Milford Regional Volunteers Recognized with Presidential Service Award

During April’s National Volunteer Week, Milford Regional Medical Center bestowed the Presidential Service Award to five of its volunteers to recognize the significant number of hours they have volunteered at the hospital. The Presidential Service Award acknowledges the impact volunteers have on organizations while also inspiring others to act. Each recipient received a certificate signed by President Joseph Biden.

The five individuals have volunteered more than 35,000 hours combined at the hospital providing assistance in the Emergency Department and at the Cancer Center, as well as helping with endoscopy patient discharge, clerical and project support, mail delivery, and serving as interdepartmental messengers.

Over the last 14.5 years, Ernie Gentile of Milford has volunteered 8,616 hours, Lynda Keenan of Milford has volunteered 8,463 hours over the last 18 years, Tom Keenan of Milford has volunteered 7,633 hours over the last 18.5 years, Bob Cole of Hopkinton has volunteered 5,116 hours over the last 24 years and Betty Wickis of Medway has volunteered 4,498 hours over the last 16.5 years.

Pictured front row, L to R are: Bob Cole, Milford Regional Director of Volunteer Services Elaine Willey, Ernie Gentile, President and Chief Executive Officer Milford Regional Medical Center and Healthcare System Edward J. Kelly, Lynda Keenan, Tom Keenan, Milford Regional Volunteer Services Assistant Jane Blackwood and Betty Wickis.

“Our dedicated and loyal volunteers provide an invaluable service that not only benefits our staff and patients but from their perspective, is a rewarding way to spend time, learn new skills and meet new people,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Milford Regional Medical Center and Healthcare System Edward J. Kelly. “It is a gift to have these volunteers as long-time stewards of our commitment to our community.”

Milford Regional hosted a lunch for all its volunteers at the Hopedale Community House where Milford Regional Director of Volunteer Services Elaine Willey and Kelly presented pins to those volunteers who have at least 500 hours of volunteer service.

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Milford Regional Medical Center is a full-service, community and regional teaching hospital located in Milford, Mass. and serves patients from more than 20 towns in Central Massachusetts. The 148-bed medical center is a nonprofit, acute-care facility, where more than 300 primary care and specialty physicians are committed to providing exceptional healthcare services to our community with dignity, compassion and respect.