Upland, Pa. – Kathryn Miller, R.N., of Woodstown, N.J., received a “Spirit of Crozer” award at Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s recent employee service awards ceremony at Springfield Country Club. Presented annually, the Bertram Speare “Spirit of Crozer” awards are given to employees who advance Crozer’s mission by reaching “within and beyond” the boundaries of the campus to serve patients, co-workers and communities.

Miller has been part of Crozer’s nursing team since 1984. Her supervisors praise her for being an exceptional nurse in the field of telemetry nursing. Miller shows great compassion for her patients and their families.

Miller was recognized for her travels to Alaska for a Community Nursing experience, where she worked in a clinic in Kotzebue, 33 miles north of the Arctic Circle. She is a member of the Arctic Circle Nurses Club. Additionally, she has worked for Catholic Charities rehabbing homes following Hurricane Katrina. Her latest project, coordinated through the Blue Star Mothers of America, is to organize and send care packages to soldiers serving overseas in Afghanistan. Her son Chris is currently serving in that area and is one of the recipients of these care packages.

Crozer-Chester Medical Center is a 388-bed tertiary care facility that is part of the Crozer-Keystone Health System, the largest employer and health care provider in Delaware County. The medical center admits nearly 20,000 patients, treats approximately 50,000 Emergency Department patients, and delivers about 2,000 babies a year. For more information, visit www.crozer.org.