Maria Parham Health Names Mercy Award Winner
May 25, 2022
Maria Parham Health recently announced that Kelly Blackwell has been recognized as the facility’s 2022 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded.
The Mercy Award is an annual recognition program established in 2002 to honor the life and contributions of Scott Mercy, LifePoint’s founding chairman and chief executive officer. The award is considered the highest honor a LifePoint employee can receive.
“At Maria Parham Health we share LifePoint’s commitment to making communities healthier, and we recognize this is supported by the good work and service of our employees on and off the job,” said Bert Beard, CEO of Maria Parham Health. “We are extremely proud to recognize Kelly Blackwell for her efforts on behalf of our patients and our community. She goes above and beyond each and every day to ensure that every person she encounters receives the highest level of care and compassion.”
Kelly has been a registered nurse for 36 years, working across the spectrum of care and currently working in our Cancer Center. Beyond her work in the Cancer Center, Kelly volunteers for mission work, taking her skills to Haiti, Honduras, and Uganda multiple times. Through her church, Kelly helps with many ministries, including widow’s ministry, children’s ministries, and mission team. As a member of Maria Parham’s team since 1995, Kelly’s dedication, empathy and kindness has bonded her to our team and her patients. Kelly’s service to the hospital and the community is inspiring to others. She is a leader among our team, and she leads through service to others.
Each LifePoint Facility winner, including Kelly Blackwell, will be considered for LifePoint’s 2022 companywide Mercy Award. The companywide winner will be announced this summer and honored during a ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., in August, to which Kelly and all facility winners are invited to attend.