03/22/07, Lee Wisnoski Memorial X-Ray Room Dedicated
Lee Wisnoski, who passed away last July, spent 37 years at Community Memorial Hospital taking x-rays that gave physicians an inside look on what might be wrong. Wisnoski was often the first person a patient saw at the hospital and they were in good hands. An excellent technologist, he had a no-nonsense approach but when the situation called for a softer touch, Wisnoski's professional, but occasionally gruff, exterior melted away to reveal a tender streak. He was particularly fond of children, especially his own grandkids, who were responsible for the sparkle in his eyes.
To honor one of its longest-serving, hardest-working and most highly-regarded employees, Community Memorial dedicated the Lee Wisnoski Memorial X-Ray Room Monday, March 26. The room houses the hospital's new digital fluoroscopic machine that provides general imaging and barium studies and ensures that Lee Wisnoski's legacy of dedication to the job and patient commitment will live on.
Community Memorial Hospital President and CEO David W. Felton, who presided over a brief dedication ceremony, said of Wisnoski, "When Lee started working at Community Memorial in 1969 there was one x-ray room and one x-ray machine. As one of only two x-ray technicians back then, Lee literally worked around the clock, which was the way he wanted it. His professional manner was reassuring and his work was always outstanding."
Wisnoski helped the x-ray department to grow at Community Memorial and he was instrumental in establishing radiology at Hamilton Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, where he worked a second full time job beginning in 1987.
Summed up Felton, "Lee had a big impact on his patients and he always did his best to care for them. He was committed to excellence and to telling it like it was.
The hospital president typically saved the radiology department for last while making his evening rounds because the conversation was always good but more importantly he knew Wisnoski would deliver the unvarnished truth that is essential for a leader to hear.
"Lee was a prized colleague and a good friend," said Felton.
