Congratulations to our volunteers from Kaiser Permanente on earning the Kaiser Permanente David Lawrence Community Service Award for outstanding volunteer action. This award named in honor of Dr. David Lawrence, former CEO of Kaiser Permanente and lifelong advocate of improving health worldwide, recognizes individuals and groups that demonstrate extraordinary efforts to improve the health of local communities and beyond.
The Downey Orthopedic Surgery group includes Dr. John Kumar, Audra Kennedy CRNA, Danilo Ragas PA, Haide Griffin, Hasana Sos RN, Julius Veloso RN, and Sandra Baltazar CRNA. The team submitted an application, an essay and participated in a final face-to-face interview to become eligible for the award. They were selected as one of two recipients representing Southern California Kaiser Permanente to win the award and $10,000 towards the charity of their choice.
A special thank you to Audra Kennedy CRNA for writing the winning essay and Julius Veloso RN for presenting during a face-to-face interview in front of the panel. The team was awarded the prize due to their story of courage, overcoming odds, and the selfless manner in which they have given and continue to give back to their community.
We couldn’t be prouder of our volunteers!