From left, Jennifer Burkhardt, chief human resources officer; Eric Lewis, CEO; Nancy Dahll; Patty Wood; Jena Hutton, RN; Laurie Elmer, RN; and Tom Oblak, hospital commissioner.

From left, Jennifer Burkhardt, chief human resources officer; Eric Lewis, CEO; Nancy Dahll; Patty Wood; Jena Hutton, RN; Laurie Elmer, RN; and Tom Oblak, hospital commissioner.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Olympic Medical Center honors advocates … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Four Olympic Medical Center employees were honored for their legislative advocacy efforts in Olympia.

Laurie Elmer, RN, obstetrics; Jeana Hutton, RN, intensive care unit; Patty Wood, medical lab technologist and specialist; and Nancy Dahll, ultrasound technologist, each received a recognition award from OMC CEO Eric Lewis.

The employees were honored during an April board of commissioners meeting.

Elmer, Hutton, Wood and Dahll spent their time with officials in meetings sharing perspectives which included — but were not limited to — explaining the importance of OMC as a community safety net hospital and the cruciality of adequate reimbursement for patient services, according to a news release.

KONP talk guests

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m. local talk show segment on KONP radio, at1450 AM, 101.7 FM and www.konp.com on the internet outside the Port Angeles area.

Station General Manager Todd Ortloff hosts the Monday through Thursday segments.

This week’s scheduled lineup:

Monday: Executive director of The Serenity House, Doc Robinson, gives an update on current concern regardingfunding.

Tuesday: Clallam Fire 2 Fire-Rescue Chief Sam Phillips with Deputy Chief Jake Patterson discusses the district fleetreplacement plan.

Our newest KSTI morning DJ, nationally syndicated Country DJ Cory Fitz, from the popular “Fitz in the Morning.”

Wednesday: TBA

Thursday: TBA