Stephens County Hospital Celebrates Employees’ Service

Stephens County Hospital's 2009 Employee of the Year Ray Willis (center) with Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell and retiring Authority chairman Ferman Gregory.

TOCCOA, GA -- The annual service awards banquet for employees of Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa was held on Tuesday, September 9th at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center located on beautiful Lake Louise. Employees were recognized for their tenure and the Employee of the Year was named.

Nominations for the Employee of the Year are solicited from all the hospital employees and usually the top three nominations would be presented at the awards banquet – but not this year”, said Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell “It’s quite a big secret with the suspense building until the very end of the banquet when the winner is announced.

This year’s Employee of the Year is Bobbi Rees, a resident of Sautee. Bobbi came to work for the hospital on October 3, 1988 in the discharge planning department. She is an enthusiastic employee who is dedicated to the needs of our patients. Bobbi is married to John Rees and is an outdoor enthusiast who is frequently seen on her lunch hour getting in a brisk walk around the campus. Her hobbies include rockhounding and gardening.