla’s office several times after 5:00 pm to find her full with energy and enthusiasm, as she was when I saw her in the morning. Many times I have received her emails written after 11:00 pm concerned about a patient or a project she committed herself to.

Mr. Taha added, “Many people say that employees are the assets of an organization but I always say that only good employees are the assets of the organization…. In order to take care of patients or to perform any job for that matter you must have the right attitude, the attitude of giving, believe in yourself, be honest and build trust with others and this is what Carla Czervenny practiced at Sigma day in and day out….”
Mr. Taha has also praised the whole therapy team of the organization on their professionalism and compliance with the mission and philosophy of Sigma, which resulted in unmatched patient outcomes for the year 2005 and put the organization in the top one percent of home health agencies in the nation.

In response to receiving her award, Ms. Czervenny has listed the reasons she was able to do what she did in the last year. “When I came to Sigma I had mixed feelings; I appreciated the opportunity but realized the size of the responsibility I have undertaken. I understood that in order for me to succeed, I have to learn the best practices set forth by the leadership of organization….” “I would not have been able to learn, and then do the job without the day-to-day support I receive from Mr. Taha who has made developing Sigma‘s employees a top priority besides patient care,” she added.

It is consequential to mention that this is the first year “The Best practice award” is given. Mr. Taha has indicated in his speech that there is a notion that 2006 will have three best practice awards (for nursing, therapy and administrative staff of the organization).