(4/5/13) – McLeod Loris Seacoast is pleased to announce the latest employees to be named Merit Award recipients. The staff members honored were Carol Richardson, Nutrition Services Supervisor at McLeod Loris; Michelle Szabo, a Physical Therapist at McLeod Seacoast; and Meagan Barnes, RN, a nurse at McLeod Seacoast. These employees were each presented with a Merit Award during a recognition event held recently at the Center for Health & Fitness. The Merit Award recognizes McLeod Health employees, volunteers and physicians who consistently exemplify Service Excellence standards and who also demonstrate and promote the McLeod Health mission, vision and values. Recipients are nominated by their coworkers and chosen by members of the McLeod Loris Seacoast Service Excellence Committee.

About McLeod Loris and McLeod Seacoast                                       

McLeod Loris and McLeod Seacoast provide care for residents of northern Horry and southern Brunswick and Columbus counties. Founded in 1950, McLeod Loris is a fully-accredited acute care facility with 105 licensed beds. McLeod Seacoast opened in 2000 as an outpatient facility. In July 2011, McLeod Seacoast began providing inpatient care as a 50-bed hospital. On January 9, 2012, both facilities became part of the McLeod family of quality healthcare facilities. Other facilities located in Horry County affiliated with McLeod Health are Loris Extended Care Center and the Center for Health and Fitness.

Pictured (L-R): McLeod Loris Seacoast Merit Award recipients include Carol Richardson, Michelle Szabo and Meagan Barnes.