COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager’s Office

 

DATE:

October 15, 2007

BOARD MEETING DATE:

October 30, 2007

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

John L. Maltbie, County Manager

SUBJECT:

Employee of the Month for October 2007

 

RECOMMENDATION

Honor Sonia Baldassarre as Employee of the Month for October 2007 and authorize the President of the Board to sign the commendation.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Responsive, effective and collaborative government.

Goal 21: County employees understand, support and integrate the County vision and goals into their delivery of services.

 

BACKGROUND

The Employee of the Month program was established in December 1984 to recognize and honor County employees who consistently demonstrate an outstanding level of performance.

Our Employee of the Month for October 2007 is Sonia Baldassarre, a Public Health Nurse in the Health Department.

 

DISCUSSION

Sonia began her career with San Mateo County in 1989 as a Staff Nurse with the San Mateo Medical Center. In 2005, she was promoted to a Public Health Nurse and currently works in the Disease Control and Prevention Services Division of the Health Department. Sonia is described as extremely competent, meticulous, compassionate and committed to excellence in all of her work. As an example, she was recently the case manager in a highly complex case, both medically and socially, and there were extreme sensitivities involved. The health and safety of the patient and her young child were at stake. Sonia went above and beyond to care for the patient and her family. She exercised compassion and intelligent judgment in a situation that was uncertain and fraught with risk. She knew the family’s medical facts and the social situation so well that she was able to provide critical information at a critical time. She conducted herself in an exemplary manner and stopped at nothing to ensure the well-being of the patient and her family. As a result of her intervention and her ideas, both the patient and her family are now safe and feel cared for.

Sonia is a shining example of the caring and compassion of health professionals serving our community.

Our County is fortunate to have Sonia Baldassarre as one of its outstanding employees.