HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center Celebrates Dedicated Employee of

the Quarter

Rich Huggins, experienced electrician, recognized for providing outstanding service.

Englewood, CO, September 15, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Swedish Medical Center has announced Rich
Huggins as the 2018 Employee of the 2nd Quarter. The award is part of the hospital employee excellence
recognition program to recognize employees who uphold the hospital standards and values every day.
Rich was nominated by his peers at Swedish due to the incredible work he does to maintain hospital
operations.

“We are glad to honor your hard work, availability and dedication,” said Ryan Simpson, chief operating
officer at Swedish Medical Center. “We want to recognize you to say thank you.”

Rich, a master electrician at the 408 bed level 1 trauma center, was honored by a congratulatory party
including facility staff, directors, and friends. “Rich is always looking at ways to make Swedish a better
place for coworkers and patients,” said Chad Johnson, director of facilities at Swedish. “He is amazing at
working through difficult situations.”

The Swedish Excellence Awards recognition program is designed to recognize employees at Swedish
Medical Center who exemplify the hospital values while continuing to go above and beyond. One
employee winner is selected quarterly and is then entered as a nominee for the coveted employee of the
year.

About Swedish
Swedish Medical Center, part of HCA's HealthONE, is located in the south metro Denver area where it
has been a proud member of the community for more than 110 years. An acute care hospital with 408
licensed beds, annually Swedish cares for more than 200,000 patients with a team of approximately 2,000
dedicated employees, 300 volunteers and 1,400 physicians.

With stroke door to treatment times averaging just 20 minutes, Swedish serves as the Rocky Mountain
Region's referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment, and was the state's first Joint Commission
certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Swedish also serves as the region's neurotrauma and orthopedic
trauma provider and is the area's only level I trauma facility with a dedicated burn and reconstructive
center. Over 150 facilities regularly transfer highly complex cases to Swedish.

Swedish Medical Center offers patients the highest quality care and the most advanced technologies and
treatments in nearly every medical specialty including adult and pediatric emergency, heart care,
neurology/neurosurgery, pregnancy and childbirth, orthopedics and joint replacement, cancer care,
gastroenterology and liver care, gynecology and urology. Additional information about the hospital is
available at www.SwedishHospital.com.

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Contact Information:
Swedish Medical Center
Kara Hamersky
(303) 817-5708
Contact via Email
www.SwedishHospital.com

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