2009 Dr. Frist Humanitarian Award Recipients Announced

Niceville, FL (March 3, 2010) —Twin Cities Hospital recently announced their recipients of the 2009 Dr. Frist Humanitarian Awards.  At a luncheon held in Niceville, Mark Day, CFO, presented awards to Malinda Budden, RN (employee), Dee Gulbranson (auxilian), and Wayne Justice, MD. These individuals are now eligible for the Nationwide 2009 Dr. Frist Humanitarian Award, the highest honor an employee, volunteer, and physician can receive at HCA, the parent company of Twin Cities Hospital.  In addition to a framed certificate and lapel pin, the recipients also received monetary allocations to be distributed to the charitable organization(s) of their choice.

The Dr. Frist Humanitarian Awards were created to recognize one employee, one physician and one volunteer at each HCA-affiliated facility who demonstrate extraordinary concern for the welfare and happiness of patients and their community.  The Dr. Frist Humanitarian Awards are given annually in recognition of the humanitarian spirit and philanthropic work of the late Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., a founder of HCA.  National recipients will be honored in the spring at a reception at the company’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee.

Twin Cities Hospital is located at 2190 Highway 85 N in Niceville.  For more information please visit www.tchospital.com or call 850-678-4131.