From L-R Arlette Cunningham; Volunteer Manager JHMC, Mohan Dyal and WABC TV news anchor Ken Rosato
Earlier this spring, Jamaica and Flushing Hospital Medical Center volunteers Dylan Gettings and Mohan Dyal were honored at the United Hospital Fund’s 23rd annual Hospital Auxillian and Volunteer Achievement Awards ceremony.
Eighty-seven volunteers from 61 hospitals throughout New York were honored for providing exceptional service to the hospitals where they volunteer. Gettings from Flushing Hospital and Dyal from Jamaica Hospital were selected from thousands of nominees who dedicated millions of hours of their time to volunteering.
The volunteers came from all walks of life, a wide range of professions and have served in various hospital settings. Mohan Dyal, a retired farmer from Guyana, was recognized for starting a foster grandparent program at Jamaica Hospital. He volunteers thirty hours every week, engaging children in a variety of activities while they wait to see their doctor. Dylan Gettings volunteers in the General Stores Department at Flushing Hospital where he helps the staff take care of the hospital’s massive inventory, as well as delivering supplies to various departments. The members of the store room have fallen under Dylan’s spell and treat him as “family”.
The MediSys Health Network honorees were acknowledged in front of a crowd of 700 attendees at the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria.
At the event, Jim Tallon the President of the United Hospital Fund stated, “If there is one event a year that reaffirms the goodness of people, it’s easy to make a case that it’s this one.” We are proud to say that two of those good people are volunteers from Jamaica and Flushing Hospital.
Congratulations Dylan Gettings and Mohan Dyal on this great achievement and we are grateful for your dedication to our hospitals.