Public Health Director Nancy McGraw, left, presented Supervising Community Health Nurse Beth Gilmore with this plaque from her coworkers upon her retirement May 29.
Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Public Health Services’ Supervising Community Health Nurse Beth Gilmore, RN, was presented with a plaque on Friday by the Public Health staff in appreciation of her 30 years of loyal and dedicated service to the County.
May 29 was Beth’s last day, as she is now retired and looks forward to getting some rest and spending more time with her family and grandchildren.
Beth has held multiple roles in almost every area of the Department, including as a Community Health Nurse and as a supervisor of the Epidemiology /Communicable Disease Department throughout the measles outbreak of 2019 and the current COVID-19 crisis this year.
“Her leadership in various roles has included assisting during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, leading the emergency preparedness program and planning coordination with community organizations, quality assurance, and home health care. All of these experiences have made her a wealth of knowledge and a great resource to staff over the last three decades, including administrative staff,” said Public Health Director Nancy McGraw, MPH, MBA, LCSW. “We all wish Beth well on this next journey of life and hope that she enjoys her retirement to the fullest. She will be greatly missed, and her shoes will be hard to fill.”
“Beth has been a guiding force and an indispensable part of this office for years,” acknowledged Health & Family Services Commissioner Stephanie Brown. “I fully agree with Nancy that she will be extremely difficult to replace, but she has earned this retirement, and I know she will enjoy it!”
“Our Public Health Services team, particularly the Epidemiology Department that Beth led, has been a crucial resource during this incredibly challenging time,” noted District 2 Legislator Nadia Rajsz, chair of the Legislature’s Health & Family Services Committee. “They have worked literally day and night, weekends included, to keep us all safe, and I applaud them – including Beth – for this supreme and selfless effort. I wish her all the best in retirement!”