Waverly Health Center’s (WHC) Jeff Thode, plant services manager, has won Limble’s Audit Excellence Award for his work leveraging maintenance records and data to navigate challenging regulations and ensure patient safety. This award is part of the inaugural edition of the 2024 Maintenance Hero Awards.
Thode was nominated by Katia Gwartney, who serves as a Customer Success Manager at Limble. Gwartney has worked closely with Thode and WHC, assisting in the set up and preparation of converting to the Limble system.
Thode implemented various measures to perform a variety of reporting and dashboards to ensure WHC’s compliance with scheduled maintenance, testing and contracted space reporting. Thode used those reports to make immediate changes to the Plant Services department at WHC, which increased both revenue and compliance reporting.
Limble is an industry-leading provider of maintenance management software recognizing maintenance professionals, highlighting their contributions to advancements in the field and their success in elevating the maintenance function, making it a model for efficiency, innovation and excellence.
Thode has been in his role at WHC since 2013.
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Limble delivers software designed by maintenance professionals, for maintenance professionals. Founded in 2015, the company created a modern CMMS that empowers maintenance professionals to implement preventive maintenance, easily manage assets, gain control of inventory, streamline workflows, report KPIs, organize work orders, and realize millions of dollars in cost savings from reduced downtime, parts spend, labor and improved productivity. Thousands of customers worldwide trust Limble including McDonald’s, Nike, Pepsi, DHL Global Forwarding, and more.
“Bruce is extremely knowledgeable and was incredibly helpful,” said Truax. “He patiently guided me through the process and taught me at the same time.”
Coleman is known for being thorough. He has helped nearly 1,700 community members with their Medicare plans during his 17 years as a volunteer SHIIP counselor. There are many choices for someone starting the Medicare process. Truax described his options as “overwhelming.”
Although the information needed to register for Medicare is all available online, Truax believes it was Coleman who made the process seamless. “It was essential to have a trusted guide,” said Truax. “Bruce is amazing. He’s my hero.”
SHIIP counselors are available year-round to assist with Medicare plans. To receive free, confidential and unbiased assistance, call the SHIIP line at (319) 483-1300.