Amador County – Four members of Sutter Amador Hospital’s emergency department staff and an emergency department physician were honored recently by the Mountain Valley Emergency Medical Agency at their annual Emergency Medical Services Awards Dinner at the American Legion Hall in Martell.

Karen Woods, Sutter Amador Hospital’s Director of Emergency Services, said “it is an honor to receive these awards” and “our employees and physician are very deserving.”

Sutter Amador Hospital’s five recipients at this year’s EMS Awards Dinner included Doctor Shawn Brady, who was named Best Hospital Physician of the Year. Registered Nurse Kathy Peltier was named Mobile Intensive Care Nurse of the Year. Vicki Haggart and Traci West were named Emergency Department Staff Members of the Year, and Kristi McAdams, who handles emergency department registration, was named this year’s Unsung Hero.

Woods said all of the recipients are dedicated emergency department staff and have been with Sutter Amador Hospital for a combined total of more than 55 years.

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