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Lewis County Health System Announces 2025 Employee of
the Year
Published: February 27, 2026
at 03:30 p.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
February 27, 2026
Lewis County
Health System Announces 2025 Employee of the Year
 Lowville, N.Y. - Lewis County
Health System proudly announces HVAC Technician John Hoppel as the 2025
Employee of the Year. John and the
2025 Employees of the Month (listed below) were honored at an
Olympic-themed Employee of the Year celebratory event on Thursday, February
26, 2026. LCHS staff voted by ballot
for the named Employees of the Month they felt deserved the
Employee of the Year recognition.
“John exemplifies
the spirit of excellence, going above and beyond to support the team and
those we serve,” stated Gerald R. Cayer, LCHS Chief Executive Officer. “His knowledge and win-win attitude have
inspired us and truly embody the spirit of a champion.”
John started working
at the facility in 1996 with Monnat & Sons Plumbing and Heating, and in
2018 he transitioned to a full-time hospital HVAC technician. The coworker who nominated John as
Employee of the Month stated, “He is a pleasure to work with and always
responds promptly to requests with a smile on his face. John is friendly,
respectful, helpful, and such a hard worker. He never leaves a job undone, oftentimes
doing more than initially anticipated. John’s calm demeanor and depth of
knowledge provide a source of comfort to staff and patients.”
Mr. Hoppel says
he “was shocked and honored to receive the Employee of the Year award. He truly enjoys his work and the great
people he works with, and he thinks of the facility and equipment as his
own and does his best to take care of the people in it.”
Each Employee of
the Month went above and beyond normal expectations, representing the
health system's ICARE values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability,
Respect, and Excellence.
Human Resources
Director Jessica Skiff recognized the 2025 Employees of the Month: January
– Nola Barry, RN, February – Lacey Egnew, RN, March – Amy Morrow, Cleaner,
April – Mackenzie Dorrity, LPN, May – Michelle Wolff, Senior Keyboard
Specialist, June – Charise Braithwaite, Patient Account Coder, July – Molly
Potter, Cleaner, August – Melanie Bush Occupational Therapist, September –
Meghan Forte, Physician Office Assistant, October – Holly Hanno, Food
Service Helper, November – John Hoppel, HVAC Technician, and December –
Scott Sauter, Network System Analyst.
Mrs. Skiff said,
“The Olympics are about the spirit of excellence—a relentless pursuit of
being better today than you were yesterday. Just like in the Olympics, each
of our employees of the month's hard work and passion make them all true
champions in our organization!”
John is a Beaver
River Central School graduate and a Technical Career Institute for
HVAC. When he is not making a
difference at LCHS, John enjoys spending time with his wife, Kari, and
their ten children and nine grandchildren.
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In photo: Robert
Fargo, Director of Facilities, John Hoppel, LCHS Employee of the Year, and
Gerald Cayer, Chief Executive Officer.
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