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Cintas Announces EVS Technician Winners for Nationwide C.A.P.E. Award
Eight EVS technicians awarded $2,500 CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In honor of Environmental Services (EVS) week, September 13-19, Cintas Corporation
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nEight EVS technicians awarded $2,500\n\n CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nIn honor of Environmental Services (EVS) week, September 13-19, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) is proud to announce the winners for its first-annual nationwide C.A.P.E. Award (Cleaning to Advance the Patient Experience). Created to recognize EVS technicians as superheroes, the contest awards each winner $2,500 and offers a $2,500 donation on their behalf to their healthcare institution or charity of choice. The winners also receive a Rubbermaid® charging bucket along with other Rubbermaid products.\n\n“We received nearly 700 stories about deserving EVS technicians from facilities across the country, which made it difficult to select only eight winners,” said Chad Poeppelmeier, Vice President of Healthcare, Cintas. “We created this awards program to celebrate EVS technicians who don masks and gloves, instead of capes, to work on the frontline of patient care while displaying kindness and courage in everything they do. We’re thrilled to recognize these unsung heroes who go above and beyond to provide a clean and safe environment for all staff, patients and visitors at healthcare facilities.”\n\nThe Cintas C.A.P.E. Award is open to all EVS technicians who have worked at their facility for at least one year. Nominations were solicited via the C.A.P.E. Award website between June 22, 2020 and August 21, 2020.\n\nThe 2020 C.A.P.E. Award winners can all be described as highly motivated, energetic and reliable, with the ability to adapt to meet changing needs. Each of these kindhearted and caring winners works hard to support the clinical staff and other teams. Additionally, the winners worked diligently to quickly learn and adopt stringent COVID-19-specific cleaning protocols and guidelines to help maintain the safety of patients and staff at their facilities. The winners include (alphabetical order):\n\n\nCatalina Brennan - Baptist Hospital (Pensacola, FL)\n\n\nLatoshia Ford - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (Cincinnati, OH)\n\n\nShashi Kant – UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento, CA)\n\n\nLourdes Melo – Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center (Peabody, MA)\n\n\nLucia Minario - HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Pasadena, TX)\n\n\nTammy Smith – Kettering Medical Center (Kettering, OH)\n\n\nElzbieta Szymczakiewicz - Hillcrest Commons (Pittsfield, MA)\n\n...