Ben Hayden Award
Adriana Lozano

Adriana Lozano
Case Manager Assistant

Villa Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
WINNER

Rachal Haynes

Rachal Haynes
Shift Leader

Brinlee Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
NOMINEE

Erin Navarrete

Erin Navarrete
Residential Manager

Savanna Oaks Ranch Nominee
Dallas Location
NOMINEE

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In 1974, Dr. Hayden lost her son, Ben, after he was hit by a car and died of a traumatic brain injury. At that time, medical and rehabilitation services for people with brain injuries were limited. Dr. Hayden became committed to improving the research and rehabilitation options for individuals after a brain injury, which ultimately led to the formation of Pate Rehabilitation.

Dr. Hayden’s passion to find new ways to help people has made Pate a leader in patient centered care. Our core values of Respect, Relationship, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion and Empowerment are found across our staff interactions, patient care, family support and advocacy work to improve brain injury rehabilitation. These core values are our foundation and help define the essence of Pate’s mission and culture.

The Ben Hayden award is given each year to an individual who exemplifies all of Pate’s core values. Each location nominates one person for this award. These individuals are celebrated throughout the company and are honored at a special banquet each Spring.

Adriana Lozano

 

 

Adriana Lozano
Case Manager Assistant

Villa Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
WINNER

Adriana Lozano

Adriana demonstrates Pate's CORE values on a daily basis. Adriana is often the face/voice of Pate as she is responsible for frequent communication with stakeholders, patients, patient family members, staff, and the community. She willingly takes on additional roles within Pate that are not within her job description and handles stressful situations with grace. Adriana is constantly trying to make the rehab environment festive, fun and like a home-away-from-home for all of our patients who are missing their homes and families.

Adriana interacts with all therapists, shift leaders, nurses, case managers, transporters, and patients on a daily basis. She's resourceful and helpful to the case managers and therapists with changing schedules as needed or rearranging patient appointments to accommodate the needs of our patients. She is always kind and respectful to patients and their family members while she's performing her job duties and makes a mental note of a patient's hobbies, likes, or dislikes and often brings them up in conversation so the patient feels remembered. Adriana has a great relationship with everyone she interacts with and is often trying to lend a helping hand.

Adriana's integrity makes others feel as though they can always count on her. She is often found at the Pate residence on the weekends to ensure that the patients are able to attend the events that she has carefully helped them to plan.

Adriana has been a dedicated Pate employee for over 15 years. During her time at Pate, she has taken on various roles and has always strived to achieve excellence in the services that she provides.

Congratulations to Adriana Lozano as this year’s Ben Hayden Award Winner!

Rachal Haynes

 

 

Rachal Haynes
Shift Leader

Brinlee Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
NOMINEE

Rachal Haynes

Rachal Haynes is a strong, loving, and dedicated individual who has done a tremendous job providing the best environment and care possible for not only our patients but also for the staff she interacts with. Rachal has spent the last seven years creating and building a solid foundation and friendly atmosphere for her staff to be able to learn and grow in the work that they do. Rachal's passion, dedication and loyalty to her team and patients makes working in Main House so pleasant.

Rachal does an excellent job of empowering her team to make decisions. She seeks out opportunities to allow her staff to learn, lead and grow. Rachal continues to grow and learn daily. One of Rachal's best qualities is her ability to always find something new to teach or to learn. Most importantly, Rachal uses mistakes that have been made as a teaching moment for herself and for her staff.

Rachal has a great amount of respect not only for the patients that she works with, but also for her co-workers. Her co-workers have a tremendous amount of respect for her and her leadership. Rachal has built a team that respects one another.

Erin Navarrete

 

 

Erin Navarrete
Residential Manager

Savanna Oaks Ranch Nominee
Dallas Location
NOMINEE

Erin Navarrete

Erin displays leadership skills that have been crucial to the success of Savanna Oaks Ranch during unique and challenging times. She strives to meet Pate's CORE values on a daily basis.

Erin strives to make Savanna Oaks Ranch feel as close to home as possible for the residential patients. She takes time in selecting the decor, food, and even the bed linens to maximize the patients' comfort. She seeks patient and family input when planning evening and weekend activities. Erin has an "open door" policy with staff members and patients and is always willing to listen to their emotional or physical needs.

Erin has been exceptionally successful at keeping up with various state, local and organizational requirements for the operations and licensure of the residence. She stays current with the required paperwork and deadlines. Savanna Oaks Ranch has performed extremely well on every inspection, site visit and survey during Erin's tenure. Erin has done a wonderful job and shown outstanding attention to detail in keeping up with, explaining and enforcing the evolving protocols and precautions related to COVID. Savanna Oaks Ranch managed the various spikes and peaks of the pandemic with minimal staff/patient outbreaks or complaints.

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Megan Gamble
Clinical Registered Nurse

Brinlee Creek Ranch Nominee
Anna Location
2021 WINNER

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Jason Burdge
Clinical Assistant Rehabilitation Technician

Villa Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
2020 WINNER

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Alexandria Howard
Occupational Therapist

Villa Creek Nominee
Fort Worth Location
2019 WINNER

Shay Terry
Therapy Rehabilitation Technician

Villa Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
2018 WINNER

Damion McDonald
Information Technology Manager

Villa Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
2016 WINNER

Chris Briscoe
Physical Therapy Technician

Brinlee Creek Ranch Nominee
Anna Location
2015 WINNER

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Cliff Sheffield
Transporter

Villa Creek Nominee
Dallas Location
2015 WINNER

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