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Patient’s Family Honors HHC workers

To show his appreciation for the excellent care and attention he got at the Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brooklyn, Keith Chase and his family honored the members of Local 420 Sept. 1 in a brief ceremony at the facility. Chase was a patient at the hospital for several months earlier this year.

“We’re very pleased that Mr. Chase was happy with the care he received here during his rehabilitation,” said Shop Steward Deborah Llewellyn, a Housekeeping Aide. “The entire staff here takes a lot pride in our work, and for him to acknowledge us this way is very special.”

“Local 420 members in all of the public hospitals are the backbone of the entire Health and Hospitals Corporation,” said Togba Porte, 2nd vice president of Municipal Hospital Employees Local 420, “and this is a clear example of their dedication to patient care.”

The staff who took care of Chase included Housekeeping Aide Ingrid Edwards and Patient Care Associates Antonio Denton, Sonia Gooden, Norma McFarland, Patricia Thomas and Dawn Williams.