Awards and Honors
Montgomery County Shattered Lives Win 2007 DSHS Public Information/Injury Prevention Award
Dispatch Trio Named Greater Houston EMS Council 2006 Dispatchers of the Year
Aaron McDonald, Ray Taylor, and Shawn Trainor
Greater Houston EMS Council - Special Recognition for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Agency Recognition
| Year | Award | Sponsor |
| 2003 | Showcase System of the Year | National Association of EMS Physicians |
| 2002 | Excellence in Defibrillation | National Center for Early Defibrillation |
| 2002 | Public Provider of the Year | Texas Department of Health |
| 2002 | First Place | International EMS Competition |
| 2001 | First Place | International EMS Competition |
| 1999 | Public Provider of the Year | Greater Houston EMS Council |
MCHD Annual Awards - Supervisor Awards
| Year | In Charge | Attendant | Rookie of the Year |
| 2007 | Sherry Sullivan | James Bryson | Mike Martinez |
| 2006 | Jared Cosper | Matt Rushing | Robert McRorie |
| 2005 | Jason Enyart | Sara Cottar | Rebecca Hoots |
| 2004 | Sandy Young | Erik Richenberger | Sarah Horton |
| 2003 | PJ Mallare | Jennifer Hervey | Christy Oetker |
| 2002 | Connie Case/ Charlie LeClair | Lee Gillum | |
| 2001 | April Currie | April Currie | Rick Wyatt |
| 2000 | Paul Schoenmann | Luther Olden | |
| 1999 | Liz Fredrigill | Paul Schoenmann | |
| 1998 | Larry Grissom | Dorman Kee |
MCHD Annual Awards - Peer Recognition
Supervisor, In Charge, Attendant
| Year | Supervisor | In Charge | Attendant |
| 2007 | Greg Steiner | Curtis McDonald | Chris Morris |
| 2006 | Tammy Welch | Rhonda Ritchey | Amber Ott |
| 2005 | Tammy Welch | Terry Carpenter | Erik Richenberger |
| 2004 | Tammy Welch/ Bobby McMinn | Karla Negron | Mike Kresowski |
| 2003 | Tammy Welch | Wayne Bedair | Aaron McDonald |
| 2002 | Paul Gould | Karen Kimmey | Jennifer Ingle |
| 2001 | Jack Maddox | Paul Gould | Donnie Case |
| 2000 | Cindy Kennedy | Neil Acord | Cord Abbott / Amy Sewell |
| 1999 | Connie Bryant | Kent Simon | Donald Smith |
| 1998 | Richard Jones | Tammy Welch | Charlie LeClair |
Dispatcher, Administrative, Employee
| Year | Dispatcher | Administrative | Employee of the Year |
| 2007 | Lois Clancey | Stacy Cox | Tammy Welch |
| 2006 | Lois Clancey | Stacy Cox | Lee Gillum |
| 2005 | Aaron McDonald | Richard Smith | Allen Johnson |
| 2004 | Aaron McDonald | Stacy Cox | Amy Sewek |
| 2003 | James Fluker | Diane Sandel | Amy Sewell |
| 2002 | Lynette Fairbanks | Shirley Ware | Holly Pichette |
| 2001 | Jennifer Ingle | Richard Smith | Calvin Hon |
| 2000 | Joe Craig | Diane Collums | |
| 1999 | Lynette Fairbanks | Gary Carmouche | |
| 1998 | Dean Norvell | Justin Evans |
Healthcare Assistance Program, Clinical, Logistics
| Year | HCAP | Clinical | Logistics |
| 2007 | Melissa Johnson | Connie Case | Debbie Gunselman |
| 2006 | Melissa Johnson | Connie Case | Diane Sandel |
| 2005 | Melissa Johnson | Mary Pope | Mary Smith |
Billing, Fleet, Radio
| Year | Billing | Fleet | Radio |
| 2007 | Letty Sulley | Colleen Mahoney | Robin Johnson |
| 2006 | Karen Webb | Gary Carmouche | Robin Johnson |
| 2005 | Karen Webb | Gary Carmouche | Robin Johnson |
Special Recognition
| Year | Mentor | Part Time Standout | |
| 2007 | Karen Kimmey | Loyola Gressot | |
| 2006 | Wayne Bedair | Donnie Case | |
| 2005 | Greg Steiner |
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| 2002 | Billy Rice | ||
| 2001 | David Artificavitch | ||
| 2000 | Bill Parsons |
Town Center Improvement District - Hometown Hero Awards
| 2007 | Mark Roach |
| 2006 | Cord Abbott |
| 2005 | Courtney McCain |
| 2004 | Ryan Mach |
| 2003 | Heath Manson |
| 2002 | Paul Schoenmann |
| 2001 | Holly Pichette |
VFW Gold Medal Award
| 2007 | Rhonda Ritchey |
| 2006 | Chuck Kauffman |
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| 2004 | Bonnie Montgomery-Bain |
| 2003 | Cindy Cooper |
| 2002 | Charlie LeCalir |
Special Events
Hong Kong EMS Visits MCHD
in the fall of 2005, representatives from the Hong Kong Fire Department visited MCHD. They were visiting Communications Centers in the United States as they studied opportunities for restructuring the dispatch process and ambulance deployment strategy in their home land. MCHD was one of two sites visited during their trip.
UK Visitors Seek Data Solutions
In June 2004, MCHD welcomed a contingent of guests from the United Kingdom. The group was exploring best practices for integrating medical data as a part of the largest civil project in the worked at the time. The $11 billion project seeks to integrate all aspects medical information in the United Kingdom.
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