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!