Longtime Botsford Hospital microbiologist chosen for lab award

Karen Faine, a microbiologist at Botsford Hospital, is the recipient of the 2014 Joseph H. Langnas, D.O. Memorial Laboratory Enrichment Award. Faine, a Farmington Hills resident, was selected by members of the laboratory staff for this honor.

The award was presented to Faine by Gil Herman, M.D., Ph.D., Botsford’s director of Laboratory Medicine and chairman of Pathology. Botsford’s Department of Laboratory Services hosted the award ceremony, which was attended by Faine’s husband, her coworkers, several physicians, members of the Langnas family and hospital leadership.

This award honors Faine for outstanding performance of her duties for more than for 45 years since the day she was hired by Joseph Langnas, D.O., who was Botsford Hospital’s medical director of Laboratory Services and chairman of its Pathology Department. Dr. Langnas passed away in 2005. Dr. Langnas’ family established this annual award to support the attendance of a Botsford Hospital lab employee at a professional society educational meeting. Faine attended the South Central Association of Clinical Microbiologists conference this spring.

PHOTO CAPTION: Award recipient Karen Faine, center, is flanked by Margo Gorchow, executive director of The Botsford Foundation, and Dr. Gil Herman, Botsford Hospital’s director of Laboratory Medicine and chairman of Pathology.

Beaumont Health is a not-for-profit organization formed by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide high-quality, efficient, accessible services in a caring environment for southeastern Michigan residents and beyond. As one of Beaumont Health’s eight hospitals, Botsford Hospital is a multi-specialty 330-bed hospital and verified trauma center located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The campus also houses an imaging center, a comprehensive care cancer center and an extensive medical education program---part of Michigan State University’s Statewide Campus System. Annually, Botsford cares for about 16,000 inpatients and more than 60,000 emergency and trauma patients with a team of approximately 2,500 employees, 300 volunteers and 600 physicians.

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