BEE Award Goes to Malik McKay
ROME, Ga., Nov. 2, 2023 – Malik McKay's dedication to patients and his willingness to always help when needed earned the nurse technician a BEE Award at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center.
The BEE Award is an acronym for Beyond Exceptional Expectations.
“This is something we established last year during Nurses Week," said Sheila Bennett, senior vice president and chief of patient services at Atrium Health Floyd. “Nurses are recognized through the DAISY Award, but we wanted to recognize our clinical partners."
Both McKay's dedication and demeanor were recognized by those who nominated him.
“He is a competent worker who shows compassion and respect for the inherent dignity and attributes of each patient," the nomination stated. “He shows up to work with a smile on his face. He is consistently dedicated to providing exceptional patient care with ethical integrity. He understands the patients' needs and is always willing to assist with any patient on the unit, regardless of who is assigned to take care of the patient. He engages in respectful and professional relationships with colleagues and superiors. He is an asset to the team with the shared goal of providing compassionate patient care."
McKay is a Rome High School graduate and is attending nursing school at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
“I really want to be a med-surge (medical-surg) nurse," he said. “I just love helping people. I connect with them on a personal level."
About Atrium Health Floyd
The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd employs more than 3,5 00 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at three hospitals: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 304-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; as well as Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health – a freestanding 53-bed behavioral health facility in Rome – and also primary care and urgent care network locations throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States – created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 67 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.