IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE DIRECTOR'S AWARD CEREMONY. I AM LEONARD THOMAS. THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA DIRECTOR. I WILL BE YOUR MASTER OF ACEREMONIES TODAY. EVERY YEAR THE DIRECTOR OF THE IHS RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO SPECIAL EFFORT CONTRIBUTION GO ABOVE AND BEYOND REGULAR DUTY REQUIREMENT. THIS IS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS AND IMPROVEMENT TO PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES FULFILLMENTS OF THE MISSION. TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING 2021 DIRECTORS AWARD RECENT YEPTS THIS WILL BE HYBRID EVENT WITH AWARD ANNOUNCED BY CATEGORY. INDIVIDUAL AND TEAMS, AND AMERICAN ATTENDES WILL BE ANNOUNCED FIRST AS THEY ACCEPT AWARD CRITICAL. VIRTUAL ATTENDSEE WILL BE RECOGNIZED SLIDE SHOW AFTER THE INPERSON PRESENTATION. SO COUPLE HOUSE KEEPING REQUESTS HERE IF YOU COULD PLEASE MUTE ALL OF USUAL CELL PHONES AND I WILL DO THE SAME THING. FOR THE DURATION OF THE CEREMONY. . THANK YOU. SO NEXT, TO BEGIN THE CEREMONY, I AM PLEASED TO WELCOME THE SURGEON GENERAL HONOR GUARD FOR PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS. HONOR GUARD ADVANCE IS THE COLORS. * * * * * * * * HONOR GUARD RETIRE THE COLORS. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. NEXT WE WILL HAVE THE TRADITIONAL OPENING THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY DOCTOR FLORIDA SEGAY. WE WELCOME MER TO THE STAGE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. YOU ALL LOOK VERY WONDERFUL. AND I AM GOING TO INTRODUCE MYSELF MY NAME IS GLORINDA SEGAY BORN AND RAISED ON GREAT NATION AND SO I AM YOUR DIVISION DIRECTOR HERE AT HEADQUARTERS. I HEAD UP DIVISION. FOR MY RELATIVES HERE MY REALTIVES MY CLAN. SO, THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR OF ALLOWING ME TO SHARE A PRAYER IN MY OWN NATIVE LANGUAGE AND SO IN I COULD ASK YOU TO BOW YOUR SXHAED IF WE CAN ALSO BE HERE WHEN I SAY MY PRAYER I WILL MY VERY BEST FOR YOU SO THANK YOU, AGAIN. [SAYING PRAYER]. . THANK YOU. AND GOOD BLESS EACH OF YOU. >> THANK YOU AGAIN DR. SEGAY. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO DO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITIES TO INTRODUCE OUR SPECIAL GUESTS TODAY. AND IF I COULD ASK FOR MEEKSES TO COME UP HE IS SECRETARY OF HEALTH. KEVIN MEEKSES. HELLO. I AM KEVIN MEEKS AND I AM CITIZEN. IT IS GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY TODAY. IT IS GOOD TO REMAKE CONNECTIONS SEE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND THANK YOU DOCTOR FOR MCING OF THIS EVENT WHICH REALLY GOOD TO BE BACK AMONGST MY IHS FRIENDS FORMER CUR RESTS COLLEAGUES. I WORKED HERE FOR 32 YEARS MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND PROBABLY WITHOUT KNOWING IT MADE A LOT OF ENMOOEZ TOO BUT L WE LIG ANOTHER THOSE AND JUST FEEL WITH FRIENDSHIP TODAY. I AM VERY HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY. WE WERE ASKED TO COME PRESENT AT THIS CEREMONY AND IF THERE ANYTHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT IT IS AN AWARDS CEREMONY. IT IS A GOOD DAY TO IN IHS. I APPRECIATE IHS SETTING ASIDE SOME TIME TO HONOR YOU TO HONOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO RECOGNIZE FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR INDIAN COUNTRY. I READ MANY OF THE NARRATIVES THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR YOU TO CERTAIN AWARD. AND I TELL YOU I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE BITS IMPRESSED YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL GROUP INDEED. AND WE HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL IMMULATE WHAT YOU TRY DO FOR INDIAN COUNTRY. YOU ARE SPECIAL GROUP OF PEOPLE. I AM KEF DENTS THAT FUTURE OF IHS WILL BE IN GOOD HAND WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO STEP UP AND TAKE THE LEAD IN WHATEVER SERVICE THAT YOU'RE WORKING IN AT THAT TIME. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME TO BE HERE ESPECIALLY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE IN ATTENDS DANCE. I KNOW THAT OUR AWARDES APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THEY WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. THEY COULDN'T DO THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. I THINK IT IS REALLY GOOD TO SEE ALL OF THE HEADQUARTER STAFF HERE ALL OF AREA DIRECT TORTS OFFICE DIRECT TORS ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP FROM IHS. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE LASTLY, IN MY BOOKS STILL CONSIDER HER NEW SO I WANT TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS TSARNAEV AND HER APPOINTMENT AS DIRECT TORE. WE HAD VISIT A WEEK OR TWO AGO WE HAVE -- SHE HAS OUR SUPPORT. WE EXPECT GOOD THINGS. SO FWHOONTH AWARDS. THE REASON WE ARE HERE. WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT YOU ARE INSPIRATION TO MANY INCLUDING YOUR COLLEGUES ASK CO-WORKERS. YOUR DEDICATION TO SURRENDERED EVERYING OUR PATIENTS IS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING. YOU REGULARLY SACRIFICE BY WORKING EXTENDED HOURS GIVING UP SOME OR A LOT OF YOUR FREE TIME AND PUTTING OUR PATIENTS AHEAD OF YOURSELVES. I APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU DO. AND IN HONOR OF ALL OF ITINERARY TRIBES THAT WE PARTNER, AND OUR PATIENTS APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL. EVENT LIKE THEY ARE IMPORTANT. YOU DESERVE TO RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WHEN ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE YOURS ARE PUT OUT FOR TO EVERYBODY SEE A FUNNY THING HAPPENS. THERE IS LITTLE THING CALLED COME PETTIVENESS THAT KICKS IN IN A LOT OF PEOPLE AND IT CAUSES OTHERS TO TRY JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER. TO THINK JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE OUT OF THE BOX. AND IT SHOWS WHAT BE CAN DONE WITH SOME HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE. YOU NO, AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN HIGHLIGHTS THE IHS MISSION. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO REPEAT BUT I'M AFRAID WE MIGHT BE ALL OVER THE 34R5IS. SO TO RAISE PHYSICAL MENTAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SPURS ACTUAL HEALTH OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA ANYTIVES TO HIGHEST LEVEL. AS YOU KNOW IF YOU LOOKED AT OUR PLAN, THERE ARE IS LOT MORE TEXT THAT GOES AFTER THAT. EX-IN DETAIL WHAT THAT STRATEGY IS. BUST IN ITS SIMPLE FORM IT IS ALL ABOUT PUTTING THE PATIENT FIRST. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT ALL OF YOU HAVE TRIED TO DO IS IS PUT OUR PATIENTS FIRST. IT IS VERY SIMPLE IDEA. IT IS NOT COMPLEX THOUGHT PROCESS. BUT OFTEN TIMES YOU GET LOST IN HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF TRYING TO PERFORM IN GOVERNMENT AGENCY. WE ARE HERE FOR ONE REASON AND ONE REASON OPENING. TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO OUR PATIENTS. I WANT EMPHASIZE FOR YOU WHEN YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO YOU ARE NEVER EXPOSED TO A PATIENT. YOU ARE 8OO MILES AWAY. 1OO MILES AWAY. IT IS EASY TO FORGET THAT ULTIMATE AIM OUR EFFORTS IS TO SERVE THEM. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER AND ALL WE DO WE DON'T SER EVERY SYSTEM WE SER EVERY PEOPLE. I KNOW WE WORK FOR IHS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AND OBJECTIONS THAT ARE QUICK TO CRITICIZE AND POINT OUT WHEN WE DON'T REACH OUR GOALS. WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES OUT THERE. OUR WORK LOOKED AT BY CONGRESS, INSPECT TORE GENERAL. TRIBES, PATIENTS, THE PRESS. AND MANY, MANY MORE AND MAYBE THAT'S THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, MAYBE THAT'S THE WAY IT HAS TO BE. SO THERE IS OVERSIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. BUT WHAT ALWAYS BOTHERED ME ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE BAD TIMES WAS THAT NOOEFRP THOSE SAME ENTITIES IGNORE ALL OF THE GOOD WORK THAT'S DONE BY PEOPLE LIKE YOU. YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT GOOD THINGS. IT IS JUST FOCUS ON THE SMALL THINGS. YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OF THE GOOD THAT THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE DOES EVERY SINGLE DAY AND THE AWARDS YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE, ARE PROVE OF A LITTLE BIT OF THAT GOOD WORK THAT'S DONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SINCE I DON'T FOR IHS ANY MORE. I WILL STEP OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT TO THE SIDE AND ONE OF THOSE -- WELL I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DONE ANY WAY. ONE OF THOSE OVERSEEING BODIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING IHS. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IHS IS FUNDED ABOUT 50 TO 630% OF ME WHAT WE SHOULD GET WHAT WE REALLY NEED AND YOU ARE STILL ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS LIKE YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING THING INDEED AND IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF CONGRESS FINALLY DECIDED TO FUND IHS AT 10%. THINK EVER ALL YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH AND ALL OF THE REST IHS COULD ACCOMPLISH. I REMEMBER THAT APPLAUSE IF I GET IN TROUBLE FOR SAYING THAT. I BELIEVER -- I KNOW THAT THERE IS TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF HIGH QUALITY WORK GOING ON IN IHS. THAT'S IMPORTANT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS AND KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND IMPORTANT TO EVEN KNOW WHEN YOU DON'T REACH YOUR GOALS. SO PERSONAL OBSERVATION. SO PART OF MIRY MARK HERE FOR NEXT MINUTE OR TWO GOING TO BE REALLY PERSONAL FOR ME BECAUSE LIKE YOU KNOW, WE DON'T JUST SER EVERY ANYBODY. WE SEVERE OUR FAMILY. WE SEAR OF OUR FRIENDS THOSE THAT WE GROUP WITH. WE SER EVERY OUR FELLOW TRIBAL MEMBERS. AND MOMENT TIME IF NOT ALL OF THE TIME, WE CHOOSE TO GO TO IHS URBAN SITES FOR OWN HEALTH CARE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE AND WHERE WE FEEL WE GET BEST CARE. THERE DEFINITELY THINGS THAT AT AYE NEEDS TO IMPROVE UPON. BUT I SAY, THERE IS WHOLE LOT OF THINGS GOING RIGHT. AND ONCE AGAIN YOU ARE EVIDENCE OF THAT. SO THE PERSONAL PART FOR ME MY LATE GRANDMOTHER WAS FULL BLOOD AND SHE WOULD DRIVE OR MY GRANDPA WOULD DRIVER FOR HER AND DRIVER HER FOR HOURS TO GO TO NEAREST INDIAN HEALTH FACILITY INSTEAD OF WALKING ACROSS THE STREET TO SEE A PROVIDER. I REMEMBER VISITING EVERY SUMMER. AND IT SEEMED LIKE EVERY TIME I VISITED WE WOULD GET IN THE TRUCK WHICH HAD NO AIR CONDITIONING, WHICH WAS COMMON BACK THEN BECAUSE I AM AN OLD GUY AND WE WOULD LOWED IN THAT TRUCK AND WE WOULD DRIVER FOR ABOUT THREE AND HALF HOURS TO FAR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA TO A LITTLE TOWN AND THAT'S WHERE MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD GET HER CARE. WE LITERALLY STAY THERE ALL DAY FOR HER TO BE SEEN BY THAT PHYSICIAN. WE MADE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT PROVRMENTS SINCE THEN. SEVERAL YEARS LATER IHS FINALLY BUILDS CLINIC IN THE NATION ONLY 40 MILES AWAY. GRANDMOTHER BEGAN GETTING HER CARE THERE. LATER IHS BUILD CLEAN/16 THEN IN 17980 THEY OPENED CARL ALBERT INDIAN HEALTH HOSPITAL AND HEADQUARTERS OF THE NATION IN OKLAHOMA. THE NATION SINCE ASSUMED THE OP RAFRGS THOSE FACILITIES, BUILT NEW REPLACEMENTS WITH THE HELP OF THE IHS JOINTS VENT TUSH PROGRAM. BUT THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT HEALTH CARE STARTED WITH IHS. OR THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. MEAN TIMES THERE MORE CONVENIENT HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE. SHE WOULDN'T HAVE IT. SHE WAS GOING TO IHS. SHE DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES BACK IN 1950S AND SHE LIVED TO BE 94 YEARS OLDS AFTER THAT DIAGNOSIS. SHE BELIEVED AND WE BELIEVER THAT HER LONG LIFE WAS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT SHE GOT FROM IHS. WITHOUT THAT, WE DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK BEEN THAT SOME TIMES IT TAKE A WHILE IN OUR CASE IT TOOK ABOUT 25 YEARS FOR IHS FACILITIES TO BE BUILT IN OUR NATION. BUT IHS NETWORK IS STRONG NOW AND CONTINUING TO GROW. AND IT IS INTEND TO BRING HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE WHO OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY HEALTH SERVICE. AND ONCE AGAIN WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL PHOTOGRAPH EFFORTS OF IHS TO MAKE QUALITY HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE WITH A SHORT DRIVER INSTEAD OF THAT THREE AND HALF HOUR DRIVE FOR ALL OF OUR PATIENT EVERYWHERE. PERSONAL OBSERVATION MY MOM SHE DON'T GO ANY OTHER PLACE FOR HER CARE EITHER. EXCEPT INDIAN HEALTH. AND UNLESS THERE SOME NEED FOR SPECIALITY CARE THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE. MY AUNTS, SAME WAY. SHE TRUST HER CARE TEAMS AND DOCTORS WITH EVERYTHING FROM THE SPALLEST BROWSE TO THE MOST COME POLICE CASTED CARDIAC SITUATION. AND THEN THERE MY NIECE SHE HADN'T BEEN PREGNANT LONG WHEN SHE FOUSTED OUT THAT BABY SHE WAS CARING HAD DOWN SYNDROME HOW HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO BE REFERRED TO SPECIALTY CARE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AND FOR HER AND BABY AND SHE SAID, THIS IS WHERE I AM GOING TO GET MY CARE BECAUSE IN THE TEAM THAT CARES ABOUT ME. THIS THE IS TEAM THAT KNOWS ME. THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS ALL REPRESENT. YOU GET WISHED IN. THAT'S WHY I AM BRINGING UP THESE PERSONAL THINGS. I THINK YOU SHOW THAT KIND OF SERVICE AND THAT KIND OF CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS. EVERY DAY FOR YEARS WE HAVE SAID THAT WE WANT TO BE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE. AND I BELIEVE THAT IN VAST MAJORITY OF CASES WE ARE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE. PATIENTS COME TO US NOT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE. BUT BECAUSE THEY WON'T GAP ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE WANT TO COME SEE US. THEY COME BEFORE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT WE PROVIDE. I BELIEVER THAT YOU AWARDEE REPRESENT AN INDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM THAT FOCUS ON PATIENTS. ONE IN WHICH EVERYTHING WE DO IS FOR THE PATIENTS. FOR THE WHETHER YOU ARE STRETCHED DIRECT PATIENT CARE. I DID MINUTE -- WORKING BURKINA FASO OF OR ANY NUMBER CAREER TRACKS EVERY THING WE DO, EVERYTHING YOU DOES IS FOR THE PATIENT. THOSE PATIENTS ARE THE REASON THAT WE ARE HERE. WITHOUT THEM, WE ARE NOT HERE. THERE NO NEED FOR IHS THERE IS NO NEED FOR US. I HOPE THAT ALL IHS TRAVEL AND URBAN EMPLOYEES WILL FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE. AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND PATIENT COMES FIRST. WITH REALIZES WHEN THEY ARE WRITING NEW POLICY, WHEN THEY ARE TRYING FOLLOW THE MAR AFTERED ACQUISITION AND FINANCE RULES, PREPARING NEVER ENDING MA DAN STORY REPORTS THAT ARE DUE ALMOST LIKE DAILY, WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING, IT IS FOR THE PATIENT. AND IF IT IS NOT FOR THE PATIENT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUSINESS DOING IT IN MY OPINION. OUR KNOWLEDGE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS CAN BE BLESSINGS AND A CURSE. IT IS OCCURRED WHEN EVE USE THEM TO STOP YOUR HE HAVE TORTS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE IT IS BLESSING WHEN OUR KNOWLEDGE RULES HELPS US FILL OUT TO WEAVE IN BETWEEN ALL OF THAT RED TAPE AND PROVIDE THAT SERVICE. ALL OF OUR POLICIES ALL OF OUR REGULATION MUST INTERPRETED TO BENEFIT PATIENTS NOT SATISFY SOMEONE'S LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THOSE RULES AND REGULAR DO YOU LAYINGS. I DIDN'T SAY BREAK LAW. I DIDN'T SAY DISOBEY YOUR BOSS. WHEN THERE A CHOICE, AND THAT -- THERE ALMOST ALWAYS CHOICE, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PATIENT. WHEN I WATTS WORKING FOR IHS, IT WAS ALWAYS FRUS STATING TIMES AND IF I AM HONEST, THERE WERE A LOT OF DISPOINTMENT. WORKING FOR IHS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY. BUT IT IS ALWAYS REWARDING. WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO ASSIST OUR COUNTRY FULFILL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES TO AMERICAN IPDZIANS AND ALASKA ANYTIVES. YOU ARE SETTING THE TONE SETTING EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN MEETING THAT OBLIGATION. I AM PROUD OF YOU. AND I AM PROUD OF ALL OF IHS AND I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE HAD A SMALL PART IN HELPING TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO OUR PATIENTS FOR ABOUT 32 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS ON OUR JOB WELL DONE. YOU ARE WELL DESERVE EVERYTHING OF THIS RECOGNITION AND ON BEHALF ALL FIRST AMERICANS THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. . OKAY. WHAT I DID WANT TO SAY IS THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOUR MR. MEEKS FOR WORDS ACT NONMENTS FOR OUR STAFF AND ACTUALLY THE PERSONAL SENATES THAT PROVIDED THIS AFTERNOON AND ONE THING I WILL SAY ON A PERSONAL SIDE IS I HAVE KNOWN THIS GENTLEMAN FOR MANY YEARS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE LONGER THAT I KNOW HIM, THE MORE I ADMIRE HIM. THOSE WERE SOME PROFOUND WORDS. AND SO WITH THAT, WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WAS DO IS MOVER AHEAD. BECAUSE THIS I THINK WHAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN BATHING FOR AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS START OFF THE PRESENTATION AWARDS FOR THE 2021 IHS DIRECTOR'S AWARDS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY START OUT WITH A SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD AND THE IHS DIRECTOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD PRESENTED TO THE AWARDEE THIS YEAR SELECTED BY DIRECTOR TSARNAEV AND WILL RECOGNIZED FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE. SO, AGAIN IF I COULD ASK MISS FALLER TO COME UP AND TO BE RECOGNIZED. AND AWARDED FOR IHS SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD THAT ALSO AGAIN LIKE ASK ADMIRAL MEEKS AS WELL WATTS TO COME UP FOR THE PRESENTATION AS WELL. SO IF YOU WILL PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING MISS FOWLER A BIG ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE. >> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU, EVERYBODY CONGRATULATIONS MISS FALLER. SO AGAIN NEXT WHAT I LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE DO ASK MISS TSARNAEV TO COME UP AND AGAIN GIVE HER OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SOME OPENING REMARKS BUT WE DIDN'T MISS THAT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZED MR. FALLER FOR ALL OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO WITH THAT MISS TSO G.M. . WOW. I HAVEN'T QUITE BEEN IN MY JOB FOR 630 DAYS WHAT AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE TEAM AS PARTS OF MY ROLE AND MY RESPONSIBILITIES I AM INCREDIBLY HONORED TO BE IN THIS POSITION I AM INCREDIBLY HUMBLED TO BE IN THIS POSITION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. LIZ, YOU KNOW THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AND CONTINUE TO DO FOR THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AND ADD MIRRIAL MEEKS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS EVENING WE HAD OUT IN GREAT PLAINS AND WITH COUPLE WEEKS I WAS SITTING OUT THERE AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD. THAT'S HOW I GOT TO BE WILL BE HERE. HE SAID WHY DON'T YOU GO AND I AM LIKE WHAT? WHY? AND YOU KNOW. AND, I WON'T TEM ABOUT HOW I -- WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT WHEN I -- WHEN MY NAME STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD FOR THIS POSITION. IT WAS MORE LIKE ARE YOU CRAZY? AND BUT ANYWAY AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. AGAIN MY NAME IS TSO. I AM DIVERSITY -- CITIZEN OF THE NATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY WITH ME. THIS IS REALLY TRULY AN HONOR FOR ME AS I SOME OF YOU KNOW THAT I TRAVELED THROUGH INDIAN COUNTRY AND IN FIRST FEW DAYS OF MY ASSIGNMENT HERE AND TRAVELED AND VISIT ALL 12 IHS REGIONS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I AM TRULY GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO START MY ASSIGNMENT OUT THAT WAY. YOU KNOW I WAS REMINDS OF JUST THE INCREDIBLE INCREDIBILITY INDIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE. AND WE ARE PART OF THAT THERE TRAVEL COMMUNITY TRIBAL LEADERS THAT ARE PART OF OF THAT AND THERE IS URBAN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT AND TRULY HONOR SO ETHAT NUMBER I WAS OUT OF PLACE WHERE -- I ACTUALLY SAW A MEDICAL HOSPITAL ON INDIAN TRIBAL LAND. AND MEDICAL HOSPITAL ON INDIAN TRIBAL LAND AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 50 STUDENTS THAT GO THROUGH THAT HEALTH CARE COOL AND ABOUT 2 TO 25% ARE AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA ANY TIFRLS. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RETENTION WE NEED TO BE LOOKING ALL OF THESE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE CAN HAVE THROUGHOUT INDIAN COUNTRY TO CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. I ALSO VISITED IN THAT SAME TRIP I VISITED CANCER CENTER. CANCER CENTER ON TRIBAL LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE -- THAT'S AN OPERATION RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AND THE WORDS OF MR. MEEKS WE TALK ABOUT A LOT OF TIMES WE LOOK AT WHAT WE CANNOT DO. OR WHAT WE DON'T HAVE. OR THAT WE ARE ONLY FUNDED AT XA. DOLLARS. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, THEN WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE GREATEST POSSIBILITIES OR GREAT ALREADY EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE IN INDIAN COUNTRY. SO I WANT TO START WITH THAT ONLY BECAUSE MR. MEEKS HE MUPPED READ MY NOTES BECAUSE HE SAW ALL OF THOSE ALREADY AGAIN. SO I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE AYARDES MERE TODAY. IT IS TRULY MY HONOR PARTICULARLY AL WE ARE IN THE SPACE THAT WE ARE FOR COVID COVER. I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD OF BEING MUCH INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE TEAM. I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE ENERGIZED AND REENERGY GUISED BY WORK THAT YOU IS DONE THROUGHOUT. I DON'T THINK THAT EVER WE ARE GOING TRULY ASTANDS THE LIVES THAT WE WERE SAID AS A RESULT OF OUR COLLECTIVE WORK THROUGHOUT INDIAN COUNTRY. WE ARE AN EXAMPLE AND IT ALSO REMINDS ME THAT IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING, WE CAN DO IT. I -- BY WORKING TOGETHER BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS THAT SOME TIMES EXIST BETWEEN OFFICES, REGIONS, AND EVEN HEADQUARTERS. WE ARE GOING TO WORK TO DO THAT SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GUESTS THAT ARE HERE FAMILY MEMBERS, AND ANY TRIBAL LEADER THAT'S HERE TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. TODAY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AND PUT YOU 23R789D FRONT AND CENTER AS WE MOVER FORWARD WITH THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. JOINING BY THROUGH REMOTELY. SO, AGAIN WOOEP WELCOME ALL OF YOU AS WELL. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE INCLUDED IN THIS. AS WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED OVER THE PAST TWO AND HALF THREE YEARS, THAT WE CAN DO BUSINESS REMOTE LIKE THAT USE ZOOM AND ALL OF THESE OTHER FANCY THINGS THAT WE REALLY PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW COVID SO COVER DID ADJUST AND BE FLEXIBLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. SO WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE THAT AS WE MOVER FORWARD INTO COMING DAYS AND INTO COMING MONTH AND COMING YEARS THAT ONE >> THINGS THAT DRIVERS ME TODAY IS THAT THE HEALTH CARE THAT WE PROVIDED DURING COVID WHAT I SAW WAS WE WENT TO PATIENT. WE DID NOT EVEN ASK THE PATIENTS TO COME TO US. WE WENT TO THEM. THINK ABOUT THAT FOR ONE SECOND. FOR ONE MOMENT. AND HOW IN CREDIT THABL IS THAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. HOW FAST WE HAD TO ADJUST MOW FAST WE CAME TOGETHER. NOT WORRIED ABOUT THIS OR THAT OR WHATEVER. WHATEVER HOW FAST WE COULD QUICKLY TURN THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AROUND TO MEET THE PATIENT. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO PUSH OUR TIME TO CONTINUE TO IMMEDIATE THE PATIENT. WHERE THEY ARE AT AND NOT -- AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE CARE AS WE MOVER FORWARD. ONE THINGS THAT I AM LEARNING I HAVE LEARNED THROUGHOUT MY CAREER BUT ONE THINGS IS MY LEADERSHIP TEAM. I HAVE NOT OUT STANDING LEAD LEAD TEAM THAT I PUT AGAINST ANY LEADERSHIP TEAM. I AM REALLY PROUD OF THE IHS HEADQUARTERS. LEADERSHIP TEAM. AND IT IS -- I WAS MEETING WITH MY TEAM EARLIER AND I SAID I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY SCHEDULE. I DON'T EVEN SCHEDULE ANY MORE. IT IS NOW BEING COLD WILL BY SOMEONE ELSE. I AM WOK THAT. I AM HAVING TO LET GO AND HAVING TO ADJUST. BUILT GOING TO ASK MY IHS SENIOR STAFF IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND. THIS IS MY IHS LEADERSHIP TEAM I WILL START OVER HERE WITH BEN SMITH WHO DEPUTY DIRECTOR INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. DARREL, IF YOU COULD PLEASE -- AT THE IS OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS. DROP CHRISTIANSON, AGAIN THANK YOU SHE IS OUR CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE INDEPENDENT INDIA HEALTH SERVICE WHAT ABSOLUTE GEM AND WHAT PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE DOCTOR. DOCTOR ROSE. SHE WEAR MULTIPLE HATS AT MANY OF MY TEAM MEMBERS DROP SHE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. AND THEN I HAVE CANNON, WHO IS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR FIELD OPERATIONS. AND CHURCH, SHE CONTROLS MY SCHEDULE NOW SO SHE LADY WITH ALL OF THE POWER. BUT YOU KNOW I -- SHE TRAVELLED WITH ME EVERYWHERE -- IPDZIAN COUNTRY WITHOUT A DOUBT I DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND I WOULD. IT WAS SUCH A BLESS EP SANTS EXPERIENCE ARN IS THAT PERSON YOU WANT BECAUSE SHE EVERY MOMENT IS SORT OF SPECIALE SPELLED OUT I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SORT OF FIGURE THINGS OUT ANY MORE FOR MYSELF. MR. JONATHAN MERRILL IS NOT HERE WITH US. HE IS OUR BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR QUALITY HEALTH CARE. JULIAN CURTIS. SHE IS THE MONEY PERSON. SO YOU NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING, THAT'S WHERE SHE IS AT. SHE IS OUR ASK AND EVERYBODY MY DEAR FRIENDS LIZ FOWLER SHE IS STILL CONTINUED TO STAY ON WITH ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE AS LONG AS ADDS MIRRIAL WATTS WILL LET ME HAVE HER AND AS VERY NORTHERN MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THE TRANSITION INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHOW MY PERSON MY RIGHT HAND PERSON AND ALSO MY PERSON OF REASON SHE -- YOU KNOW I KIND OF GO THIS WAY SOME TIMES AND SHE KINDS OF BRINGS ME BACK TO THE MID APPROXIMATELY OF THINGS AND OF COURSE, LISA WHO OUR DIRECTOR FOR HUMAN RESOURCES THIS IS MY LEADERSHIP TEAM. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, GIVE THEM ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NEXT I AM GOING IS IT AREA DIRECTORS TO STANDS UP. WE JUST COMPLETED A MEETING EARLIER TODAY AND AGAIN THIS IS ANOTHER GROUP OF CRITICAL TEAM MEMBERS WITHIN INDEPENDENCE YAPTSDZ HEALTH SERVICE THESE ARE DIRECTORS THAT RUN THE REGIONS WITHIN IPDZ YACHTED I AM GOING TO START REALLY QUICKLY HERE. AND ANGEL. ALASKA AREA. DUCTS TORE THOMAS. ALBUQUERQUE AREA. AND DAN FRY. BRYCE, HE IS OUR TALL AREA UP BILLINGS AREA BEVERLILY MILLER. CALIFORNIA AREA. CAPTAIN BRIAN JOHNSON, MY FRIENDS THAT'S CARRYING ON THE AREA. IHS FOR RIGHT NOW AND OF COURSE OUR WATTS FROM THE OKLAHOMA AREA AND DOCTOR READ FROM PHOENIX AREA. AND CAPTAIN MARCUS PERCENT FROM THE PORTLAND AREA. WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL AREA DIRECTORS. JOE IS ANTING DIRECTOR FOR GREAT PLAINS AREA DOCTOR COTTON AND THAT WERE NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN US IN PERSON TODAY. BUT AGAIN THIS AGAIN, PLEASE GIVE MY TEAM A GREAT --. THEN NEXT I WANT TO AND MY OFFICE DIRECTORS TO STANDS UP, PLEASE. OFFICE DIRECTORS OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. THIS IS -- MICHAEL, I AM NOT SURE HE IS HERE. JUST YET. TERRY SMITH, OFFICE DIRECT SERVICE AND CONTRACTING TRIBES. JAMES LIGHTINGTON. OFFICE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. JAMES HERE? MITCH, I KNOW THAT HE IS ALSO PROBABLY JOINING REMOTELY. THERE HE IS. HE IS OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES. FRANCIS FRASER. OFFICE PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT. JOHN REAL. LE ALSO KNOW JOINING REMOTELY. JEFF COOPER. SHE OVER HERE OFFICE OF TRIBAL SELF GOVERNANCE. RICK MULLER, IS RICK HERE? AND THEN OF COURSE REST OF THE OUR -- THE STAFF THAT KEEP MY OFFICE GOING AND I WANT TO ALSO THANK THEM. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, GIVE THEM ALL OF A ROUND EVER APPLAUSE. . ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE. THERE IS ALSO A LOTS OF WORK THAT GOES INTO SETTING UP THIS KIND OF AN OPERATION PARTICULARLY NOW THAT WE ARE DOING REMOTELY. ALL OF THESE AND SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE LISA AND HER TEAM. CATHERINE. ADRIAN. AND MANY, MANY OTHER STAFF THAT HELPED US PUT THIS SO I DON'T KNOW IF INDIVIDUALS THEY MIGHT BE IN BACK STILL. TRYING TO ORGANIZE EVERYTHING SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU KNOW AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING OUR LEADERS AND OUR TODAY THIS FOR 221. IT IS SORT OF BLUR WHEN I GO BACK AND LOOK AT 2021. AGAIN PERSONING AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. I REALLY THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EVENT FOR ME PERSONALLY TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE. WITH YOU AND THOSE THAT ARE ON REMOTELY TO JUST ACT NOJTS WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST YEARS. IT IS NOT EVEN MONTH ANY MORE. IT IS YEARS AND I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE. I LIEN ON THAT TERMS OF WHAT I LOOK BACK IN TERMS OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE DURING THIS TIME. BUT WALLS THAT WERE BROUGHT DOWN WITH INDEPENDENCEANTS HEALTH SERVICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE -- TO HAVE BETTER WORKING SYSTEM. REMEMBER YOU KNOW AT THE PEAKS OF COVID FOR IPDZ YABTS HEALTH SERVICE TO WORK CLOSELY AND THAT'S -- I LIEN ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE TRUE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS THAT I THINK STEMS FROM COVID, IF COVID TAUGHT US ANYTHING, IT IS STANDING SIDE BY SIDE WITH NUMBER THIS CASE THE NATION TRIBAL LEADERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, AGAIN, WERE MOVING AND PROTECTING THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION. I WILL ALWAYS LEAN THAN. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT EVEN IN THAT SPACE OF CHAOS, AND EMERGENCIES AND CRISIS, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND BUILD SYSTEMSES AND MEET WILL NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS THAT WE HAVE. AS MEEKSES SAID THIS, IS ALSO TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT THE YOUNGER GENERATION. I WILL TELL YOU SNICHLTS HAVE BEEN DOING THEY ARE THIS FOR LONG TIME. KNEEL HAVE BEEN -- UNDER FIVE YEARS IN THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. FOUND FIVE YEARS. RECRUITMENT. RECRUIT MEMBERS. OPPORTUNITIES HERE. THAT'S WHO WE NEED TO -- HOW ABOUT TEN YEARS. UNDER TEST TEMPORARY YEARS? YES. LOOK AT THAT. HOW ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS? TWO YEARS. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TOP START TAKING THAT KNOWLEDGE AND DOING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FROM AND MOVER TO REST OF THE ORGANIZATION. SO I WANT TO JUST, AGAIN I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE RECENT YEPTS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT AFTER AGAIN I REALLY WANT TO JUST EXPRESS MY DEEP PREACH SHAPINGS TO ALL OF THE INDEPENDENT YAPPED HEALTH SERVICE AND ALL OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE TEAM THAT WE HAVE INCLUDES TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND URBAN PROGRAMS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME GET MY NOTES TOGETHER. AND GET THE RIGHT SCRIPT IN FRONT OF ME. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. OH, AGAIN WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NEXT IS AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPENING REMARKS AND NOW WE ARE GOING START WITH OUR IHS DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION AND AGAIN AS WE GO THROUGH THIS AND I WILL JUST STATE THIS WAY WE WILL NOW BE PRESENTING IHS DIRECTORS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS THIS AWARD RECOGNIZE SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS, WHO SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED THE IHS MISSION AND VISION THROUGH WORK FOCUS ON THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN HH IS THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ACCESS QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON QUALITY EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 2021. SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR RECEPIENT LINE. AND WHAT WE WILL BE DOING AS I PRESENT AWARDS AGAIN IS WE WILL BE GOING BIKE AREA THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL AWARD CATEGORIES. AND, WE WILL BE GOING IN ORDER HAPPYING WE WILL AGAIN STARTING WITH THE LAST KA AREA. AND SO I WILL JUST GIVE OUR AWARDEE A MINUTE TO GET ORGANIZED. AND YOU JUST LET ME SNOW WHEN YOU ARE READY AT THE DOOR. ARE YOU READY? SO WITH THAT, IF WE COULD HAVE MRS. TSO COME RIGHT BACK UP HERE. WE HAVE GOT THEM STAGED HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO THINK WE ARE SET TO GO FOLKS. SO HOLD ON TO YOUR HALTS HERE. SO, AGAIN, FOR ALASKA AREAS FIRST OFF WE WILL BE STARTING DOUG. AND, SO COME ON DOWN. THIS AWARD BEING PRESENTED -- THIS AWARD BEING PRESENTED FOR SIGNIFICANT WILL SEE IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY OF CUSTOMER DRIVEN CARE. NEXT FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA MY OWN KIND OF BACKYARD HERE. WE HAVE JOE THAN SHE PRESENTED THIS AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP DO YOU RECALL THE COVID PANDEMIC AND ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS ACTING CEO. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT FROM ALBUQUERQUE AREA WE HAVE MONA. LEADERSHIP FOR BAND OF HEALTH CENTER THROUGH THE COVID PANDEMIC AND DURING A SEVERE NURSING SHORTAGE. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU MAY WANT TO GRAB YOUR AWARD THERE. ALL RIGHT SO NEXT WE WILL BE LOOK TO THE AREA AND NEXT UP WILL LIEUTENANT COMMANDER YEASON HE RECEIVING THIS AWARD AS CHIEF OPERATION FOR TWO HAVINGY PLACE MIGSDZ DURING THE HEIGHT OF OUT BLAMING IN APRIL OF 2021. . CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT FROM BILLINGS AREA WE HAVE DTS AS THE NURSE EDUCATOR AT CROW SERVICE UNIT SHE HAS PERFORMED ABOVE AND BEYOND HER POSITION TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE. AND BILLINGS AREA REGARDING ORIENTATION, EDUCATION AND READINESS. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE CRYSTAL PITTS SHE PREPPED AWARD FOR DEMONSTRATING DEDICATION PROVIDING RESPECTABLE GUIDIANS QUALITY WORK AND SELF MOTIVATED HAD ASIVE AND SUPPORT IMPROVING SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMER. IF CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY NEXT WE HAVE EARNEST GRAY. AND MR. GREY PRESENTED THIS AWARD FOR PROFESSION UNTILISM AND DEDICATION TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE PEOPLE. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE HAHNCYING HER AWARD FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND HER DEDICATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN DEVELOPING IMAGINING FOR THE DENTAL PROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS. NEPTH WE HAVE CASIE. SHE PREPPED THIS AWARD FOR PROVIDE EXCEL LET TECHNICAL LEADLY SERVICE TO DURING THE SURVEYS. SURVEYS. ING ON NOW MOVING ON TO CALIFORNIA AREA. WE WILL PREPPING NEXT AWARD TO TERESA WEBBER FOR SUPPORT OF AGENCY INFORMATION SECURITY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO GREAT PLAINS AREA. NEXT WE HAVE CAPTAIN BREAST ROLL OF. WHO BE PREPPED THIS AWARD FOR HIS LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DWISHLD SERVICE TO IHS AS THE ACTING AREA DIRECTOR FOR GREAT PLAINS AREA. OKAY. AND NEXT IS IT COREY? CARRY FISHER NEXT WE WILL BE PRESENTING AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE DEDICATED COMMITMENTS TO NURSING SERVICE AND WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND QUALITY SERVICE TO OUR PATIENTS. CONGRATULATIONS NEXT UP BEING PRESENTED AWARD FOR CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE ROBIN PLAQUE FATHER. I AM SORRY. GIVE ME ONE MORE SECOND THERE. SORRY ABOUT THAT SHE BEING PRESENTED THIS AWARD FOR SUPER YEAR PERFORMANCE AND SUPPORTS BOTH IHS AND TRAVEL PARTNERS WHO EXPERIENCE SUICIDE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. . . SO VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO MICHELLE MOORE FOR IMPROVING LIVES OF THOSE WITH MENTAL ITS NECESSARY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES THAT ARE FAR REACHING AND UNMATCHED. CONGRATULATIONS. AND MOVING ON TO HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, WE HAVE JENNIFER FRY WHO UP FIRST FOR HER TIRELESS DEDICATION TO ALL PROVIDERS AT IHS RESULTING IMPROVED WELL BEEFING FRONT LINE PHYSICIANS. OKAY NEXT WE HAVE SARAH. WHO WILL BE RECEIVING AWARD FOR INITIATIVES AND SUCCESS IN HELPING IHS MEET IS MISSION THROUGH THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT WE HAVE RAVEN ROSS WHO RECEIVING WARD FOR CREATING A SHARE POINT SIGHT FOR STRATEGIC PLAN AND MONITORING SITE ALLOWS FOR UPDATING ACTIVITIES TO MEET GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND ONGOING REPORTING. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE RECEIVING AWARD OUT STANDING EFFORTS STREPTING AGENCY WIDE AWARE NEEDS WHO GI SI INFORM DECISION MAKING AND PRODUCING SEVERAL CUSTOM MAPS TO SUPPORT IHS MISSION. . CONGRATULATIONS. NOW MOVING ON TO NASHVILLE AREA WE HAVE ALMOST COME MAP DER MARY JOBEN ANDCYING HER AWARD FOR SERVICE CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT THE -- SAYS CSU KEEPING WITH THIS IHS STRATEGIC GOALS HER DEDICATION SERVICE REFLECT UPON HERSELF AND IHS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW. THANK YOU. SEARCH TRY TO FIGURE OUT WE WANT MAKE SURE RECOGNIZE THE LOCATIONS. NOW NEXT FOR AREA WE HAVE MELISSA. SHE RECEIVING HER AWARD FOR HER WORK WITH AREA IHS, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021. SHE TEM STRAIGHTED PERFORMANCE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICE TO AREA THE NEWSING LEADERSHIP AND THEIR STAFF. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE HE COULD LIEN BEND WHO RECEIVING AWARD OUT STANDING WORK PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE JOINTS COMMISSION INSPECTION AND COVID PANDEMIC. NOW NEXT AWARD WE GOT WATCH OUT IT MIGHT TELL YOU A FEW JOKES. GARY RUSSELL KING. RECEIVING AWARD FOR WORK ON AREA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT RECORDS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. NEXT WE VALERIE WHO RECEIVING AWARD FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO TRAIN STAFF. SHE TRUE LEADER AND EXPERT IN HER FIELD. IS NEXT UP, MISS TAYLOR. IS OUR NEXT AWARDEE HE WILL BE RECEIVING FOR 34R0IEE WHO DONE AMAZING JOB PERFORMING DUTIES ABOVE AND BEYOND EXPECTATIONS TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN QUALITY CSR PROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE STEVEN NEAL WHO RECEIVING AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN EXPAND HEALTH CARE SERVICES. ALL RIGHT. FROM OKLAHOMA CITY AREA NEXT AWARDEE WILL BE JANELLE RECEIVING AWARD FOR PROVIDING SECURE AND ORGANIZED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RESOURCE FOR EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TOP THE PHOENIX AREA. OUR FIRST AWARDEE WILL BE AND WILL BE RECEIVERING AWARD FOR ADVANCEMENT CLINICAL CARE PROVIDED IN PHOENIX AREA BY DEVELOPMENT OF SERIES OF NEW AND INKNOW SAYTIVE QUALITY TOOLS AND PROGRAMS. >>. OKAY NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE DEBRA. SHE WILL BE RECEIVING AWARD FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT COVID RESPONDZ RESPONSES AND VACCINATIONS ACROSS THE PHOENIX AREA. CONGRATULATIONS. WE MOVER PORTLAND AREA. WE HAVE CAP TIP THOMAS WISE MORE RECEIVING AWARD FOR HIS COMMITMENT PROVIDING HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AMERICAN IPDZIAN ALASKA ANY TIS DESERVES RECOGNITION FOR HIS DILL GUESTS EFFORTS ON ALL FRONT. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE TRAVIS MARTIN. WHO RECEIVING AWARD FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE TRIBAL HEALTH AND HUE MAP SERVICES HIS EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVEDED WARE PROVIDED AND DATA IS SELECT COLLECTED. . GREAT. NEXT UP WE HAVE A TATEM RECEIVING AWARD FOR HER LEADERSHIP FOR DURING COVID PANDEMIC WHICH WAS FREIGHT SHE WAS LED THE TRIBAL HEALTH HUMAN SERVICES INTO FINANCIAL SECURE FUTURE. PROGRAMS BEST FIGURED COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE STAFF WITH RECOGNITION FOR WORK THAT THEY DO. CONGRATULATIONS. SO, AGAIN, WE ARE -- THAT IS THE END OF THE GROUP -- THE IHS DIRECTORS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS SO, PLEASE, JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM ALL ROUND EVER. [APPLAUSE]. . THANK YOU. SO, NEXT CATEGORY YOU WANT TO BE PREPPING AWARDS IHS DIRECTOR TEAM AWARDS AND SO THIS AWARD RECOGNIZE GROUPS WHO SERVICE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE THE MISSION AND VISION THROUGH WORK FOCUS ON GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN IHS STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IN INCLUDES ACCESS QUALITY. AND MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 221 SO AGAIN FROM ALASKA AREA, WE HAVE ALASKA AREA TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEM TEAM AND THE TEAM AWARDS BEING ACCEPTED BY RACHEL. . AGAIN, THIS IS THE ALASKA AREA TRIBAL HEELS SYSTEM THAT PARTNERED WITH IHS HEADQUARTERS IN ALASKA AREA OFFICE. TO REVIEW DATA REPORTING ISSUES IN SYSTEMS THAT HAVE IMPROVED STANDARDS FOR REPORTING DATA TO IHS. . CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY NEXT -- WE -- WE DO HAVE THIS INDIVIDUAL HERE. FOR THE TEAM WE HAVE MARY ACCEPTING THE TEAM AWARD. AND THEY WERE GIVE THEP AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS SUPPORTING AND ACHIEVING INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. LUCKY I CAUGHT THAT CURVE BALL. CONGRATULATIONS. THIS SWUP THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO SO, AGAIN, SHE GREAT. SO LET'S MOVER ON QUICKLY TO THE NEXT AREA AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THIS THIS IS AWARD FOR THE PHARMACIES. AND THE INDIVIDUAL ACCEPT WILLING THE AWARD FOR THEIR TEAM DANIELLE WEST. FOR QUALITY CARE OF PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE COVID PAPADOPOULOS AND BEYOND. . . MOVING ON GREAT PLAINS AREA. FIRST TEAM AWARD WILL GO TO IHS COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DATA TEAM. I CHALLENGE YOU TO SAY THIS THREE TIMES QUICKLY. ACCEPTING THIS TEAM AWARD IS BETHANY. FOR AUTO MAY THEED RECORDING OF MEDICAL TEMPT RESULTS SAVING HUNDREDS OF LABOR HOURS A MONTH. OKAY NEXT UP GREAT PLAINS AREA LEADERSHIP TEAM. RECEIVING THIS AWARD WILL BE ROBIN AND THEY ARE RECEIVING THIS WORLD FOR ADDICTION AND BEHAVIOR HELLISH USE. THEY HAVE HELPED HELPED TO SAVE LIVE LIVES. ING ON. MOVING ON TO HEADQUARTERS. THE TEAM IS DIVISION OF IN NOVATION AND IMPROVRP TEAM AND ACCEPTING THE AWARD ON BEHALF THE TEAM WILL SUSAN ANDERSON THEY ARE RECEIVING THINK WARD FOR SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING PROJECT THAT IMPROVOUS COME IDENTIFIED NEEDS NEEDED QUALITY EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM CHANGES METHODS AND APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE PRACTICES. CONGRATULATIONS. SO NEXT TEAM AWARD WILL BE FOR I DID VIFRGS PLANNING EVALUATION AND VIEWER OF THIS AWARD WILL BE RECEIVED BY DR. FOR OUT STANDING EFFORTS STRETCHENING AGENCY WIDE AWARENESS OF USING DATA FOR USED IN DECISION MAKE IN SPORTING THE IHS'S MISSION. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT FOR NASHVILLE AREA. FIRST TEAM AWARD WILL GO TO COVID VACCINATION SHARING AGGREEMENT WITH NEW YORK NATIONS. FOR THIS AWARD WILL ACCEPTED BY ROBERT SANDERS. THEY ARE RECEIVE THIS AWARD FOR SHIPMENT COVID VACCINATION TO MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE NATIONS OF NEW YORK. YES. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MID ATLANTIC SERVICE UNIT PROGRAM. AND THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY DR. JENNIFER THEY ARE RECEIVING THIS AWARD FOR WORK DURING PABLO. THE PROGRAM HAS MADE EFFORTS ENHANCING PERSONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN VIRGINIA. CONGRATULATIONS. NOW MOVING NEXT TO THE AREA. FIRST TEAM AWARD GOES TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ARCHIVING TEAM. AND THIS AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY GARY RUSSELL KING FOR TEAM PERFORMANCE BY SUCCESSFULLY ARCHIVING OVER 189,500 MEDICAL RECORDS TO FEDERAL RECORDS CENTER FOR HEALTH MANAGEMENT RECORDS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. GOOD JOB. NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR AREA PERSONAL SECURITY TEAM. RECEIVING I WARD WILL APRIL BIG THUMB THEY RECEIVED THIS AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE DURING 2021 PROCESSING OVER 3,400 SECURITY CASES IN SUPPORT OF HIRING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN THE IHS. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP WILL BE SERVICE UNIT COVID VACCINATION TAGS FORCE. FOR SUCCESSFULLY ADMINISTRATION OVER 50,000 COVID VACCINES. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE SERVICE UNIT TEAM THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY TRAIF IS THIS FOR LEADERSHIP IN PRIME EVERYTHING PATIENT DELIVER EQUALITY CARE FOR NATIVE AMERICANSES IN THE SERVICE AREA. OKAY. SO NEXT FOR OKLAHOMA CITY AREA WE HAVE NATIONAL SUPPLY SERVICE CENTER RECEIVING TEAM AWARD AND IN WILL ACCEPTED BY ANDREA AND THIS AWARD WAS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION OF COVID RESPONSE EFFORTS. THIS AWARD WAS FOR SUSTAINED QUALITY PERFORMANCE IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MEDICATION AND EDUCATION IN THE IHS. TAKE ALL OF THE PICTURES YOU CAN. NOW NEXT WE HAVE THE HELL CENTER RE ENHANCEMENT TEAM. ACCEPTING THIS WARD IS GOODFOX. SO THIS AWARD FOR EFFORTS IN METHODS TO MAINTAIN FACE TO FACE I GUESS PATIENT CARE FOR VULNERABLE PATIENT POPULATIONS DURING PAPADOPOULOS. . -- DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT MIGHT -- I THINK I SAID THAT. >> OKAY. NEXT UP WE HAVE PHOENIX AREA AND WE HAVE THE LEADERSHIP STAFF AND THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY COMMANDER THEY RECEIVER THIS AWARD FOR APPLICATION CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY OPERATIONS DURING COVID. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE WHITE RIVER SERVICE UNIT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THIS TEAM AWARD BEING DEVELOPED BY THE DOMINIQUE. THEY RECEIVER THIS WARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. . . SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR IHS DIRECTOR TEAM AWARDS PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING QUICKLY INTO NEXT CATEGORY, NOW WE WILL BE PRESENTING IHS DIRECTORS AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED IHS MISSION AND VISION AND GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS AWARD DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE AND OR ACTIONS RESULTING IN QUALITY SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS STAKE HOLDERS AND PARTNERS OF IHS. OWE AGAIN FROM ALBUQUERQUE AREA FIRST AWARDEE WILL BE BRENDA CHASE. WHO RECEIVING AWARD FOR IN PERSON CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ALBUQUERQUE AREA OFFICE. WHILE STAFF WAS ON TELE WORK STATUS. NEXT WE HAVE CAROL WHO RECEIVING AN AWARD FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO MOUNTAIN HEALTH CENTER. SHE ENABLED FACILITY TO IMPROVE ITS CARE TO PATIENTS AND OUR CUSTOMERS TO IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPE AMOUNTS. MOVING TONGUE THE NEXT AREA FIRST WE WILL HAVE LOWER YEAH FISHER WHO RECEIVING HER AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE AND SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF CARE FOR TRIBAL CLIENTS PROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE SHERRY WHO WILL RECEIVING AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE OUT STANDING CURVES SERVICE. OKAY. AND MOVING ON TO BILLINGS AREA NEXT WE HAVE CHRISTIE GALLAGHER WHO RECEIVING AWARD FOR OUT STANTHD SERVICE AND MANGERS WITH QUALITY --. LET ME FIN THINK CITATION. TRUSTWORTHY TIMELY INFORMATION. FIN THINK CITATION. WE WILL HAVE ABOUT BRIAR NEXT. THANK YOU. SO NEXT AWARD WILL BE RIVER HEALTH CENTER TEAM IT IS BE ACCEPTED BY BRIAR FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEDICATION DURING GLOBAL PANDEMIC. FACING THEIR FEAR EVERY DAY OF POSSIBLE EX-PORSCHE SHOWER COVID OR TAKING HOME VIRUS TO THEIR FAMILIES AND HURTING MISSION OF IHS FIRST. AND FOR MOMENT FORTH OUR PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEE OF THE RIVER HEALTH CENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. AND FROM GREAT PLAINS AREA NEXT WE HAVE BETHANY WHO RECEIVING HER AWARD FOR SUPER YEAR CUSTOMER SUPPORT WHILE TAKE ON ALDZ FACILITY AND MANAGING WIDE PROJECT WITHOUT SACRIFICE QUALITY OR DETAIL. NEXT WE HAVE J.C. TWIPT RECEIVING WARD ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORK ETHIC AND SUCCESS SERVICE SHOWN THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE HIGHEST CREDITED UPON HIMSELF AND PINE RIDGE SERVICE UNIT. CONGRATULATIONS. AND MOVING ON TO HELD QUARTERS NEXT AWARDEE HE WILL RECEIVING HIS AWARD FOR ALWAYS PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE TO IHS WORKFORCE AND EX-TERM PARTNERS. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT FROM NASHVILLE AREA WE HAVE JILL CLAUSE RECEIVING AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS THAT IMPRESSED THE STAFF AND VISITORS. BEAUTIFUL OUT FIT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO AREA WHERE BRAN DON SMITH WILL BE RECEIVING AWARD FOR REACHING ABOVE AND BEYOND MEET OUR CUSTOMER NEEDS WITH EXCELLENCE. OBSERVING BEING CITY AREA. MISS COLLIDE. OKAY OUR NEXT AWARDEE WILL CLYDE WHO RECEIVING AWARD FOR PROVIDING OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PATIENT OF ARIZONA COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS. MOVING ON TO OKLAHOMA CITY AREA. BY YACHT WILL BE RECEIVING WARD FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE TO URBAN ORGANIZATION IN SUPPORT OF COVID RESPONSE EFFORTS IN ADVANCING THE IHS MISSION. NEXT WE HAVE MICHELLE. WHO RECEIVING WARD FOR DEMONSTRATING TO ACCESS TO CARE AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WHILE ENSURING PINNACLE OF QUALITY CARE. CONGRATULATIONS. MOVING ON TO TO PHOENIX AIR COMBLA WE HAVE ROBERTA WHO WILL BE OUR NEXT AWARDEE SHE WILL BE RECEIVING AWARD FOR VOLUME TIERING DURING COVID AND HER SIGNIFICANT CON TRIB BOUGS IN TERMS EFFORT REON ANDS SERVICE. . CON TRIB BOUGS TOEF FOR THE REON ANDS SERVICE. AND MOVING ON TO PORTLAND AREA SEAN WILL BE RECEIVING HIS AWARD FOR DEM STRAIGHT EXCELLENT CURVES SERVICE FOR EXSPAFRNTHS CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE. . . CONGRATULATIONS. SO AGAIN THAT CLUNDZ OUR IHS WARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. IF YOU WILL PLOWS JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SO NEXT CATEGORY OF AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTING WILL BE IHS DIRECTOR AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM AWARDS THIS RECOGNIZE OF GROUPS THAT HAVE ADVANCED IHS MISSION AND VISION AND STRATEGIC GOALS THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS AWARD DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE AND OR ACTIONS RESULTING IN QUALITY SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS STAKE HOLDERS AND PARTNERS OF THE IHS. SO WITHOUT GOING FURTHER STARTING WITH ALASKA AREA. WE HAVE PHARMACY THEME AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY CHRISTINE. THIS AWARD FOR THE COVID VACCINATION RESPONSE EFFORTS. OKAY MOVING ON TO ALBUQUERQUE AREA NEXT TEAM AWARD WILL FOR INDIAN HEALTH HAVE AWARD WILL ACCEPTED BY CEO. AND THEY ARE RECEIVING THIS FOR ASSURE PATIENT CARE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION STRATEGIES AT THE AINDIAN HEALTH CENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. SO MOVING ON TO CALIFORNIA AREA NEXT TEAM AWARD WILL TO GO CALIFORNIA AREA OPERATION. OKAY. SO ACTUALLY WE WILL BUNK TO BILLINGS AREA. THIS TEAM AWARD GOING TO GO HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT DESK TEAM. AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY JAMIE. FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO OUR CUSTOMERS FOR WILLINGNESS TO MAKE CHANGE TO WORK WITH DEMENTZ AND PRIMARY CARE TEAMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO CALIFORNIA AREA AND TEAM AWARD WILL BE FOR CALIFORNIA AREA OPERATION MAINTENANCE TEAM AND AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY LUKE. RECEIVING AWARD FOR SUSTAINED DEDICATION AND STRATEGIC ACTION TO COLLABORATE AND ASSIST TRIBES FOR CONTINUED SAFE WATER SPLOI AND SANITATION SERVICE DURING EMERGENCY EVENTS AND DAILY OPERATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. MOVING BE TO BILLINGS AREA WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY TANYA ROCKY. DIGIT THAT RIGHT AND SO THEY ARECYING THIS AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PATIENTS IN TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINT DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. CONGRATULATIONS. MOVING ON, MEDICAL OUT PATIENT CLINIC. AND THIS TEAM I WARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY JEAN. FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMER DRIVERS TO PEDIATRIC POPULATION. NEXT WE HAVE SERVICE UNIT DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AND RECEIVING THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE CAT DHEE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CUSS VIS PROMOTING ACT SO QUALITY HEALTH CARE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. OKAY. NEXT WE WILL GOING TO PORTLAND AREA. PORTLAND AREA HUMAN STORIESES TEAM. SO THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY COME MAP DER DAVIS SHE IS RECEIVING THIS FOR PROVIDE NECESSARY HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCE FOR THE SERVICE UNIT TO RESPOND ONGOING COVID AANN AND MAINTAINING PATIENT SERVICES. . NEXT WE HAVE SUPPORT OF THE INDIAN RESTER VAGUE TEAM. WE WILL HAVE ELIZABETH MOSS RECEIVING. THIS FOR CREATE STEPS TO CREATE AGREEMENT TO TRIBAL HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ADEGREEING COLLECTIVELY RESPOND TO HAD PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT AND SO AGAIN THAT LOOKS LIKE CONCLUDES ACTUALLY OUR IHS DIRECTORS AWARDS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM AWARDS SO AGAIN PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVE ALL OF OURS A ROUND EVER APPLAUSE. ALL RIGHT SO NEXT CATEGORY WILL BE MOVING INTO IS PRESENTATION EVER IHS PANDEMIC INDIVIDUAL APARDONS. THIS AWARD REC NILES DEDICATED WORK AND SELF LESS RESPONSES IN FACE OF THE PANDEMIC. IT RECOGNIZE SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ADVANCE THE IHS MISSION AND VISION AIMS OIFSHS IN IHS ACTION PLAN. SO, TO START OFF WITH FROM ALBUQUERQUE AREA WE HAVE KATHLEEN WHO RECEIVING AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP SKILLS DURING THE COOPERATIVE PANDEMIC WITH PLANNING COVID AND FLU VACCINE SCOMPLINGS CONTINUED PATIENT CARE SERVICE. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. >> NEXT WE HAVE CHOING WILL BE RECEIVING THE AWARD FOR VOLUNTEERING ASIGNATURE NURSING STAFF WITH COVID SCREENINGS FOR MASS TESTING OF THE COMMUNITY. ON TO GREAT PLANTS AREA. NEXT AWLARD BE LIEUTENANTS COMMANDER WHO WILL BE RECEIVING THIS AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE COVID RESPONSE TO OPERATIONS CHIEF DURING INCIDENTS COME COMMAND WITH REMAINING PREPARED FOR ANOTHER COVID SEARCH. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT WE HAVE FROM HEADQUARTERS, WE HAVE COMMANDER AND SHE RECEIVING AWARD FOR DEDICATION TO IHS VACCINE TAX FORCE AND HER ROLE IN HAVING CRANE DISTRIBUTION MODEL THAT DISTRIBUTED OVER 2.5 DOSES IN 2021. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. MOVING ON TO NASHVILLE AREA. AWARD FOR DEDICATION TO PROMOTING HEALTH OF THE TRIBE SHE SERVERS, IDEAS TO PANDEMIC RESPONSE ASSURE VACCINATION EVENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AND ALL OF THE WHILE SHE CARRIED WORK LOAD OF AN ENTIRE PROGRAM. OF CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT FROM OKLAHOMA CITY AREA WE HAVE BRIAN JOHNSON WHO WILL BE RECEIVERING IS WARD FOR EFFORTS COMBAT PANDEMIC THROUGH SCOMPLOOUGSZ EFFORTS THAT REFLECTS THE HIGHEST EFFORT OF THE IHS. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE COMMANDER WHO WILL RECEIVING AWARD FOR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO COVID RESPONSE EFFORTS. CONGRATULATIONS. MOVING ON TO PHOENIX AREA WE HAVE RECEIVING AWARD FOR SUPPORT OF COVID VACCINATION AND EFFORTS AT THE PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER IN 202 # ONE. CONGRATULATIONS NEXT WE HAVE MICHAEL WHO WILL BE RECEIVING WARD FOR SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING ROLES AS CHIEF THERAPIST CHIEF, SPOKES EARN AND DEVELOPER OF VIDEO STORIES ANDISTS RIM BUSINESS OFFICE DIRECTOR. OKAY SO THAT ACTUALLY WRAPS IT UP FOR OUR IHS PANDEMIC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND SO 34R50ES JOIN ME IN GIVE ALL OF OUR AWARDS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THEY DEFINITELY DESERVE EVERY IT WE WILL TRANSITION INTO IHS TEAM ABARTZ AND AGAIN THIS AWARD WILL AWARD RECOGNIZE SERVICE GROUPS THAT ADVANCE IHS MISSION AND VISION THROUGH WORK FOCUSED ON CAME ANDS OBJECTIVES OF THE IHS COVID ACTION PLAN SO OUR FIRST AWARD WILL BE FROM ALBUQUERQUE AREA AND -- NO. WE MIGHT NEED TO -- I KNOW WHO THAT PERSON. THAT'S ONE OF MY CEOS. BUT THIS IS FOR THE PANDEMIC TEAM AWARD? CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY NEXT WE ACTUALLY HAVE HEALTH CENTER STAFF. ACCEPTING THIS AWLARD BE CAPTAIN CHERYL YOU WILL HAVE TO HELP ME OUT. AND MANNING THEY WILL BE RECEIVING THEIR TEAM AWARD FOR WORK AROUND CLOCK TO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE DURING THE PANDEMIC. . CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. IS THIS AGAIN FROM THE BILLINGS AREA? OR WE ARE MOVING ON TO GREAT PLANTS SO NEXT IT WILL BE WAGNER TEAM COMMUNITY IMMUNITY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD WILL BE DARREL MILLER AND THIS AWARD FOR FOCUS ON COMMUNITY IMMUNITY IN ACCESS THROUGH TESTING VACCINATING FOR COVID. SO NEXT WE WILL MOVING ON -- NO THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE FRASER AT ALL SO LET'S MOVE ON TO NASHVILLE AREA THIS TEAM AWARD WILL UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COVID VACCINATION PARTNERSHIP TEAM AND ACCEPTED BY JONATHAN BRATTED AND THIS AWARD FOR PARTNERING WITH UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND NATIVE AMERICAN ALLIANCE. INDEPENDENT YARPDIAN HEALTH SERVICE TO LEAVING WORK IN NEAR BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, D.C. AREAS SO SOME OF YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THIS INDIVIDUAL. APRIL GRATH. NEXT WE HAVE THE DENTAL TEAM. AND THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ELAINE FOR SERVICE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. OKAY MOVING ON TO NEXT AREA. TECH TEAM WILL GO TO SERVICE UNIT MASS VACCINATION TEAM AND ACCEPTED BY TRACEY THIS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO COVID VACCINATION AMONG SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION. CONGRATULATIONS. SO MOVING BE TO OKLAHOMA CITY AREA THIS FIRST TEAM AWARD WILL BE NATION HEALTH SERVICE. AND THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY STEVE JONES FOR PROTECTING WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY FOCUSING ON TESTING, IN PATIENT PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. OKAY. NEXT FOR HOSPITAL LAB TEAMS WE HAVE RIGHT ACCEPTING THIS TEAM AWARD FOR MEETING EXECUTING PRECISION PLANNING TO COME BAT COVID VIRUS. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE OUR NATIONAL SUPPLY SERVICE CENTER DISTRIBUTION CENTER TEAM AWARD AND AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY BENJAMIN FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN COVID RESPONSE EFFORTS FOR INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO PHOENIX AREA FOR PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL GROUP WE HAVE THOSE ACCEPTING AWARD FOR PROVIDING HIGH VALUE CARE IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. . OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT IS AWARD WILL BE TO SERVICE UNIT PHARMACY TEAM AND IF WILL ACCEPTED BILE LAY. FOR PHARMACY SUPPORT FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE FAYETTEVILLE DURING PANDEMIC PROVIDING SUPPORT FEDERAL TRIBAL SITES IN UTAH. THIS WITH PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER. CARE TEAM SO THIS TEAM AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED BY COMMANDER COAL YERP AND THIS AWARD BEING PRESENTED FOR SUPPORT OF SAFE QUALITY CARE PROVIDE DURING COVID PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN 2021. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS NEXT WE HAVE PEACH SPRINGS TEAM THEM WILL BE ACCEPTED BY LORRAINE. SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE AT PEOPLE SPRINGS CLINIC. MOVING ON TO THE PORTLAND AREA. SO -- WE DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PORTLAND AREA? OKAY. LET ME JUST ANNOUNCE IT FOR YOU NEXT AWARD WAS TO GO TO WARM SPRINGS SERVICE UNITS TREATMENT INFUSION CLINICS. OKAY. WHAT I WANT FOLKS TO BE AAGAIN THIS WAS AWARD BEING PRESENTED FOR PROVIDING TREATMENT TO COMMUNITIES AND AGAIN JUST FOREIGN NOTE HOW THAT OF COURSE SAVED SOME LIVES SO THAT'S CONCLUDES I PLEA OUR CATEGORY FOR IHS HEROISM TEAM AWARDS. EVERYBODY READY. ALL RIGHT WE WILL MOVE ON COMMISSION COURT OUTSTANDING SERVICE IT IS SERVICE MEDAL SO AGAIN LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUNDS ON THIS SO THIS AWARD FOR THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DISTINGUISH SERVICE METH MEDAL OR OUTSTANDING SERVICE MEDAL DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2021 AGAIN IHS DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR DEDICATION SO STARTING OFF WITH DWISHLD SERVICE MEDAL FIRST OFF WE HAVE CHRIS WHO RECEIVING THIS AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP FOR INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE WILL HAVE FRASERCYING WARD FOR LEADERSHIP AS IHS DIRECTOR FOR OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP WE HAVE BRANDON TAYLOR WILL BE RECEIVING AWARD FOR HIGH LEVEL ACHIEVEMENT ANSWER INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CHIEF OF STAFF. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE MICHAEL RECEIVERING AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKAN ANYTIVES IN THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. NOW OUR NEXT AWARDEE NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION BUT I AM GOING DO IT ANY WAY. GOING BECYING THIS AWARD HIGH LEVEL ACHIEVEMENTS AS INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. OKAY SO NEXT WHAT WE WILL DOING AGAIN IS LOOK TO OUR NEXT AWARD GOING TO BE CAPTAIN BRALDLY AND HE IS RECEIVING THIS SERVICE MEDAL FOR LEADERSHIP SKILLFUL ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONAL CON TRIB BOUGS TO THE IHS DURING THINKS SERVICE AS DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. IHS EFRAIM AREA OFFICE. I DID RECOGNIZE THIS INDIVIDUAL. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE RECEIVING THINKS FOR DPISHLD SERVICE AS INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. BVR. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE TRAVIS WATTS WHO RECEIVING THIS MEDAL FOR HIGH LEVEL ACHIEVEMENT AS IPDZ YAN HEALTH SERVICE DIRECTOR. NEXT AWARDEE CONGRATULATIONS IS RECEIVING HER MEDAL FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE COVID VACCINE DISTRIBUTION ALLY INDICATION OF IHS AS TEAM LEADER FOR THE DISTRIBUTION TEAM. OKAY IN AND NEXT WE WILL MOVER OUT STANDING SERVICE MEDAL. CATEGORY. FIRST UP WILL BE COMMANDER SHE WILL BE RECEIVING HER MEDAL FOR SERVICE AS PHARMACIST AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL FOUNDATION CLASS NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER. . GIVE ME ONE SECOND HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE THERE SO GETTING BACK TO SERVICE MEDAL AWARDS, LIEUTENANTS COMMANDER FERGUSON. WHO RECEIVING HIS AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES PRESENT TAIGSZ RESEARCH AND HAVETIVES IN SUPPORT OF CORE MISSIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DAVIS FOR LEADERSHIP POSITION ON BOARD DIRECTORS FOR ALASKA PHARMACY INCLUDING PRESIDENT-ELECT PRESIDENT AND PAST PRESIDENT. NEXT UP WILL BE FRANCIS WHO WILL BE RECEIVING HIS MEDAL FOR LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT ABILITIES AND OUT STANDING PROWLED PROCEED AND DEDICATION. . -- PRODUCTIVITY AND DEDICATION. . . CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT IS CAPTAIN BARN WHO WILL BE RECEIVING MEDAL FOR LEADERSHIP DEAD INDICATES AS ACTING DIRECTOR OF D C.P.S. NEXT WE HAVE LNLTSDZ COMMANDER. HE WILL RECEIVING MEDAL FOR LEADERSHIP AS EDUCATION AND WORKS FORCE DEVELOPMENT LEAD OF THE IHS APOPE PAIN EFFORTS COMMITTEE. NEXT WE WILL HAVE CAPTAIN JONATHAN WHO WILL BE RECEIVING MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PHARMACIST AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL FOUNDATION CLASS NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER. CONGRATULATIONS NEXT WE HAVE COMMANDER BRIAN JOHNSTON. HOP WILL RECEIVING OUTSTANDING SERVICE MEDAL. AND YOU HAVE TAKE MY WORD FOR IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET A CITATION ON HIM. CONGRATULATIONS. NOW OUR NEXT OUT STANDING SERVICE MEDAL WITH VALOR OFFICER GOING TO BE LIEUTENANTS COMMANDER WHO WILL BE RECEIVING HIS MEDAL FOR CONFIDENT RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT RESULTED IN PRESERVATION OF LIFE. CONGRATULATIONS. AND AGAIN THAT CONCLUDES THIS SECTION FOR THE COMMISSION OUT STANDING SERVICE MEDAL PRESENTATION SO LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. A NUMBER OF NEXT FOLKS I REX -- WE ARE GOING MOVER LENGTH EVER SERVICE AWARDS THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF THESE EMPLOYEE DEDICATION TO IHS. DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE RECOGNIZE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR EXTRAORDINARY LEFRPTS SERVICE TO THE IHS STARTING WITH 40 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT JOB. NEXT WE HAVE CHRISTIE FROM THE BILLINGS AREA. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO GROVER FROM PHOENIX AREA FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU. I WANT MAKE SURE SHE NOT HERE THEN. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. NEXT WE HAVE CHRISTIE FROM BILLINGS AREA. NEXT WE HAVE MARGARET FROM THE PORTLAND AREA. FEW THINGS I COULD SAY ABOUT IN GENTLEMAN BUT I WON'T. BECAUSE ONE THINGS I ALWAYS TEASE HIM HE MUST HAVE STARTED IN YOU KNOW GRADE SCHOOL AS FAR WAS IHS. BUST GONZALEZ IS ACTUALLY AN PART ALBUQUERQUE AREA TEAM AND THIS SOMEONE THAT I AM JUST SO PROUD TO PRESENT THIS NEXT AWARD TO SO FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE IHS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. SO NEXT THE FINAL CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE TO BE PRESENTED IS THE IHS WINNER OF 2021 GREEN CHANNEL UNAWARDS AND AGAIN I AM JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS THESE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE CREATIVITY OF YEAR 2021 SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AGAIN THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY FOR THIS BIT WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE RECOGNIZED. SUSTAIN DESIGNS AWARD AN INDIVIDUAL AWARD FOR ALEX BEGAN. SECOND ONE GOES TO WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND AWARD PROGRAM AND THIS GOES IF THE IHS WHITE EARTH SERVICE AIR HANDLER REPLACEMENT. . NOW, AGAIN ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO AGAIN ASK FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AS WE NOW WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE VIRTUAL IN EVERY CATEGORY AND AGAIN IF YOU CAN PLEASE GIVE RUNDZ APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR AWARDES. . . OKAY. NOW, WE WILL MOVE ON TO FINAL AWARDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON TO BE PRESENTED AND THAT'S LEADERSHIP AWARD. AND EVERY YEAR IHS RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL TO SHOWS LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEMONSTRATED BY HER IN HER VERY ACCOMPLISHED CAREER. SHE SER VRSZ AT DIRECTOR SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL HE COULD A LIVING URBAN INDIAN HEALTH CENTERS IN 17928 SHE SER EVERIED AS DIRECTOR OF THE HEADQUARTERS OPERATION AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. WORKING TO ENSURE GOVERNMENT MET ITS TREATY OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO INDIAN PEOPLE AND IN 201, SHE WAS HONORED WITH PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD. PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO TOP FED PROGRAM MANAGERS. IHS AWARD IS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PROFESSIONAL AND OR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DEMONSTRATES KIND OF LEADERSHIP THAT SHE SHOWED. [LIMITING NAMES OF PRIOR RECENT YEJTS] WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOMING THE HER DAUGHTER TO PODIUM TO THEN AWARD. . GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD MORNING FOR THOSE THAT ARE ACTUALLY JOINING US FOR EVERY VIRTUALLY. MY FAMILY AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DIRECTOR SUE THE OTHER LEADERSHIP THE AWARD COMMITTEE FOR MAKING SURE THAT MY AUMENTS LAURA AND I GOT HERE SAFE AND SOUND AND ON TIME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY IN RECOGNIZE AND SAY THANK YOU TO OUR TRIBAL LEADERS AND OUR ELSEERS. ALL OF THE AREA DIRECTORS. AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR WELCOMING US TO JOIN IN TODAY'S CEREMONY. AND IT IS REALLY NICE SEE EVERYBOYD IN PERSON. ACTUALLY REALLY NICE TO HEAR ALL OF OF THE CONGRATULATIONS AND THE CLAPPING AND THE CHEERING AND SUPPORT. IT WARMS THE HEART. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FAMILY WHO WAS OUR THE HEAD OF HAD OUR FAMILY AND THE OLDER BROTHER TO MY MOM WE MISS HIM VERY MUCH. BUT WE KNOW THAT HE AND OUR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE MADE THEIR JOURNEY ARE HERE WITH US IN SPIRIT. AND EVEN THOUGH MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY COULD NOT TRAVEL FROM THE NORTHWEST AND FROM CALIFORNIA AND INCLUDING MY MOM'S SON ROBERT MY BROTHER AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER, MY NIECE, HER SIBLINGS HARRY AND TERESE, IT IS A REALLY SPECIAL TIME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE MY MOM'S YOUNGER SISTER IS HERE TODAY. SHE 234R50U IN TO D.C. YESTERDAY. -- WILL SEE TO ATTEND AND BE A PART OF THIS EVENT. IT IS VERY SPECIAL. FOR ME, AND I HOPE FOR ALL OF YOU, TOO. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE FEW MOMENTS TO INTRODUCE MY AUNTS TO ALL OF YOU. AND IF SHE LIKE SHARE FEW THOUGHTS AND MAKE A FEW COMMENTS BEFORE WE PRESENT THE AWARD. WELL, I AM A MEMBER. TRIBES ALSO LAKES. I HAVE THIS VERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE. STRIP NOT BEEN AMONG SO MANY LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. I MEAN IT IS JUST A REALLY AMAZING I FEEL VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE STANDING BY MY NIECE AND AS I WAS LISTENING TO ALL OF THE AWARDS, I WAS THINKING THAT ANCESTORS ARE HERE AND THEY ARE WITH US AND HOW PROUD THEY WOULD BE AND HOW PROUD THAT MY SISTER I THINK THAT SHE WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED THAT YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS AN AWARD IN HER NAME. I USED TO HEAR HER OFTEN SAY NOT BAD FROM A LITTLE GIRL FROM HERE. SO I MEAN, I USED TO JUST YOU KNOW REALLY ADDS MIRE HER SO MUCH. SHE WAS JUST REALLY MY HERO. AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE BEING HERE. IF YOU ARE EVER IN WASHINGTON STATE, PLEASE COME VISIT. AND LOOK ME UP. WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF OUR URBAN LEASHEDS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CON GRATE TO LATE ALL OF YOU AND IT IS JUST SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. >> AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE DOCTOR AND DIRECTOR TO COME BACK AND JOIN US FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO, AGAIN, WHAT WE WILL BE DOING HERE IS PRESENTING LITTLE LEADERSHIP AWARD AND LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE THIS INDIVIDUAL'S NAME RIGHT NOW IF I COULD HAVE MR. SCOTT TO PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. I WILL READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS ELDER. AGAIN, MR. SCOTT, IS AWARDED IHS LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR SUSTAINED SERVICE DEDICATED TO QUALITY AND ACT SO CARE. MR. SCOTT OKLAHOMA CITY AREA'S QUALITY ACCESS -- CATALYST IN ASSURE CLINICAL SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH OPERATION. WITH MISSION IN MIND MR. SCOTT CONSTANTLY READY HOPE TO HIS FELLOW OFFICIALS SUCCEED. WHETHER IT JUST SIDE OF THE AREA INTERNALLY AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY OFFERS. HE HAS ACCEPTED ALL ASSIGNMENT COMMIT NOTES COMMON MISSION. HE ULTIMATE TEAM SXHEM LED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TEAM GROUP PROJECTS DURING HIS TEEN YOUR. HIS CON ZANTS QUEST FOR EQUIPMENT PROFIT HALLS RULED IMPROVED ACCESS AND PP COMMUNITY HE SEVERES MR. SCOTT GRAD DO YOU EIGHT OF UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. AND OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. HE BEGAN HIS WORK IN IHS AT THE HASTINGS INDIAN HOSPITAL AND SER EVERIED SEVERAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AS CARE DIRECTOR AT THE HOSPITAL AND OFFICER AT THE SERVICE UNITS. DURING HIS TIME IN OKLAHOMA CITY AREA HE HAS PROVIDED MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS SERVICE TO TROIBL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. AS AN EXPERT AND LEADER MR. SCOTT HAS ACCEPTED MANY SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AND DEPLOYMENT HE HAS HELD MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENT INCLUDING CEO. AT EACH THESE ASSIGNMENTS HE DEMONSTRATED IT ABILITY TO CULTIVATE THE FORM PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE LOCAL TRIBAL OFFICIALS TO ENHANCE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE. CURRENTLY AS OKLAHOMA CITY AREA DIRECTOR FIELD OPERATIONS DIRECTLY SUPERVISES AREA SIX CEOS HE IS MEMBER AREAS LEADERSHIP TEAM AND GOVERNORERING BOARD. IN ADDITION FOR THE PAST TWO MONTH HE HAS SEVERED ACT EXECUTIVE MANAGER FOR AREAS OFFICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. FOR SERVICES AND HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM. DURING HIS TEEN YOUR AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE, MR. SCOTT HAS IMPROVED SEVERAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATES PROCESS AS AN ACTIVE CHANGE AGENT. THESE INCLUDE THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA PURCHASING REFERRED CARE PROGRAM AS IMPROVRLD OPERATION NOTING SIGNIFICANT DECREASE PROCESS TIME THERE WAS 70% DECREASE IN PENDING DATES OF SERVICE AT THE END OF FY2022. OBTAINED REFERRAL PROCESS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO HIM. IN FISCAL YEAR 222 MR. SCOTT HAD RIVER ENHANCEMENT TEAM AREA OFFICIALS SERVICE UNITS CEO THAT RULED IN COLLECTIVE INCREASE IN 1,278 PATIENTS MEDICAID WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD COVERAGE. AS RUM, FEDERAL SERVICE UNIT REVENUE COLLECTIONS EXCEEDED ALL TOTALS INCREASE COLLECTIONS BOY 21% FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. RESULTED IN STABILIZATION OF THE VIR TEAM AND SERVICE NO LEADERSHIP VACANCIES HAS BEEN STABLE FOR PAST FOUR YEARS. FISCAL YEAR 2021 YEAR 2022 MR. SCOTT ASSIGNED TO LEAD AREA EXPANSION SERVICES AND RESULTED IN FEDERAL OPERATED PROGRAMS EXPANDING MRI SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION MOBILE UNITS. HE ALSO PROVIDED LEADERSHIP AND USED TEAM WORK APPROACH TO SERVICES, EX-PAPPED CARE AND AREAS FIRST PARTNERED MEDICAL MOBILE UP AN IT IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRIBES IN CLINTON SERVICE UNITS THIS MARCH OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OPENED NEW 16,000 SQUAT FOOT IRENE NAP AND AS DIRECTOR HE PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND LED PROJECT WHICH INVOLVED PARTNERING WITH TRIBES TO BUILD NEW COMMUNITY CLINIC JUST SIDE OF THE GRANT OR JOINTS VENTURE PROGRAM PROCESS. THIS PROJECT PROVIDED FEDERAL STAFF WITH SPACE PERFORM CLINICAL PRE DEVELOPMENTS. TRIBAL PROJECT SLIEFL PROVIDE SPACE IMPLEMENT PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES AND INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE. FISCAL YEAR OF 2022 MR. SCOTT WAS CHARGED TO LEAD AREA SUICIDE PRE DEVELOPING TRAINING PROCESS. THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HE TOTAL 1765 OKLAHOMA CITY INDIVIDUALS COME MROEPTED THE TRAINING. THIS REPRESENTED 8967% COMPLETION RATE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED. THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP MR. SCOTT COMMIT MOMENTS PROVE EP HIM AP CHANGED LEADER FOR AGENCY EXPAND ACT CERTIFICATES TO CARE OTHERS AND SELF LESSER VICE. AND ENERGY AND COMMITMENTS TO CON MISSION WERE CORNER STONES IN ACHIEVE QUALITY HEALTH SYSTEMS AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IN OKLAHOMA CITY AREA. PLEASE JOIN IN CONGRATULATES MR. SCOTT AS THE 2028 LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER. ALL RIGHT WELL CON. SO AGAIN, BEFORE WE CONCLUDE THE AWARDS, FOR 2021 I WOULD AGAIN LIKE TO BE ASK MISS TSO TO MAKE SOME CLOSING REMARKS AND THEN WE WILL CLOSE OUT. WOW. WHAT OUTSTANDING DAY RIGHT? NICE WAY TO END. NICE WAY TO END OUR WORK WEEK. AND AS I WAS LISTENING TO HER DAUGHTER I COULDN'T HELP BUT REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO HER WELCOMING ME TO IT IS HEADQUARTERS. IT USED TO BE PLANNING OFFICER AT THAT TIME. SHE WAS GREAT LEADER. AND GREAT MENTOR. I GOT TO WORK WITH JOIST, WHO WAS MY BOSS FOR A LONG TIME AS WELL. AS MOVED THROUGH ME CAR REAR AS I AM HERE, I REFLECT ON THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN WHY I AM HERE TODAY. I THANK YOU. I THANK YOU. AND THEN I WAS AGAIN REFLECTING ON MY FRIEND LIDS OVER HERE WHEN I WAS IN MONTANA I GOT WRAPPED WITH BLANKET LIKE THAT I WANTED TO HEALTHIER THAT MEN WERE WRAPPING ARE YOUR HUSBANDS NOW. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME. AND I WAS THINKING AS I TRAVELLED THROUGH INDIAN COUNTRY HOW MANY MRAFSHTS I HAVE SO HOW MANY HUSBANDS I MIGHT HAVE OUT THERE. JUST PLEASE DON'T TELL COREY THAT FOR ME. AGAIN, I AM TROUBLE HUMBLED BY THE AWARD TODAY. I AM HONORED TO BE PART OF YOUR WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE. AS WE MOVER OUT FROM TODAY, LET'S REMEMBER THE PRIORITIES OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE THEY ARE EXTREMELY SIMPLE. IT IS PROTECTING THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR TRIBES. OUR TRIBAL LEADERS AND OUR URBAN PROGRAMS. AND SECOND ONE IS PATIENT CARE. EVERY THING THAT WE DO IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO YOU ARE YORK IN BILLING OFFICE YOU WORK IN MEDICAL RECORDS, YOU ARE THE PROVIDER EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS FOR THAT PATIENT. FOR A PATIENT. AND AS WE MOVER FORWARD FROM TODAY, LET'S REMEMBER THAT AND LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY REMINDING OUR TEAM MEMBERS AS WELL THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS A GREATER AND BETTER AND IMPROVED PATIENT OUT COME. LET ME ALSO SAY TO ALL OF THE IHS EMPLOYEES AND ALL OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES TAKE A MOMENT FOR AS YOU WALK OUT TODAY, WHAT ONE THING YOU ARE GOING TO DO BETTER TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOST. SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL STRUGGLING. SO WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND BE MORE PARTNERS TRUE PARTNERS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. THAT MEANS AS DIRECTORS, AS MANAGERS AP SUPERVISORS AS LEADERS WE CHECK ON OUR STAFF. IF WE ARE STAFF PEOPLE, WE GO THIS WAY AND CHECK ON CO-WORKERS. IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR VACCINE. 34R50ES, DO. BECAUSE WE KNOW AGAIN THAT VACCINE DOES SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO AGAIN ON BEHALF THE DIRECTOR AND IHS I WOULD LIKE THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY. AND FOR HELPING US RECOGNIZE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2021 AWARD WINNERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM. PLEASE JOIN US FOR STANDING RECEPTION TOGETHER CEREMONY. AND AGAIN AT THIS TIME I AM SURE PEOPLE WILL WANT TO GATHER AND TAKE SOME GROUP PHOTO SO HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CAPTURE SOME MEMORIES HERE AS WELL WHAT I LIKE TO JUST SAY IF WE COULD -- AND I AM LEAKING AROUND FOR OUR COLOR GUARD I WANTED TO SEE IF WE ARE GOING TO BE RETIRING OH, IF WE DON'T HAVE THEM HERE, I AM GOING TO JUST GAP AHEAD AND MAKE THE CALL TO SAY KEY WILL CONCLUDED CEREMONY. EVERYBODY I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME AND SAVER TRAVELS HOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.