December 06, 2024

The Bethesda Foundation is pleased to present Grateful Patient Awards to Jennifer Mangino, Breast Surgical Practice Clinical Manager and Dr, Lajja Patel and team members on 5300 at Bethesda North.

The grateful patient wrote “I want to honor Jen for her commitment and passion to her job. She works so hard and is a true light.”

Jennifer Mangino, Breast Surgical Practice Clinical Manager

Dr. Lajja Patel, Hospital Medicine Physician and Team members on 5300 were also recently presented with Grateful Patient Awards.

Team Members on 5300:

Team Members in Float Pool:

Kiera Brightman ACT
Juanita Evans ACT
Sylvia Williams ACT

The grateful patient wrote “I would like to honor all who took care of me. Everyone was so caring and compassionate, excellence in every encounter.”

Pictured: Dr. Lajja Patel

Pictured: ( left to right) Jasmine Brock, Yakoov Harkavy, Patti Watson

Pictured: (left to right) Hospital President Dr. Clint Hutson, Abigail Gloyd, Ayla Rose, Carmen Capobianco, Bethesda CNO Dale Tripodi

Not pictured: Kathleen Acogido, Zisang Li, Maggie Lykins, Ashley McDaniel, Ava Truman, Gracelen Ward, Kiera Brightman, Juanita Evans, Sylvia Williams

Simple gestures of kindness often mean the most to us. The Grateful Patient program gives patients and families the opportunity to recognize a physician, nurse or team member who made a difference in someone's life with a donation in their honor and a special note of thanks. Donations made through the Grateful Patient Program help fund innovative solutions to complex health problems and make state of the art technology available to all of our patients.

For more information about the Grateful Patient Program at Bethesda Hospitals, please contact Beth Sims at (513) 865-1622 or Beth_Sims@TriHealth.com