Sharon Flatequal, patient accounts manager at Luverne Community Hospital, was awarded the Henry Scholten & Company Business Employee of the Year Award at a special presentation Wednesday, March 7.
Flatequal is a 20-year employee at Luverne Community Hospital.
"Her dedication and enthusiasm for her work is exceptional," said hospital CEO Gerald E. Carl, when learning of the award.
Flatequal received recognition and a monetary award for being a self-starter, coach and business office cheerleader among her fellow workers.
She was also recognized for her exceptional talent of working with deadlines while still taking the time to assist other business staff and for being a team player.
The Henry Scholten & Company Business Employee of the Year Award was established to recognize an employee of a finance department (admissions, business office, communications, finance, information systems, medical records or materials management) in the Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System.
The award winner's work must be of exceptional quality and quantity, and the person must also exemplify excellent relationships with patients, physicians and the public.
The selection is also based on attitude, reliability, personal appearance, initiative, and attendance - a model employee.
The Henry Scholten & Company public accounting firm established the award through an endowment with the Sioux Valley Foundation.