PHIL Award
(Pulmonary Health & Illness of the Lung)
The PHIL Award was established by The FACES Foundation to
recognize outstanding Respiratory Therapists who provide care and
treatment for patients with respiratory conditions. The award was
created in honor of Philip C. Lamka who passed away from Interstitial
Lung Disease (ILD).
The PHIL Award honors the unsung heros in the respiratory profession
who understand that each breath matters.
Hospitals currently using The PHIL Award program:
In addition to the "Appreciation" sculpture, PHIL Award winners are
awarded continuing education opportunities through paid tuition to
their annual professional conference. FACES believes that exposure to
new methods and treatments leads to improved quality of patient care.
About the PHIL Award
People living with life-threatening pulmonary disease feel profound
appreciation for the healthcare providers who allow them to “breathe
easy”. The PHIL Award celebrates a key member of that team: the
outstanding respiratory therapist. This exemplary professional sees
the “person” instead of the “patient”; and he or she is committed to the
belief that every breath matters.
In the spirit of The PHIL Award, MK Shannon adapted her sculpture,
Appreciation, of a sole standing figure, to include in its encircled arms
a large and fully opened butterfly. The figure’s lines are clean, strong
and quiet; the detailed butterfly in the foreground appears resting, yet
ready to flutter.
The unfailing and often background support of the respiratory
therapist—who continually seeks more effective ways to enable the
patient to breathe easier—is represented by the figure. The butterfly
symbolizes the lungs, in their fragility, beauty and vitality. The sculptor
illuminates the relationship between the respiratory therapist and the
patient; in his or her hands the outstanding caregiver holds the patient’
s freedom to breathe easier.
Breathing is natural and the essence of life. Patients with lung disease
cherish every difficult breath they take. The FACES Foundation and the
sculpture, Appreciation, honor the respiratory professional that strives
to make that breath as easy as possible.
Honor a Respiratory Therapist
INDIVIDUAL
If your life, or the life of a loved one, has been helped by the exemplary
care of a respiratory therapist, contact us with your story. FACES will
notify the hospital that you would like to sponsor an award.
HEALTHCARE
If you work in a hospital or other healthcare setting and would like to
bring the PHIL Award program to your workplace, please contact us for
turnkey materials. The PHIL Award will bring with it recognition and
honor and assist you in retaining a quality staff of respiratory therapists.
CORPORATE
Please contact us if support of the many faces of lung disease fits into
your corporate giving plans.
(Pulmonary Health & Illness of the Lung)
The PHIL Award was established by The FACES Foundation to
recognize outstanding Respiratory Therapists who provide care and
treatment for patients with respiratory conditions. The award was
created in honor of Philip C. Lamka who passed away from Interstitial
Lung Disease (ILD).
The PHIL Award honors the unsung heros in the respiratory profession
who understand that each breath matters.
Hospitals currently using The PHIL Award program:
- University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
- St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
- Northern Michigan Regional Hospital, Petoskey, MI
- University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH
- Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
- Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI
- Carolinas Medical Center - Union, Monroe, NC
- Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield, MI
- Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO
- Harper University Hospital, Detroit, MI
- Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI
- Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce Twp., MI
- DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI
- The Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
- DMC Surgery Hospital
In addition to the "Appreciation" sculpture, PHIL Award winners are
awarded continuing education opportunities through paid tuition to
their annual professional conference. FACES believes that exposure to
new methods and treatments leads to improved quality of patient care.
About the PHIL Award
People living with life-threatening pulmonary disease feel profound
appreciation for the healthcare providers who allow them to “breathe
easy”. The PHIL Award celebrates a key member of that team: the
outstanding respiratory therapist. This exemplary professional sees
the “person” instead of the “patient”; and he or she is committed to the
belief that every breath matters.
In the spirit of The PHIL Award, MK Shannon adapted her sculpture,
Appreciation, of a sole standing figure, to include in its encircled arms
a large and fully opened butterfly. The figure’s lines are clean, strong
and quiet; the detailed butterfly in the foreground appears resting, yet
ready to flutter.
The unfailing and often background support of the respiratory
therapist—who continually seeks more effective ways to enable the
patient to breathe easier—is represented by the figure. The butterfly
symbolizes the lungs, in their fragility, beauty and vitality. The sculptor
illuminates the relationship between the respiratory therapist and the
patient; in his or her hands the outstanding caregiver holds the patient’
s freedom to breathe easier.
Breathing is natural and the essence of life. Patients with lung disease
cherish every difficult breath they take. The FACES Foundation and the
sculpture, Appreciation, honor the respiratory professional that strives
to make that breath as easy as possible.
Honor a Respiratory Therapist
INDIVIDUAL
If your life, or the life of a loved one, has been helped by the exemplary
care of a respiratory therapist, contact us with your story. FACES will
notify the hospital that you would like to sponsor an award.
HEALTHCARE
If you work in a hospital or other healthcare setting and would like to
bring the PHIL Award program to your workplace, please contact us for
turnkey materials. The PHIL Award will bring with it recognition and
honor and assist you in retaining a quality staff of respiratory therapists.
CORPORATE
Please contact us if support of the many faces of lung disease fits into
your corporate giving plans.
The PHIL Award
for Outstanding Respiratory Therapists
for Outstanding Respiratory Therapists
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To benefit patients, families and caregivers dealing with diseases of the lungs.
| Meet the PHIL Award recipients: Michael Castillione December 2011 Ana T. Haight October 2011 Candie Blanton October 2011 Cloy Vaneman October 2011 Daniel T. Asekome October 2011 Tasha Bradley October 2011 Deb Bouwens October 2011 Raymond Robinson October 2011 Melvin Richard October 2011 Cindy Roberts October 2011 Beverly West October 2011 Bruce Walker October 2011 Rebecca Richards October 2011 Eileen Stevens June 2011 Jessica Cusac March 2011 Michael Kern December 2010 Tracy Willett October 2010 Martha Sarase October 2010 Marsha Rogers October 2010 Sharon Hixson June 2010 Amanda Ausmus March 2010 Stephen Catton December 2009 Robert Kieliszewski December 2009 Bradley DeMars October 2009 Mary Lou Drahnak October 2009 Mutahr Mutahr May 2009 Kirk Fales March 2009 Linda M. Folk July 2008 Eileen MacDonell June 2008 Christine Riedy April 2007 |
"Appreciation" courtesy of The Bennett Gallery
in Placerville, California.
in Placerville, California.
| The FACES Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. |