Medina Memorial employee honored for ‘Excellence in Healthcare’ by Buffalo Business First

Provided photos: (Left) Rhonda Woody is shown at work in cardiac services at Medina Memorial Hospital. She was recently recognized by Buffalo Business First. (Right) Representatives of Buffalo Business First are shown with Rhonda Woody, lead sonographer and technical director of echocardiography at Medina Memorial Hospital, after naming her one of their 25 “Excellence in Health Care” recipients.

By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 13 June 2023 at 9:08 am

MEDINA – Orleans Community Health has announced one of its employees has been recognized by Buffalo Business First as one of their 25 “Excellence in Health Care” recipients.

Rhonda Woody, lead sonographer and technical director of echocardiography, recently celebrated her 25th anniversary with Orleans Community Health.

“It’s important to me to make sure all my patients feel heard, relaxed and comfortable,” Woody said. “We are a close-knit group where everyone works for a common goal. My department director is an added bonus. She is always willing to help, always supports her employees and is family oriented.”

Medina’s cardiac service offers more than echocardiograms, Woody said. They offer exercise and nuclear stress testing, halter monitors and they can set a patient up with a cardiologist right in the building.

“I want everyone to know that we’re a hidden treasure,” Woody said. “We have an exceptional diagnostic department who are all certified or registered in each of the modalities they work in, providing exams that the community may not even be aware of.”

Woody also is a constant face at the Sands-Constellation Heart Institute Cardiology Clinic with Dr. Harry McCrea, which is currently at Medina Memorial Hospital on Wednesdays. She has been a leading figure in helping to grow that one-day-a-week service for the community.

In addition to serving the community with Orleans Community Health, Woody, an Albion resident, enjoys gardening, watching her daughter compete in horse competitions and the entire Christmas season (especially baking cookies).