Dena Pruitt, PA-C, at the Spine Center at Harborview has been awarded a Fall 2024 Cares Award. Congratulations, Dena!
The Cares Awards were established in 2013 to formally recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of those in the UW Medicine community who consistently exemplify our UW Medicine Service Culture Guidelines. Recipients of this prestigious award go above and beyond to support members of the UW Medicine community, both patients and colleagues.
From Dena's nomination:
Dena embodies all of the facets of the Harborview Service Culture Guidelines. She consistently demonstrates commitment to patients, families, and colleagues. She treats all people with respect. She always introduces herself, explains her role, and listens. “How can I help?” is her motto. She respects all people, acknowledging differing values, opinions, and viewpoints. She delivers culturally competent care and helps train others to do so as well. She epitomizes teamwork. She is respectful to her coworkers. In clinic, she always does more than her fair share, routinely volunteering to “pick up the last chart” to see that final patient of the day.