ProPath - A Sonic Healthcare Anatomic Pathology Practice

Congratulations to Phlebotomist Ernesto Salinas for being named the January 2026 Team Member of the Month.

"Ernesto displays and abides by all SHUSA's values daily, whether it be at the client level, with his co-workers, management, or other departments. I am consistently hearing how nice, helpful, respectful, and responsive he is when dealing with CRC, with comments provided such as, 'He is the nicest person when he calls or even through e-mails,' and 'He tries to understand everything and is extremely responsive when you ask questions or need help from the client.'

Also, during a recent site visit by the sales team, they received glowing comments about Ernesto, such as, 'He is always extremely professional and a team player,' and that they recently had their annual risk assessment performed by the hospital and that 'Ernesto had everything perfect in his area.' They are very appreciative of him."

Nominated by Danny Lott, Regional Director, Phlebotomy.

Way to go, Ernesto!

Congratulations to Laboratory Technician, Agustin Ascencio, for being named the November 2025 Team Member of the Month. "During the past several weeks/months, there has been a lot going on in the cytology processing and women's health departments. We are bringing in new instrumentation, working on LABIS transition, hiring new team members, and maintaining our clinical workload. During this busy time, everyone on the team has stepped up to help, but Agustin has really stood out. He is always first to volunteer when a task needs to be done and often recognizes needs and offers help before he is even asked. He pulled and organized approximately 200-300 samples for instrument verification studies and LABIS testing and he was the LABIS champion for cytology processing. Due to internal promotions, hiring new team members, and one team member being on maternity leave, it has taken a team effort to keep cytology processing covered. Augustin voluntarily changed his schedule in order to train our new 2nd shift lab assistant, and he has often stayed late at the end of his shift to help keep the departmentt caught up after a day spent training. Augustin also completed his Roche training modules in record time, he was the last to be assigned the modules, which take 8+ hours to complete, but managed to get them done on top of all the other tasks already mentioned. Agustin is an extremely proactive team member, who is always on the lookout for ways to assist his team. His dedication and strong work ethic make him a valued member of our lab team." Nominated by Robin Brake. Way to go, Agustin!