Congratulations to Susan Watson, nursing supervisor with VHA Home HealthCare in Chatham.
The 54-year-old Chatham woman recently received the Barbara Blackstock Cody Employee of the Year Award from among more than 1,100 employees with the company.
"I was shocked and happy," Watson said of receiving the honour. "It is a real big honour to be nominated."
She joined VHA Home HealthCare nearly four years ago after her former employer, Para-Med, where she worked for 13 years, lost its contract to service the area.
However, she hasn't been working among strangers, noting most of her nurses came with her to VHA Home HealthCare.
Watson, who has been a nurse since 1974, used to work in obstetrics at different hospitals. She decided to work in community nursing as a visiting nurse and became a supervisor about 10 years ago.
She has the best of both worlds in her current job.
"I still get to work with the clients and I like working with the nurses and being able to educate them," Watson said.
