Sutter Health’s 6 Words Contest:
How do YOU make a difference at work?

We asked physicians, employees and volunteers from across the Sutter Health system to describe in 6 words (no more, no less): How they make a difference at work. More than 6,000 people submitted entries, ranging from heartwarming to humorous in both individual and team categories.

Nearly 5,000 employees across the Sutter Health system selected the following 6 Words winners through an online voting survey:

~ A gentle touch is powerful medicine. (Individual category)
Julie Davies, R.N., Charge Nurse, Surgical Unit
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital

~ My hands serve. My heart cares. (Team category)
Nutrition & Food Services Department, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Submitted by David Sternagle on behalf of department staff (*see names below)

Congratulations to our winners!

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6 Words Entries

Top 10 Individual Entries (in order of votes received)

A gentle touch is powerful medicine. (Nursing)
Julie Davies, R.N., Surgical Unit, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital

Get through today. Give them tomorrow. (Neonatal ICU)
Donna M. Enjaian, Neonatal ICU, California Pacific Medical Center

Patient perception begins with great reception. (Receptionist)
Pamela Salvador, Receptionist, Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation

Pray, laugh, cry, care, love, listen. (Chaplain Services)
Heather L. Weidemann, Chaplain Services, California Pacific Medical Center

We speak tender loving care fluently. (Security)
Wassim Nassif, Security, California Pacific Medical Center

Circle of health: patient, physician, me. (Medical Assistant)
Shawna Gennoe, Medical Assistant, Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

After dark, I provide the light. (Nursing)
Valerie Brown, Nursing, Sutter Roseville Medical Center

Breathing for you when you can’t. (Respiratory Therapy)
Francis Noble, Respiratory Therapy, Marin General Hospital

Working hand-and-mouse with you. (Information Services)
Robin Gagnon, Information Services, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Infections? No, not on my watch! (Infection Control)
Kari Rohrer, Infection Control, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital

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Top 10 Team Entries (in order of votes received)

My hands serve. My heart cares.
Nutrition & Food Services, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

Miracles—one patient at a time.
Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Honor the patient; honor their story.
Nursing, Sutter Roseville Medical Center

Your health, with all my heart.
Cardiology Department, Sutter North Medical Foundation

See small wonders, experience daily miracles.
Memorial Family Birthing Center, Memorial Medical Center

You have expectations. We’ll exceed them.
Hospital Admitting, Novato Community Hospital

Positive attitude at work is contagious.
Nursing, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Always see myself in our patients.
Sutter VNA & Hospice

Hold their hand. Wipe their tears.
Nursing, Marin General Hospital

Protecting your records like my own.
Health Information Services, Sutter Davis Hospital

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Questions or Comments?
E-mail sixwords@sutterhealth.org