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Saint Joseph Health and Saint Joseph Medical Group Recognize Outstanding Employees, Leaders and Providers

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 2025) – Saint Joseph Health and Saint Joseph Medical Group have announced their 2025 Employee of the Year and Leader of the Year award recipients. This year’s recipients are:

Saint Joseph Health Corporate

  • Employee of the Year – Amanda Scarbrough, Lexington
  • Leader of the Year – Joseph Higgins, Lexington

Saint Joseph Medical Group

  • Physician of the Year – Amanda Smith, MD, Lexington
  • APP of the Year – Autumn Westmoreland, APRN, Lexington
  • Employee of the Year – Tasha Vest (Rosalyn), Lancaster
  • Leader of the Year for Saint Joseph Medical Group and overall Leader of the Year for Saint Joseph Health – Sonja McCarty, Clinic Administrator, Owingsville

Additional Saint Joseph Health winners include:

  • Continuing Care Hospital - Dr. Eliseo Colon, Physician of the Year; Sara Staab, APP of the Year; Nautica Beasley, Employee of the Year; Terri Caldwell, Leader of the Year
  • Flaget Memorial Hospital - Dr. Patrick Williams, Physician of the Year; Teresa Michelle Mattingly, APP of the Year; Hobert Humphrey, Employee of the Year; Mashonda Smalley, Leader of the Year
  • Saint Joseph East - Dr. Edgar Emerick, Physician of the Year; Katie Cranfill, APP of the Year and overall Saint Joseph Health APP of the Year; Pueblo Rico, Employee of the Year; April Jennings, Leader of the Year
  • Saint Joseph Hospital - Dr. Samy Elayi, Physician of the Year; Micha Short, APP of the Year; Chelcie Scifres, Employee of the Year; Heather Raygoza, Leader of the Year
  • Saint Joseph Jessamine - Carly Smits, Employee of the Year
  • Saint Joseph Berea - Dr. Jessica Pennington, Physician of the Year and overall Saint Joseph Health Physician of the Year; Teshla Ratcliff, APP of the Year; Melissa Agee, Employee of the Year; Andrew Shoemaker, Leader of the Year
  • Saint Joseph London - Dr. Cliff Freeman, Physician of the Year; Kyra Gambrel, APP of the Year; John “Tyler” Morgan, Employee of the Year and overall Saint Joseph Health Employee of the Year; Kelly Helton, Leader of the Year
  • Saint Joseph Mount Sterling - Dr. Jan Veloso, Physician of the Year; Robert Coleman, APP of the Year; Stevee Caudill, Employee of the Year; Bridgette Jones, Leader of the Year

Award winners will be recognized at a local celebration. 

About Saint Joseph Health

Saint Joseph Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, is one of the largest and most comprehensive health systems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with 100 locations in 20 counties, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes, home health agencies and an ambulatory Care Center. The hospitals in Saint Joseph Health are Flaget Memorial Hospital, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Jessamine, Saint Joseph London, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, and Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East. In total, the health system serves patients in 35 counties statewide. Saint Joseph Health is dedicated to providing a wide array of services toward a goal of building a healthier future for all. Saint Joseph Health embodies a strong mission and faith-based heritage and works through local partnerships to expand access to care in the communities it serves.

About the Saint Joseph Medical Group

Saint Joseph Medical Group is the employed provider network of Saint Joseph Health with 88 locations in 17 communities throughout central and eastern Kentucky.